Country Inn & Suites by Radisson franchise cost
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson (Choice Hotels) charges a royalty of 6% of gross room revenue plus a further 3.5% in marketing, reservation or system fees, according to its franchise disclosure document issued April 1, 2026, as amended May 20, 2026. The franchisor estimates the total cost of a new-build hotel at $12,203,495 to $19,454,145, not counting land; converting an existing hotel runs $851,845 to $3,623,495.
- Royalty
- 6%of gross room revenue
- Marketing
- 3.5%of gross rooms revenue
- Fee to take over on a purchase
- $65,000Transfer fee for a 60-room hotel, from the Item 5 formula
- Fee for a new franchise
- $50,000Item 5 formula at 60 rooms. Fees actually charged can be lower; see the notes below.
- Total investment
- $12.2M to $19.5MItem 7 estimate for a new-build hotel
Recurring fees in the 2026 FDD
| Royalty | 6.0% of the preceding month's GRR |
|---|---|
| Marketing or brand fund | Marketing and Reservation Fee: 3.5% of the preceding month's GRR |
| Reservation, loyalty and technology | Rewards Program Fee (Choice Privileges): 5% of gross room revenue generated by rewards program members (Choice may later require the Performance Based Loyalty Fee program). Property Technology & Service Fee: $10.10 per room monthly, $650 minimum, $950 maximum. ChoiceROCS revenue management: $970-$1,900/month, mandatory (ChoiceMAX also mandatory). Also: Third Party Distribution Fee $4.00 per consumed OTA/connectivity reservation; GDS fee currently $7.70 per GDS reservation; travel agent commissions currently 10%-15%; Choice Accelerate 3% of GRR from direct online channel consumed stays; CrowdStrike $60/month; CHOC dues $60/month. |
| Initial fee (Item 5) | Affiliation fee "$500 per room ... with a $50,000 minimum, for new franchises; $750 per room, with a $65,000 minimum, for transfers and renewals." Non-refundable $5,000 application fee credited toward the affiliation fee. |
| New build (Item 7) | $12,203,495 to $19,454,145 |
| Conversion (Item 7) | $851,845 to $3,623,495 |
| What Item 7 assumes | item7_low/high = new construction, 101 rooms with 25% suites ($120,827-$192,615 per room). Conversion table (83 rooms, $10,263-$43,657 per room) in item7_conversion_*. Excludes land. |
From the filing: Affiliation fees charged in 2025 ranged from $0 to $65,000. Except for the Royalty Fee and liquidated damages, Item 6 says all fees are subject to change.
What the fees cost a 60-room hotel
Take a 60-room Country Inn & Suites by Radisson with $1,500,000 of rooms revenue a year. The royalty and the marketing or system fees that apply to every room night come to 9.5%, or $142,500 a year, and per-room fees add $7,272 ($10.10 per room per month, before the FDD's minimum and maximum). That is $149,772 a year, about $12,481 a month, before payroll or utilities. Fees charged only on some bookings, such as loyalty-member stays, central reservation bookings and online commissions, come on top.
Those fees come straight off NOI. At 1.25x coverage, $149,772 of fees is $119,818 a year of payment you can no longer borrow against, or about $1,100,000 of loan at 10% over 25 years.
Fees billed per reservation, per transaction or as a fixed amount are not in this total; they are listed in the table above as the FDD states them. Run your own numbers with Country Inn & Suites by Radisson fees filled in.
Financing a Country Inn & Suites by Radisson
Lenders read the franchise agreement as closely as the appraisal. On a purchase, expect the brand to require a change-of-ownership application, a new franchise agreement on current terms and often a property improvement plan (PIP), and expect the lender to fold the PIP cost into the project. For a new build, the Item 7 range is the starting point for the construction budget a lender will test.
Most owner-operators finance a branded hotel with an SBA 7(a) or 504 loan. Read SBA 7(a) for hotels and SBA 504 for hotels, or send the deal to Janover Capital.
Source
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson Franchise Disclosure Document, issued April 1, 2026, as amended May 20, 2026, as filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (CARDS). Item 5 p.24, Item 6 p.27, Item 7 p.42 (PDF pp.31/34/49). View the filing record. Fees change every year and the franchise agreement you sign controls. Read on 2026-10-24.
Other Choice Hotels brands
- Ascend Collection: royalty 5%, all percent fees 8%
- Cambria: royalty 6%, all percent fees 9%
- Clarion: royalty 5.5%, all percent fees 8.75%
- Clarion Pointe: royalty 5.5%, all percent fees 8.75%
- Comfort Inn: royalty 6%, all percent fees 9.5%
- Comfort Suites: royalty 6%, all percent fees 9.5%
- Econo Lodge: royalty 5%, all percent fees 8.5%
- Everhome Suites: royalty see FDD, all percent fees 9%
- MainStay Suites: royalty 6%, all percent fees 8.5%
- Quality Inn: royalty 5.25%, all percent fees 8.75%
- Radisson: royalty 6%, all percent fees 9%
- Rodeway Inn: royalty 5%, all percent fees 8.5%
- Sleep Inn: royalty 5.5%, all percent fees 9%
- Suburban Studios: royalty 6%, all percent fees 8.5%
- WoodSpring Suites: royalty 6%, all percent fees 8.5%
Buying or building a Country Inn & Suites by Radisson?
Send the deal to Janover Capital, which runs this site and arranges hotel financing through lenders.