Staybridge Suites franchise
2025 filing · April 15, 2025Shares sales figures
Staybridge Suites at a glance
An IHG upscale extended-stay hotel brand with suites, kitchens and a social, residential feel. At the end of 2024 there were 286 Staybridge Suites locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Industry
- Hotel
- Franchisor
- Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $19.8M–$29.9M
- Typical 130-suite hotel, excluding land
- Franchise fee
- $75,000
- $500 per guest suite, at least $75,000.
- Royalty
- 5.5%
- 5.5% of gross suites revenue, paid monthly
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 286
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 286
- Company-owned
- 0
- States
- 43
- Most in Texas, California and Michigan
From Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 225; 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
Staybridge Suites among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Staybridge Suites | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $24,839,876 | Costs more than 99% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $75,000 | Higher than 95% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5.5% | Lower than 66% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 286 | More than 90% of franchises |
How much a Staybridge Suites franchise costs
Opening typical 130-suite hotel, excluding land costs an estimated $19,796,651 to $29,883,100. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 56
Staybridge Suites franchise fee
The franchise fee is $75,000, $500 per guest suite, at least $75,000.. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 54
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5.5% of gross suites revenue, paid monthly. |
|---|---|
| Technology Services Fee | $17.40 per suite, per month |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 31
Other fees as filed, from page 32. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Staybridge Suites publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 94
SBA loans to Staybridge Suites franchisees
Lenders approved 19 SBA-backed loans for Staybridge Suites franchisees from 2009 to 2017, $56.5M in all: 4 7(a) loans and 15 504 loans. All 16 that have ended were paid in full; none was charged off. The other 3 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
How Staybridge Suites compares
Of the 116 hotel franchises on this site, Staybridge Suites is the 88th cheapest to open and the 21st largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Staybridge Suites | Typical hotel brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $19.8M | $9.44M | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $29.9M | $21.3M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $75K | $54K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5.5% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 286 | 37 | 21 |
| Change in franchised locations, 0 yrs | +4.8% | +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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 273 (0) | 0 |
| 2023 | 278 (+5) | 0 |
| 2024 | 286 (+8) | 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: hotel franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 97
Where Staybridge Suites locations are
At the end of 2024, Staybridge Suites had franchised locations in 43 states. The most are in Texas, California and Michigan.
- Texas54
- California18
- Michigan15
- Florida14
- Ohio13
- Tennessee11
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| Texas | 54 |
| California | 18 |
| Michigan | 15 |
| Florida | 14 |
| Ohio | 13 |
| Tennessee | 11 |
| Colorado | 9 |
| Indiana | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 |
| Iowa | 8 |
All 43 states
Source: Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 99
Who owns Staybridge Suites?
Staybridge Suites franchises are sold by Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC.
From Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on pages 16–28. |
|---|---|
| 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: Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on pages 16–28, bankruptcy on page 28
Staybridge Suites filings
The figures on this page come from Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued April 15, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | April 15, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
