Grandstay franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.16 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$0 to $35,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

5% · 5% of Gross Room Revenues, paid monthly by the 10th day for the prior month

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$500/month, only if implemented (30 days' notice required), subject to 10% annual compounding increase

Other fees

Program Fee $500/mo (if implemented); Website Use Fee $500/mo (if implemented); Reacquisition Fee = greater of 25% of then-current Initial Fee or $10,000 upon renewal

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Item 7 discloses Additional Funds for 6 months (not 3 months): $140,000-$250,000 (hotel new build), $0-$50,000 (hotel conversion), $25,000-$150,000 (conference center new build), $0-$150,000 (conference center conversion); covers supplies, inventory, reservation system fees, local advertising, utilities, debt service, and employee salaries.

Fees sourceFDD p.12 ↗

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

Investment sourceFDD p.16 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

No

Metric / basis

none - GrandStay makes no financial performance representations

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.35 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

Not captured

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

30

Year-end outlets

32

Net change

+2

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

2

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

5

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.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.35 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

1 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$1,897,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

1 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 2

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 Grandstay franchise cost?

GrandStay Property (Hotel) - New Build: $5,038,400 to $24,175,200; GrandStay Property (Hotel) - Conversion: $124,900 to $1,021,200; GrandStay Conference Center - New Build: $306,400 to $2,500,200; GrandStay Conference Center - Conversion: $117,900 to $541,200 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $0 to $35,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.16 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Grandstay owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: none - GrandStay makes no financial performance representations. Sample: Not captured. Period: Not captured.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.35 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Grandstay?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 2. 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: $1,897,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 1 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗