How do Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus and SureStay by Best Western royalties compare?

Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17); SureStay by Best Western: 4% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 24). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.

Do Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus and SureStay by Best Western disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus has reviewed Item 19 figures for 18 location groups; SureStay by Best Western has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Franchise opportunities compared

Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus vs SureStay by Best Western

Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

RRRed Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus2026 FDD SBSureStay by Best Western2025 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus

$7,253,500 – $8,923,100

2026 FDD · Item 7

SureStay by Best Western

Not available

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus

$27,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

SureStay by Best Western

Not available

Royalty · Item 6

Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

SureStay by Best Western

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 24

Before you compare

Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus figures come from its 2026 FDD and SureStay by Best Western figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
Only Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

RRRed Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus

SBSureStay by Best Western

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus

$7,253,500 – $8,923,100

2026 FDD · Item 7

SureStay by Best Western

Not available

No reviewed Item 7 total

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus

$27,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

SureStay by Best Western

Not available

No single standard fee identified

Royalty (Item 6)

Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus

Royalty fee

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

SureStay by Best Western

General Monthly Royalty Fee

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 24

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus

Marketing and Reservation Fee — 4%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

SureStay by Best Western

10%

Performance Based Marketing commission — 10%

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25

System scale & health

Disclosure

RRRed Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus

SBSureStay by Best Western

Total outlets (Item 20)

Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus

623

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 71

SureStay by Best Western

Not available

No reviewed outlet counts

Net outlet change (Item 20)

Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus

+17

Calculated: 606 at end of 2023 → 623 at end of 2025

SureStay by Best Western

Not available

Only one year reported

Outlet exits (Item 20)

Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

SureStay by Best Western

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus

Not available

Not in reviewed records

SureStay by Best Western

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus

Not available

Not in reviewed records

SureStay by Best Western

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

RRRed Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Red Roof Inn and Red Roof PLUS+ Inns

68.65 percent

other Daily Room Rate

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate-owned and franchised Red Roof Inn and Red Roof PLUS+ Inns, as separat…

36.9 percent

other Brand Contribution

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate-owned Red Roof PLUS+ Inns

$51 per room

other RevPAR

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 67

+15 more groups in the full report

SBSureStay by Best Western

No reviewed Item 19 figures

Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus vs SureStay by Best Western: common questions

How do Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus and SureStay by Best Western royalties compare?: Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17); SureStay by Best Western: 4% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 24). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
Do Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus and SureStay by Best Western disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: Red Roof Inn / Red Roof Plus has reviewed Item 19 figures for 18 location groups; SureStay by Best Western has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

How Franopolis reviews FDD figures