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MainStay Suites Franchise Fees 2026: Royalty, Marketing and Initial Fee
MainStay Suites is an extended stay brand from Choice Hotels. Here is what it charges to join and to stay in the system, where the numbers come from, and how they compare with similar brands.
MainStay Suites fees at a glance
| Initial fee | $300 per room (new construction or conversion) or $550 per room (transfers and renewals), minimum $50,000 |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6% |
| Marketing or program fee | 2.5% (Marketing and Reservation Fee) |
| Royalty plus marketing | 8.5% of rooms revenue |
| Franchisor | Choice Hotels |
| Segment | Extended stay |
| Disclosure year | 2026 |
Note: 2026 FDD (issued April 1, 2026, amended May 20, 2026) on file with the Minnesota Department of Commerce. Plus a Choice Privileges loyalty fee on member stays.
Source: Read in MainStay Suites’s 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD). Source 1
How MainStay Suites compares
MainStay Suites’s royalty and marketing fees add up to 8.5% of rooms revenue. That is above the 8.4% average for the 16 extended stay brands in our table with a comparable headline figure, the 10th-lowest of the 16.
| Extended stay brand | Franchisor | Royalty | Marketing | Headline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stayAPT Suites | stayAPT Suites | Greater of $2,500 per month or 5% | 2% (marketing fee; can rise to 3%) | 7% |
| Apartment Collection by Hilton | Hilton | 5% | 2.5% | 7.5% |
| Candlewood Suites | IHG | 5.5% of gross suites revenue | 2.5% (Services Contribution) | 8% |
| Staybridge Suites | IHG | 5.5% of gross suites revenue | 2.5% (Services Contribution) | 8% |
| Atwell Suites | IHG | 5% of gross suites revenue | 3% (Services Contribution) | 8% |
| Hyatt Studios | Hyatt | 5% | 3% (Commercial Services Fee) | 8% |
| Hawthorn Extended Stay by Wyndham | Wyndham | 5.5% | 2.5% (marketing and reservation contribution) | 8% |
| LivSmart Studios by Hilton | Hilton | 6% | 2.5% | 8.5% |
| Hyatt House | Hyatt | 5% | 3.5% (Commercial Services Fee) | 8.5% |
| Suburban Studios | Choice Hotels | 6% | 2.5% (Marketing and Reservation Fee) | 8.5% |
What the headline number leaves out
Royalty and marketing are only the start. Most brands also charge for reservations and distribution, loyalty-program assessments on member stays, required technology and property-management systems, training and quality assurance. Brands also negotiate: ramp-up royalty discounts, key money and conversion incentives are common. Ask Choice Hotels for its estimate of total fees as a share of rooms revenue, and read Items 5 and 6 of the current FDD before you sign. Our analysis of what owners really pay a brand puts the typical all-in bill at 10% to 13% of rooms revenue.
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The Hotelier Times is a publisher, not a franchise adviser. Fees change; confirm every figure in the brand’s current Franchise Disclosure Document. Spot an error? Email nathan@hoteliertimes.com.