Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants franchise
2026 filing · April 2, 2026Shares sales figures
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants at a glance
A licensed boutique hotel under IHG's Kimpton brand. At the end of 2025 there were 16 Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Industry
- Hotel
- Franchisor
- IHG Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $66.9M–$120.4M
- Typical 200-room hotel, excluding land
- Franchise fee
- $100,000
- $500 per guest room, at least $100,000; $100,000 for a 200-room hotel
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross rooms revenue plus 1% of food and beverage sales, paid monthly, plus a 3% services contribution and loyalty program charges
- Agreement length
- 20 years
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 16
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 16
- Company-owned
- 0
From IHG Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $93,651,237 | Costs more than 100% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $100,000 | Higher than 98% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 16 | Fewer than 54% of franchises |
How much a Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants franchise costs
Opening typical 200-room hotel, excluding land costs an estimated $66,943,304 to $120,359,169. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: IHG Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 60
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants franchise fee
The franchise fee is $100,000, $500 per guest room, at least $100,000; $100,000 for a 200-room hotel. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: IHG Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 28
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross rooms revenue plus 1% of food and beverage sales, paid monthly, plus a 3% services contribution and loyalty program charges. |
|---|---|
| IHG Ignite Digital Marketing Fees | 2.25% commission on all consumed direct digital revenue booked |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: IHG Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 32
Other fees as filed, from page 34. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: IHG Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 103
How Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants compares
Of the 116 hotel franchises on this site, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is the 110th cheapest to open and the 71st largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants | Typical hotel brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $66.9M | $9.44M | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $120.4M | $21.3M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $100K | $54K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 16 | 37 | 21 |
| Change in franchised locations, 0 yrs | +60% | +9.2% | – |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 (+6) | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 (0) | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 (0) | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating. Licensed hotels only; another 39 Kimpton hotels at the end of 2025 were managed by IHG affiliates for their owners.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: hotel franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: IHG Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 107
Who owns Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants?
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants franchises are sold by IHG Franchising, LLC.
From IHG Franchising, LLC’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 pages 14–28. |
|---|---|
| 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: IHG Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on pages 14–28, bankruptcy on page 28
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants filings
The figures on this page come from IHG Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued April 2, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 2, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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