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    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts vs Rodeway Inn

    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.

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts2026 FDDRodeway Inn2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    $104,317,590 – $169,324,990

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 64

    Rodeway Inn

    $108,795 – $702,495

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 44

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    —

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 39

    Rodeway Inn

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    Not available

    Rodeway Inn

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Renaissance Hotels & Resorts: 5, Rodeway Inn: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (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

    Rodeway Inn

    $108,795 – $702,495
    ing Us, your suppliers, your employees, utilities TOTAL ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT — 108795
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 44
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    —
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 39

    Rodeway Inn

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Rodeway Inn

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

    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

    Rodeway Inn

    10%
    ernational marketing paid and meta advertising efforts are subject to a fee of up to — 10% — 10%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 32

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    71
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 120

    Rodeway Inn

    432
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 80
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    +5
    Calculated: 66 at end of 2023 → 71 at end of 2025

    Rodeway Inn

    −71
    Calculated: 503 at end of 2022 → 432 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Rodeway Inn

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

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Rodeway Inn

    1962
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Rodeway Inn

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    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
    Rodeway Inn
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — U.S. franchised RODEWAY INN hotels in the Performance Sample; year ended Decemb…
    47.9 percent
    other Table1 Average Occupancy Rate
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 77
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — U.S. franchised RODEWAY INN hotels in the Performance Sample with Likelihood to…
    52 percent
    other Table2 Average Occupancy Rate
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 77

    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.

    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts vs Rodeway Inn: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Renaissance Hotels & Resorts or Rodeway Inn?
    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts: $104,317,590 – $169,324,990 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 64); Rodeway Inn: $108,795 – $702,495 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 44). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Rodeway Inn. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Renaissance Hotels & Resorts or Rodeway Inn?
    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts: 71 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 120); Rodeway Inn: 432 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 80). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Renaissance Hotels & Resorts and Rodeway Inn disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Renaissance Hotels & Resorts has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 location groups; Rodeway Inn has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 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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