La Quinta by Wyndham / La Quinta Inn & Suites franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.44 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$25,000 to $55,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

6% · % of Gross Room Revenues (GRR), monthly by 3rd day of following month; 5.5% of GRR from Opening Date through end of 24th month, then 6.0% thereafter (0.5% credit possible for superior results)

Marketing contribution

3.5% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Not captured

Other fees

System Assessment Fee 3.5% of GRR (marketing/reservation/training); Revenue Management Services fee 0.75%-1.00% of GRR (min/max caps by tier); GDS/Internet Booking/Third-Party Channel fees ($2.48-$7.48 per reservation) plus Agency Commissions up to 20% of GRR

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

New construction: $153,474-$217,158; Conversion: $146,873-$210,557. Estimate covers Recurring Fees and other post-opening operating expenses (incl. labor) for the first 3 months; excludes debt service and rent.

Fees sourceFDD p.27 ↗

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.44 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average Daily Room Rate (ADR), Occupancy Rate, and RevPAR (gross room revenue per available room) for 'Qualified Chain Facilities'; no gross sales, revenue, or profit figures are disclosed

Reporting period

January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024

Sample

377 Qualified Chain Facilities (out of 886 total U.S./Canada Chain Facilities as of 12/31/2024) that opened before 1/1/2023 and achieved a Comparable Social Review Score

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.84 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2024

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

899

Year-end outlets

884

Net change

-15

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

14

Terminations

2

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

27

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

39

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.87 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

166 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$4,473,500

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

57 loans

Historical charge-off share

3.48%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

4 / 115

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 La Quinta by Wyndham / La Quinta Inn & Suites franchise cost?

New construction (110-room prototype): $12,809,423 to $17,222,029; Conversion (100-room): $4,339,306 to $7,368,549; Dual Brand Operation new construction (103-room prototype, La Quinta + Hawthorn): $14,220,866 to $19,715,837 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $25,000 to $55,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.44 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do La Quinta by Wyndham / La Quinta Inn & Suites owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average Daily Room Rate (ADR), Occupancy Rate, and RevPAR (gross room revenue per available room) for 'Qualified Chain Facilities'; no gross sales, revenue, or profit figures are disclosed. Sample: 377 Qualified Chain Facilities (out of 886 total U.S./Canada Chain Facilities as of 12/31/2024) that opened before 1/1/2023 and achieved a Comparable Social Review Score. Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.84 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for La Quinta by Wyndham / La Quinta Inn & Suites?

3.48%; numerator / denominator: 4 / 115. 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: $4,473,500; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 57 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗