Spavia Day Spa franchise
2025 filing · April 19, 2025GrowingShares sales figures
Spavia Day Spa at a glance
A day spa offering massage, facials, body treatments and memberships. At the end of 2024 there were 59 Spavia Day Spa locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Franchisor
- Spavia International, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Greenwood Village, Colorado
- Typical size
- 2,600–3,300 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $496K–$797K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $59,500
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross sales, paid weekly
- Renewal fee
- $10,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 59
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 59
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- +7
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 23
- Most in Colorado, New Jersey and Texas
Support and records
From Spavia International, LLC’s 2025 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 204; 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
Spavia Day Spa among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Spavia Day Spa | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $646,550 | Costs more than 73% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $59,500 | Higher than 85% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 59 | More than 67% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $1,080,829 | Higher than 67% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 1.7× | Higher than 54% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Spavia Day Spa franchise costs
Opening one Spavia Day Spa costs an estimated $496,450 to $796,650. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are leasehold improvements ($288,000 to $485,000) and equipment and supplies ($70,000 to $105,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $59,500 | ||
| Initial Training Fee | $5,000 | ||
| Travel and Living Expenses During Initial Training | $1,000 | $2,000 | |
| Site Selection | $0 | $2,000 | |
| Security Deposits for Lease and Utilities | $5,000 | $15,000 | |
| Business License and Permits | $1,000 | $11,000 | |
| Professional Fees | $3,000 | $5,500 | |
| Pre-Construction, Architectural and Engineering | $22,000 | $28,000 | |
| Leasehold Improvements | $288,000 | $485,000 | |
| Signage and Graphics | $15,000 | $26,000 | |
| Equipment and Supplies | $70,000 | $105,000 | |
| Technology Fee(s) Payable Prior to Opening | $1,950 | ||
| Additional Funds - 3 Months | $25,000 | $50,000 | |
| Total | $496,450 | $796,650 | |
Source: Spavia International, LLC, 2025 filing, page 19
Spavia Day Spa franchise fee
The franchise fee is $59,500. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Spavia International, LLC, 2025 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Renewal Fee | $10,000 |
| Initial Training Fee | $5,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Spavia International, LLC, 2025 filing, page 13
Other fees as filed, from pages 15–19. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Spavia Day Spa publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average revenue
- $1,080,829
- Median revenue
- $1,049,180
Yearly figures for 2024, covering franchised day spas open all of 2024 (55 locations). The average is about 1.7 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: Spavia International, LLC, 2025 filing, pages 63–67
SBA loans to Spavia Day Spa franchisees
Lenders approved 52 SBA 7(a) loans for Spavia Day Spa franchisees from 2013 to 2026, $22.8M in all. Of the 29 that have ended, 27 were paid in full and 2 were charged off (6.9%). The other 23 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 | Spavia Day Spa | Typical massage brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +7.3% / +13% | +4.7% / +18% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 0% / 0% | 1.5% / 4.1% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical massage brand is the median of the 10 brands in massage franchises with three years of counts.
How Spavia Day Spa compares
Of the 19 massage franchises on this site, Spavia Day Spa is the 13th cheapest to open and the 9th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Spavia Day Spa | Typical massage brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $496K | $321K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $797K | $730K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $60K | $43K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Sales per location | $1.08M | $1.09M | $794K |
| US locations | 59 | 49 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 16 of 19 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 19 brands in massage franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 (+2) | 0 | – | – |
| 2022 | 53 (+1) | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 55 (+2) | 0 | +2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 59 (+4) | 0 | +4 | 0 |
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: franchise failure rates.
Over 4 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2024, franchised locations went from 50 to 59 (+9, +18%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Spavia International, LLC, 2025 filing, page 69
2021: Spavia International, LLC, 2024 filing, page 65
Where Spavia Day Spa locations are
At the end of 2024, Spavia Day Spa had franchised locations in 23 states. The most are in Colorado, New Jersey and Texas.
- Colorado8
- New Jersey6
- Texas6
- Florida5
- Illinois4
- Ohio4
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 8 |
| New Jersey | 6 |
| Texas | 6 |
| Florida | 5 |
| Illinois | 4 |
| Ohio | 4 |
| California | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Connecticut | 2 |
All 23 states
| Massachusetts | 2 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
Source: Spavia International, LLC, 2025 filing, page 70
Who owns Spavia Day Spa?
Spavia Day Spa franchises are sold by Spavia International, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Spavia International, LLC’s 2025 filing, page 7.
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: Spavia International, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 11, bankruptcy on page 11
Spavia Day Spa filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Spavia International, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued April 19, 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 19, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021 |
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