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    Registry Collection Hotels vs Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    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.

    Registry Collection Hotels2026 FDDRenaissance Hotels & Resorts2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Registry Collection Hotels

    $888,807 – $54,141,985

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    $104,317,590 – $169,324,990

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 64

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Registry Collection Hotels

    Not available

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    —

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 39

    Royalty · Item 6

    Registry Collection Hotels

    Not available

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Registry Collection Hotels discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Renaissance Hotels & Resorts has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Registry Collection Hotels

    $888,807 – $54,141,985
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    $104,317,590 – $169,324,990
    New-build 300-guestroom Renaissance — Total Range (excludes costs identified as not determinable) $104,317,590 to $169,324,990
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 64
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Registry Collection Hotels

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    —
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 39
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Registry Collection Hotels

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Registry Collection Hotels

    3%
    Marketing fee — 3%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    $510
    tion to the Marketing Fund of 1.5% of gross room sales); plus $47,144 per year; plus — 510
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 39

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Registry Collection Hotels

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    71
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 120
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Registry Collection Hotels

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    +5
    Calculated: 66 at end of 2023 → 71 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Registry Collection Hotels

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Registry Collection Hotels

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Registry Collection Hotels

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Registry Collection Hotels

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — STRIncludedHotels
    44.4 percent
    other .4% reported an average occupancy rate that met or exceeded 67.2%; $137.16 hotels or
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 116
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 1YearCompHotels
    25 hotels
    other 1YearCompHotels meetingaverage count
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 116
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Reservation/loyaltyIncludedHotels
    76.2 percent
    other 6.2% During 2025, of the 63 Included Hotels, 38 Renaissance hotels or 60.3% received
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 117
    +2 more groups in the full report

    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.

    Registry Collection Hotels vs Renaissance Hotels & Resorts: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Registry Collection Hotels or Renaissance Hotels & Resorts?
    Registry Collection Hotels: $888,807 – $54,141,985 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Renaissance Hotels & Resorts: $104,317,590 – $169,324,990 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 64). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Registry Collection Hotels. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Registry Collection Hotels and Renaissance Hotels & Resorts disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Registry Collection Hotels makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Renaissance Hotels & Resorts has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

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

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