Sonesta Simply Suites franchise
2026 filing · March 31, 2026Shares sales figures
Sonesta Simply Suites at a glance
An extended-stay hotel brand with suites and kitchens for longer visits. At the end of 2025 there were 67 Sonesta Simply Suites locations in the US, 57 franchised and 10 company-owned.
The business
- Industry
- Hotel
- Franchisor
- Sonesta RL Hotels Franchising Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $14M–$19.2M
- New 100-room hotel
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- Greater of $50,000 or $400 per guest room.
- Royalty
- 5% of gross rooms revenue
- 5% of gross rooms revenue, paid monthly
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 67
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 57
- Company-owned
- 10
From Sonesta RL Hotels Franchising Inc’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Sonesta Simply Suites among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Sonesta Simply Suites | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $16,604,160 | Costs more than 98% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $50,000 | Higher than 70% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 67 | More than 69% of franchises |
How much a Sonesta Simply Suites franchise costs
Opening new 100-room hotel costs an estimated $14,004,407 to $19,203,913. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Sonesta RL Hotels Franchising Inc, 2026 filing, page 41
Sonesta Simply Suites franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000, Greater of $50,000 or $400 per guest room.. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Sonesta RL Hotels Franchising Inc, 2026 filing, page 23
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross rooms revenue, paid monthly. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Sonesta RL Hotels Franchising Inc, 2026 filing, page 26
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Sonesta Simply Suites publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Sonesta RL Hotels Franchising Inc, 2026 filing, page 72
SBA loans to Sonesta Simply Suites franchisees
Lenders approved 4 SBA 7(a) loans for Sonesta Simply Suites franchisees from 2023 to 2026, $20M in all. None has been paid off or charged off 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
How Sonesta Simply Suites compares
Of the 116 hotel franchises on this site, Sonesta Simply Suites is the 74th cheapest to open and the 52nd largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Sonesta Simply Suites | Typical hotel brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $14M | $9.44M | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $19.2M | $21.3M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $54K | $40K |
| US locations | 67 | 37 | 21 |
| Change in franchised locations, 0 yrs | +418.2% | +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 | 14 (+3) | 51 |
| 2024 | 17 (+3) | 48 |
| 2025 | 57 (+40) | 10 |
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.
Source: Sonesta RL Hotels Franchising Inc, 2026 filing, page 77
Who owns Sonesta Simply Suites?
Sonesta Simply Suites franchises are sold by Sonesta RL Hotels Franchising Inc.
Sonesta Simply Suites is one of the 6 Sonesta brands here.
From Sonesta RL Hotels Franchising Inc’s 2026 filing.
Sonesta Simply Suites filings
The figures on this page come from Sonesta RL Hotels Franchising Inc’s 2026 filing, issued March 31, 2026, on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | March 31, 2026 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
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