Sleep Inn franchise

A Sleep Inn franchisee develops and operates a Sleep Inn or Sleep Inn & Suites hotel. At the end of 2025 there were 402 Sleep Inn locations in the US, all franchised.

Cost to open: $9.16M–$14.4M
Franchise fee: $40,000
Royalty: 5.5% of room revenue
Locations, 2025: 402

Company snapshot

SBA loans: On the SBA Franchise Directory

From CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.

How much a Sleep Inn franchise costs

Opening new 84-room Sleep Inn & Suites hotel, excluding real estate costs an estimated $9,160,125 to $14,367,915. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.

Source: CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC, 2026 filing, page 50

Sleep Inn franchise fee

The franchise fee is $40,000, $300 per room with a $40,000 minimum for new construction.. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.

Source: CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC, 2026 filing, page 32

Royalty and ongoing fees

Royalty	5.5% of gross room revenues.

The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.

Source: CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC, 2026 filing, page 35

Sales and earnings

Shares figures Sleep Inn publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations: Performance information covers qualifying US hotels open for the full reporting period.. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.

Source: CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC, 2026 filing, page 81