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    SpringHill Suites By Marriott vs Suburban Studios

    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.

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott2026 FDDSSSuburban Studios2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    Not available

    Suburban Studios

    $348,700 – $13,997,250

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    —

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 38

    Suburban Studios

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    Not available

    Suburban Studios

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 35

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Suburban Studios discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (SpringHill Suites By Marriott: 7, Suburban Studios: 6). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    Not available
    No reviewed Item 7 total

    Suburban Studios

    $348,700 – $13,997,250
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    —
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 38

    Suburban Studios

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

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Suburban Studios

    6%
    Royalty Fee: 6.0% of preceding month’s Gross Room Revenues
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 35
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    $220
    tion to the Marketing Fund of 2.5% of gross room sales); plus $10,000 per year; plus — 220
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 38

    Suburban Studios

    1.5%
    Revenue reporting late fee: 1.5% of preceding month's Royalty and Marketing fees — 1.5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 47

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    566
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 123

    Suburban Studios

    114
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 94
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    +44
    Calculated: 522 at end of 2023 → 566 at end of 2025

    Suburban Studios

    +10
    Calculated: 104 at end of 2023 → 114 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Suburban Studios

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

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    1996
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Suburban Studios

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

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Suburban Studios

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 510reservationIncludedHotels
    1.2 percent
    other ookings from Marriott.com was 48.7%; the median bookings from Voice Reservations was
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 119
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 508STRIncludedHotels
    32.1 percent
    other 508 were STR Included Hotels. Of the 508 STR Included Hotels in 2025, 163 hotels or
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 118
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 526one-yearcomps
    $99
    other he 1-Year Comp Hotels ranged from $39.88 to $323.93, with a median average RevPAR of
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 118
    +4 more groups in the full report
    SSSuburban Studios
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised SUBURBAN hotels in the 2025 Performance Sample
    45 hotels
    other Table 1 Performance Sample
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 91
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised SUBURBAN hotels in the 2025 Performance Sample with an LTR score abo…
    61.5 percent
    other Table 2 Performance Sample with LTR Above Brand Average
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 92
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised SUBURBAN hotels in the Performance Sample with a Likelihood to Recom…
    87.1 percent
    other Performance Sample with LTR Above Brand Average
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 92
    +3 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.

    SpringHill Suites By Marriott vs Suburban Studios: common questions

    Which has more locations, SpringHill Suites By Marriott or Suburban Studios?
    SpringHill Suites By Marriott: 566 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 123); Suburban Studios: 114 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 94). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do SpringHill Suites By Marriott and Suburban Studios disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    SpringHill Suites By Marriott has reviewed Item 19 figures for 7 location groups; Suburban Studios has reviewed Item 19 figures for 6 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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