Live Hydration Spa franchise
2025 filing · April 17, 2025GrowingShares sales figures
Live Hydration Spa at a glance
A wellness spa offering IV hydration and vitamin therapy, injectables, ionic detox and oxygen therapy. At the end of 2024 there were 32 Live Hydration Spa locations in the US, 30 franchised and 2 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Live Hydration Spa Franchise LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Typical size
- 1,200–2,200 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $228K–$396K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $57,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 7.5%
- 7.5% of gross sales, paid monthly
- Brand fund
- 2%
- 2% of gross sales, paid monthly
- Renewal fee
- $10,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 32
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 30
- Company-owned
- 2
- Change in 3 years
- +27
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 18
- Most in Nebraska, Texas and Arizona
From Live Hydration Spa Franchise LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Live Hydration Spa among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Live Hydration Spa | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $311,679 | Costs less than 55% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $57,000 | Higher than 84% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 7.5% | Higher than 84% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 32 | More than 57% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $505,592 | Lower than 73% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 1.6× | Higher than 51% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Live Hydration Spa franchise costs
Opening one Live Hydration Spa costs an estimated $227,575 to $395,783. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are additional funds – six months ($60,000 to $130,000) and construction and leasehold improvements ($43,000 to $105,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $57,000 | ||
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements | $43,000 | $105,000 | |
| Lease Deposits | $6,500 | $20,833 | |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment | $5,000 | $10,000 | |
| Initial Inventory | $7,000 | $9,000 | |
| Signage | $6,000 | $12,000 | |
| Grand Opening Marketing | $31,000 | ||
| Software Purchase and Set Up Fee | $3,750 | ||
| Utility Deposits | $200 | $800 | |
| Insurance Deposits | $650 | $1,200 | |
| Travel for Initial Training | $4,000 | $8,000 | |
| Professional Fees | $3,000 | $6,000 | |
| Licenses and Permits | $475 | $1,200 | |
| Additional Funds – Six Months | $60,000 | $130,000 | |
| Total | $227,575 | $395,783 | |
Source: Live Hydration Spa Franchise LLC, 2025 filing, page 24
Live Hydration Spa franchise fee
The franchise fee is $57,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Live Hydration Spa Franchise LLC, 2025 filing, page 16
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 7.5% of gross sales, paid monthly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of gross sales, paid monthly. |
| SEO/SEM and Digital Marketing | Not less than the greater of 4% of Gross Sales or $2,000 per month |
| Transfer | 50% of the then current initial franchise fee |
| Renewal | $10,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Live Hydration Spa Franchise LLC, 2025 filing, page 18
Other fees as filed, from pages 18–21. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Live Hydration Spa publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $505,592
- Median sales
- $403,910
Yearly figures for 2024, covering franchised spas open all of 2024. The average and median are worked out from each location's sales as listed in the filing. The average is about 1.6 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Live Hydration Spa Franchise LLC, 2025 filing, pages 56–64
SBA loans to Live Hydration Spa franchisees
Lenders approved 14 SBA 7(a) loans for Live Hydration Spa franchisees from 2021 to 2026, $2.74M in all. All 2 that have ended were paid in full; none was charged off. The other 12 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 | Live Hydration Spa | Typical spa brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +7.1% / +900% | +11% / +26% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 14% / 167% | 1.2% / 9.6% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical spa brand is the median of the 33 brands in spa franchises with three years of counts.
How Live Hydration Spa compares
Of the 121 spa franchises on this site, Live Hydration Spa is the 32nd cheapest to open and the 28th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Live Hydration Spa | Typical spa brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $228K | $334K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $396K | $670K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $57K | $50K | $40K |
| Royalty | 7.5% | 6% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Sales per location | $506K | $714K | $794K |
| US locations | 32 | 9 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 85 of 121 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 121 brands in spa franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 (+3) | 2 | – | – |
| 2022 | 14 (+11) | 2 | +12 | −1 |
| 2023 | 28 (+14) | 2 | +14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 30 (+2) | 2 | +6 | −4 |
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: IV therapy franchises and franchise failure rates.
Over 4 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2024, franchised locations went from 0 to 30 (+30). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Live Hydration Spa Franchise LLC, 2025 filing, page 67
2021: Live Hydration Spa Franchise LLC, 2024 filing, page 62
Where Live Hydration Spa locations are
At the end of 2024, Live Hydration Spa had locations in 18 states. The most are in Nebraska, Texas and Arizona.
- Nebraska6
- Texas5
- Arizona3
- Florida3
- Iowa2
- California1
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Texas | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Arizona | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Florida | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Iowa | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| California | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Montana | 1 | 0 | 1 |
All 18 states
| New York | 1 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| South Dakota | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
Source: Live Hydration Spa Franchise LLC, 2025 filing, page 68
Who owns Live Hydration Spa?
Live Hydration Spa franchises are sold by Live Hydration Spa Franchise LLC.
From Live Hydration Spa Franchise LLC’s 2025 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| 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: Live Hydration Spa Franchise LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 16, bankruptcy on page 16
Live Hydration Spa filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Live Hydration Spa Franchise LLC’s 2025 filing, issued April 17, 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 | April 17, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021 |
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