Best Western - Best Western Plus - Best Western Premier- Executive Residency by Best Western- @Home by Best Western - GLo - Aiden franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.43 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$49,000 to $239,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

5% · Monthly Fees: 3.5% or 5% of Property Room Revenue (PRR), billed one month in arrears, payable by the 15th of each month; 3.5% applies only to Members with an ownership structure of pre-7/1/2016 BW owners holding 50%+ financial interest

Marketing contribution

2.1% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

PMS/GMS Support Fee $3.97/room/month (AutoClerk Atlas, includes $1.45/room/month GMS); IoT Monthly Fee $9.99/month; separate from the 2.10% of PRR 'Marketing and Technology Fees'

Other fees

Annual Dues (tiered per-room schedule, e.g. $2,345.45 for 20 rooms plus per-room amounts above that); Advertising Assessment $16.86/room/month; Best Western Rewards (BWR) Fee 5.5% of PRR (2.75% for Executive Residency/@Home)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Varies by format/room count, e.g. $270,000-$291,900 (New Construction BW 75-room), $270,900-$291,900 (Conversion BW 75-room), $357,000-$387,450 (BW Plus 90-room), $499,800-$544,950 (BW Premier 120-room), $396,900-$429,450 (@Home 100-room), covering pre-opening operating costs

Fees sourceFDD p.25 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

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Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

No

Metric / basis

none

Reporting period

Not captured

Sample

Not captured

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.96 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

1768

Year-end outlets

1748

Net change

-20

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

32

Terminations

11

Non-renewals

39

Other closures

2

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

72

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

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SBA loan history

Loan activity

242 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$3,302,500

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

86 loans

Historical charge-off share

1.54%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

4 / 259

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Best Western - Best Western Plus - Best Western Premier- Executive Residency by Best Western- @Home by Best Western - GLo - Aiden franchise cost?

New Construction - Best Western (75-room): $6,130,275 to $12,658,075; Conversion - Best Western (75-room): $581,925 to $2,557,075; New Construction - Best Western Plus (90-room): $7,795,575 to $15,802,375; Conversion - Best Western Plus (90-room): $671,325 to $3,209,625; New Construction - Best Western Premier (120-room): $17,000,975 to $32,499,275; Conversion - Best Western Premier (120-room): $962,225 to $7,441,025; New Construction - @Home by Best Western (100-room): $9,654,675 to $19,154,375 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $49,000 to $239,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.43 ↗

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How much do Best Western - Best Western Plus - Best Western Premier- Executive Residency by Best Western- @Home by Best Western - GLo - Aiden owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: none. Sample: Not captured. Period: Not captured.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.96 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Best Western - Best Western Plus - Best Western Premier- Executive Residency by Best Western- @Home by Best Western - GLo - Aiden?

1.54%; numerator / denominator: 4 / 259. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $3,302,500; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 86 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗