Handwritten Collection franchise
2026 filing · May 19, 2026Growing
Handwritten Collection at a glance
An upscale independent-style hotel joining Accor's Handwritten Collection, newly built or converted from an existing hotel. At the end of 2025 there were 1 Handwritten Collection locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Industry
- Hotel
- Franchisor
- Accor PME Franchising US Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
- Typical size
- 50,000–200,000 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $20.1M–$83.3M
- A newly built 100-room hotel
- Franchise fee
- $100,000
- Plus $300 a room above 250 rooms
- Royalty
- 5% of room revenue
- 5% of monthly room revenue, plus 2% of room revenue to the marketing fund and a share of sales and marketing program costs
- Brand fund
- 2%
- 2% of the preceding month's room revenue, paid monthly
- Agreement length
- 20 years
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 1
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 1
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- +1
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 1
- Most in California
From Accor PME Franchising US Inc’s 2026 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 185; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Handwritten Collection among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Handwritten Collection | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $51,709,000 | Costs more than 99% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $100,000 | Higher than 98% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a Handwritten Collection franchise costs
Opening a newly built 100-room hotel costs an estimated $20,111,000 to $83,307,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Accor PME Franchising US Inc, 2026 filing, page 25
Handwritten Collection franchise fee
The franchise fee is $100,000, plus $300 a room above 250 rooms. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Accor PME Franchising US Inc, 2026 filing, page 14
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of monthly room revenue, plus 2% of room revenue to the marketing fund and a share of sales and marketing program costs. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of the preceding month's room revenue, paid monthly. |
| Post-Opening Technology Project Management Fee | $5,000 - $40,000 depending on scope of project |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Accor PME Franchising US Inc, 2026 filing, page 16
Other fees as filed, from page 19. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Handwritten Collection does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: Accor PME Franchising US Inc, 2026 filing, page 59
How Handwritten Collection compares
Of the 116 hotel franchises on this site, Handwritten Collection is the 90th cheapest to open and the 104th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Handwritten Collection | Typical hotel brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $20.1M | $9.44M | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $83.3M | $21.3M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $100K | $54K | $40K |
| Brand fund | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| US locations | 1 | 37 | 21 |
| Closed or left per year | 0% | 3.7% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 (+1) | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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More in the guides: hotel franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: Accor PME Franchising US Inc, 2026 filing, page 59
Where Handwritten Collection locations are
At the end of 2025, Handwritten Collection had franchised locations in 1 state. The most are in California.
- California1
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| California | 1 |
Source: Accor PME Franchising US Inc, 2026 filing, page 60
Who owns Handwritten Collection?
Handwritten Collection franchises are sold by Accor PME Franchising US Inc.
From Accor PME Franchising US Inc’s 2026 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on page 14. |
|---|---|
| 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: Accor PME Franchising US Inc, 2026 filing, litigation on page 14, bankruptcy on page 14
Handwritten Collection filings
The figures on this page come from Accor PME Franchising US Inc’s 2026 filing, issued May 19, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | May 19, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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