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Riverstone Suites by Cobblestone Hotels Franchise Fees 2026: Royalty, Marketing and Initial Fee

Riverstone Suites by Cobblestone Hotels is an extended stay brand from Cobblestone 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.

$3.75 per room per dayRoyalty
$0.75 per room per dayMarketing or program fee
See noteRoyalty plus marketing

Riverstone Suites by Cobblestone Hotels fees at a glance

Initial fee$45,000
Royalty$3.75 per room per day
Marketing or program fee$0.75 per room per day
Royalty plus marketingNot shown as a single figure (see note)
FranchisorCobblestone Hotels
SegmentExtended stay
Disclosure year—

Source: Fees the franchisor supplied to a trade publication. Confirm them in the brand’s current FDD before you sign. Source 1

How Riverstone Suites by Cobblestone Hotels compares

We don’t show a single headline percentage for Riverstone Suites by Cobblestone Hotels, because its fees aren’t two simple percentages of rooms revenue. Compare the royalty and marketing lines directly with the extended stay brands below.

Extended stay brandFranchisorRoyaltyMarketingHeadline
stayAPT SuitesstayAPT SuitesGreater of $2,500 per month or 5%2% (marketing fee; can rise to 3%)7%
Apartment Collection by HiltonHilton5%2.5%7.5%
Candlewood SuitesIHG5.5% of gross suites revenue2.5% (Services Contribution)8%
Staybridge SuitesIHG5.5% of gross suites revenue2.5% (Services Contribution)8%
Atwell SuitesIHG5% of gross suites revenue3% (Services Contribution)8%
Hyatt StudiosHyatt5%3% (Commercial Services Fee)8%
Hawthorn Extended Stay by WyndhamWyndham5.5%2.5% (marketing and reservation contribution)8%
LivSmart Studios by HiltonHilton6%2.5%8.5%
Hyatt HouseHyatt5%3.5% (Commercial Services Fee)8.5%
MainStay SuitesChoice Hotels6%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 Cobblestone 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.

Other Cobblestone Hotels brands

Cobblestone Hotels (Inn & Suites, Hotel & Suites, Suites) · Boarders Inn & Suites by Cobblestone Hotels

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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.

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