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Sleep Inn Franchise Fees 2026: Royalty, Marketing and Initial Fee
Sleep Inn is a midscale 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.
Sleep Inn fees at a glance
| Initial fee | $300 per room, minimum $40,000 (new construction); $550 per room (transfers and renewals); includes $5,000 application fee |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.5% |
| Marketing or program fee | 3.5% (Marketing and Reservation Fee) |
| Royalty plus marketing | 9% of rooms revenue |
| Franchisor | Choice Hotels |
| Segment | Midscale |
| 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 Sleep Inn’s 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD). Source 1
How Sleep Inn compares
Sleep Inn’s royalty and marketing fees add up to 9% of rooms revenue. That is above the 8.6% average for the 13 midscale brands in our table with a comparable headline figure, the 12th-lowest of the 13.
| Midscale brand | Franchisor | Royalty | Marketing | Headline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| avid hotels | IHG | 5% | 3% (Services Contribution) | 8% |
| Red Lion Hotels / Red Lion Inn & Suites | Sonesta | 5% of GRR | 3% of GRR | 8% |
| AmericInn by Wyndham | Wyndham | 5% of gross revenues | 3.25% (2% marketing plus 1.25% reservation fee) | 8.25% |
| Garner | IHG | 5.5% | 3% (Services Contribution) | 8.5% |
| Ramada by Wyndham | Wyndham | 5% | 3.5% (2% marketing plus 1.5% reservation fee) | 8.5% |
| Baymont by Wyndham | Wyndham | 5% | 3.5% (System Assessment Fee) | 8.5% |
| Sonesta Essential | Sonesta | 5% | 3.5% (Brand Promotion Fee; can rise to 4.5%) | 8.5% |
| Quality Inn | Choice Hotels | 5.25% | 3.5% (Marketing and Reservation Fee) | 8.75% |
| Clarion | Choice Hotels | 5.5% | 3.25% (Marketing and Reservation Fee) | 8.75% |
| Clarion Pointe | Choice Hotels | 5.5% | 3.25% (Marketing and Reservation Fee) | 8.75% |
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.