stayAPT Suites franchise
An apartment-style extended-stay hotel with full kitchens and separate living space. At the end of 2025 there were 40 stayAPT Suites locations in the US, 13 franchised and 27 company-owned, so most are run by the company itself.
- Cost to open
- $7.88M–$13.7M
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- Royalty
- 5%; $2,500 monthly minimum
- Locations, 2025
- 40+11 in 3 yrs
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- On the SBA Franchise Directory
From LG AS Franchisor LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a stayAPT Suites franchise costs
Opening Single hotel costs an estimated $7,880,000 to $13,679,500. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: LG AS Franchisor LLC, 2026 filing, page 1
stayAPT Suites franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: LG AS Franchisor LLC, 2026 filing, page 15
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | The greater of 5% of gross room revenues or $2,500 per month. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: LG AS Franchisor LLC, 2026 filing, page 16
Sales and earnings
Shares figures stayAPT Suites publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: LG AS Franchisor LLC, 2026 filing, page 67
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 (0) | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 (+7) | 23 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 (+4) | 27 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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stayAPT Suites passes four of the five tests on our list of the best franchises to own; it had fewer than 100 US locations three years ago.
Source: LG AS Franchisor LLC, 2026 filing, page 72
How stayAPT Suites compares
Of the 45 hotel franchises on this site, stayAPT Suites is the 21st cheapest to open and the 18th largest by number of locations.
| Measure | stayAPT Suites | Typical hotel |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $7.88M | $9.16M |
| Closed or left per year | 0% | 3.8% |
| Change in franchised locations, 3 yrs | +550% | +13.5% |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 27 of 45 |
Typical is the median across the 45 brands in hotel franchises.
