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    Rodeway Inn vs Scottish Inns

    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.

    Rodeway Inn2026 FDDScottish Inns2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Rodeway Inn

    $108,795 – $702,495

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 44

    Scottish Inns

    $134,195 – $1,384,895

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Rodeway Inn

    Not available

    Scottish Inns

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Rodeway Inn

    Not available

    Scottish Inns

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Rodeway Inn figures come from its 2026 FDD and Scottish Inns figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Scottish Inns discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Rodeway Inn has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    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

    Scottish Inns

    $134,195 – $1,384,895
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Rodeway Inn

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Scottish Inns

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

    Rodeway Inn

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Scottish Inns

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

    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

    Scottish Inns

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Rodeway Inn

    432
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 80

    Scottish Inns

    201
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 36
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Rodeway Inn

    −71
    Calculated: 503 at end of 2022 → 432 at end of 2025

    Scottish Inns

    −3
    Calculated: 204 at end of 2022 → 201 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Rodeway Inn

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Scottish Inns

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

    Rodeway Inn

    1962
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Scottish Inns

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

    Rodeway Inn

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Scottish Inns

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    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
    Scottish Inns

    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.

    Rodeway Inn vs Scottish Inns: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Rodeway Inn or Scottish Inns?
    Rodeway Inn: $108,795 – $702,495 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 44); Scottish Inns: $134,195 – $1,384,895 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Rodeway Inn. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Rodeway Inn or Scottish Inns?
    Rodeway Inn: 432 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 80); Scottish Inns: 201 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 36). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Rodeway Inn and Scottish Inns disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Rodeway Inn has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Scottish Inns 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.

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