Days Inn franchise
2025 filing · March 31, 2025Fewer locationsShares sales figures
Days Inn at a glance
An economy hotel offering overnight rooms as a Days Inn, Days Hotel or Days Inn & Suites. At the end of 2024 there were 1,235 Days Inn locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Industry
- Hotel
- Franchisor
- Days Inns Worldwide, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
- Current franchisor selling since
- 1992
- 33 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Parsippany, New Jersey
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $244K–$3.54M
- Conversion of an existing 100-room hotel, excluding land
- Franchise fee
- $35,000
- $350 per room with a $35,000 minimum.
- Royalty
- 5.5% of room revenue
- 5.5% of gross room revenues, paid monthly
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- Some financing offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 1,235
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 1,235
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- −91
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 49
- Most in Texas, California and Georgia
From Days Inns Worldwide, Inc’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Days Inn among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Days Inn | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $1,894,350 | Costs more than 92% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $35,000 | Lower than 61% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5.5% | Lower than 66% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1,235 | More than 98% of franchises |
How much a Days Inn franchise costs
Opening conversion of an existing 100-room hotel, excluding land costs an estimated $243,988 to $3,544,712. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are facility improvements ($0 to $1,947,205) and furniture, fixtures and equipment ($16,614 to $522,034). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Fee (inclusive of Application Fee) | $35,000 | ||
| Photos | $2,450 | $6,950 | |
| Training Tuition | $2,850 | $6,500 | |
| Training Expenses | $1,200 | $4,450 | |
| Temporary Signage | $0 | $1,250 | |
| Architecture, Design and Engineering, Phase I Environmental, Permits, Licenses, Deposits and Related Fees | $0 | $125,000 | |
| Facility Improvements | $0 | $1,947,205 | |
| Conversion Contingency | $0 | $97,360 | |
| Technology Systems | $0 | $70,132 | |
| Property Management Set-Up and Installation | $4,500 | $22,100 | |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment | $16,614 | $522,034 | |
| Signage | $20,000 | $80,000 | |
| Opening Inventory | $8,338 | $340,877 | |
| Insurance | $22,500 | $65,000 | |
| Grand Opening Advertising | $3,000 | $14,500 | |
| Miscellaneous Non-Tangible Asset Costs | $7,163 | $22,297 | |
| Additional Funds for 3 Month Initial Period | $120,373 | $184,057 | |
| Total | $243,988 | $3,544,712 | |
Source: Days Inns Worldwide, Inc, 2025 filing, page 45
Days Inn franchise fee
The franchise fee is $35,000, $350 per room with a $35,000 minimum.. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Days Inns Worldwide, Inc, 2025 filing, page 27
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5.5% of gross room revenues, paid monthly. |
|---|---|
| Digital Pay-For-Performance (“PFP”) Commission | Up to 10% of GRR. |
| Relicense Fee (Transfers) | Currently, equal to the greater of $35,000 or $350 per room |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Days Inns Worldwide, Inc, 2025 filing, page 30
Other fees as filed, from pages 30–34. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Days Inn publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Days Inns Worldwide, Inc, 2025 filing, page 83
SBA loans to Days Inn franchisees
Lenders approved 1,554 SBA-backed loans for Days Inn franchisees from 1990 to 2026, $2.29B in all: 1,143 7(a) loans and 411 504 loans. Of the 1,206 that have ended, 1,037 were paid in full and 169 were charged off (14%). The other 348 haven’t ended yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2024 / 2022–2024. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Days Inn | Typical hotel brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | −1.8% / −6.9% | +2.1% / +9.7% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 3.8% / 14% | 3.1% / 14% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical hotel brand is the median of the 47 brands in hotel franchises with three years of counts.
How Days Inn compares
Of the 116 hotel franchises on this site, Days Inn is the 18th cheapest to open and the 4th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Days Inn | Typical hotel brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $244K | $9.44M | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $3.54M | $21.3M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $35K | $54K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5.5% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 1,235 | 37 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 71 of 116 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 116 brands in hotel franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,326 (−44) | 0 | – | – |
| 2022 | 1,284 (−42) | 0 | +28 | −70 |
| 2023 | 1,257 (−27) | 0 | +37 | −64 |
| 2024 | 1,235 (−22) | 0 | +26 | −48 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: hotel franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Over 4 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2024, franchised locations went from 1,370 to 1,235 (−135, −10%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Days Inns Worldwide, Inc, 2025 filing, page 88
2021: Days Inns Worldwide, Inc, 2024 filing, page 93
Where Days Inn locations are
At the end of 2024, Days Inn had franchised locations in 50 states and territories. The most are in Texas, California and Georgia.
- Texas131
- California81
- Georgia72
- Florida66
- North Carolina54
- South Carolina43
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| Texas | 131 |
| California | 81 |
| Georgia | 72 |
| Florida | 66 |
| North Carolina | 54 |
| South Carolina | 43 |
| Tennessee | 42 |
| Ohio | 41 |
| Alabama | 40 |
| Virginia | 40 |
All 50 states
Source: Days Inns Worldwide, Inc, 2025 filing, page 92
Who owns Days Inn?
Days Inn franchises are sold by Days Inns Worldwide, Inc. It is a subsidiary of Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC.
Days Inn is one of the 21 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts brands here. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is a public company based in Parsippany, New Jersey. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange as WH.
From Days Inns Worldwide, Inc’s 2025 filing, page 9; Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on pages 21–26. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Days Inns Worldwide, Inc, 2025 filing, litigation on pages 21–26, bankruptcy on page 26
Days Inn filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Days Inns Worldwide, Inc’s 2025 filing, issued March 31, 2025; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | March 31, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
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