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    stayAPT Suites vs Structural Elements Franchising

    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.

    stayAPT Suites2026 FDDStructural Elements Franchising2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    stayAPT Suites

    $7,880,000 – $23,637,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Structural Elements Franchising

    $11,116 – $23,250

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    stayAPT Suites

    $40,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Structural Elements Franchising

    $2,500

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Royalty · Item 6

    stayAPT Suites

    $2,500

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    Structural Elements Franchising

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • stayAPT Suites 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 (stayAPT Suites: 11, Structural Elements Franchising: 44). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    stayAPT Suites

    $7,880,000 – $23,637,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Structural Elements Franchising

    $11,116 – $23,250
    Total initial investment — $11,116–$23,250
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    stayAPT Suites

    $40,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Structural Elements Franchising

    $2,500
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12
    Royalty (Item 6)

    stayAPT Suites

    $2,500
    Royalty fee — greater of $2500 per month or 5% of Gross Room Revenues
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    Structural Elements Franchising

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

    stayAPT Suites

    3%
    Marketing — maximum 3% of Gross Room Revenues per month — 3%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    Structural Elements Franchising

    2%
    Regional marketing cooperative contribution — combined advertising cap 2%; no current cooperative — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    stayAPT Suites

    40
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 72

    Structural Elements Franchising

    10
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    stayAPT Suites

    +23
    Calculated: 17 at end of 2023 → 40 at end of 2025

    Structural Elements Franchising

    −1
    Calculated: 11 at end of 2023 → 10 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    stayAPT Suites

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Structural Elements Franchising

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

    stayAPT Suites

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Structural Elements Franchising

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

    stayAPT Suites

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Structural Elements Franchising

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    stayAPT Suites
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All Established Hotels
    93.9 index
    other All Established Hotels
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 67
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Established Company- Owned Hotels
    16 hotels
    other Established Company- Owned Hotels sample
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 67
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Established Franchised Hotels
    85.4 percent
    other Established Franchised Hotels
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 67
    +8 more groups in the full report
    Structural Elements Franchising
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Micro-Franchise businesses — year 3 of operation
    $145,246
    other gross receipts
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 39
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Micro-Franchise businesses — year 5 of operation
    $160,982
    other gross receipts
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 39
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Micro-Franchise businesses — year 1 of operation
    $78,172
    other gross receipts
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 39
    +41 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.

    stayAPT Suites vs Structural Elements Franchising: common questions

    Which costs less to open, stayAPT Suites or Structural Elements Franchising?
    stayAPT Suites: $7,880,000 – $23,637,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Structural Elements Franchising: $11,116 – $23,250 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Structural Elements Franchising. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, stayAPT Suites or Structural Elements Franchising?
    stayAPT Suites: 40 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 72); Structural Elements Franchising: 10 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do stayAPT Suites and Structural Elements Franchising disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    stayAPT Suites has reviewed Item 19 figures for 11 location groups; Structural Elements Franchising has reviewed Item 19 figures for 44 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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