Sonesta ES 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.39 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

Not captured

Royalty

5% · 5% of Gross Rooms Revenue, payable monthly by the 15th of the following month

Marketing contribution

3.5% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$9.00 per Guest Room per month (Technology Fee), plus $99/month PMS-to-CRS Enhanced Connectivity Fee

Other fees

Loyalty Program fee 2.5% of Qualified Revenue; Sales Technology Platform $5,222/yr + $150/mo; Revenue Management System $5.13/Guest Room/month

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$400,839 to $503,350 (conversion) / $400,839 to $553,350 (new construction) for the first 3 months of operation, covering payroll costs, utility costs, expendable supplies, and travel agent commissions (Note 32)

Fees sourceFDD p.24 ↗

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.39 ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

ADR, Occupancy, RevPAR, and Contribution (% of net rooms revenue from franchisor-controlled channels) for Company-Owned Hotels, Franchised Hotels, and combined; no gross sales or profit/EBITDA figures disclosed

Reporting period

2025 calendar year (hotels open at least one full year, and separately those open at least three full years, as of 12/31/2025)

Sample

53 Company-Owned Hotels, 16 Franchised Hotels, 69 combined (out of 59 franchised Brand Hotels open at year end; 8 excluded for closure, partial-year operation, or insufficient reporting)

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.71 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

25

Year-end outlets

59

Net change

+34

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

40

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

6

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

2

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.76 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

10 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$5,000,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

9 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 0

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 Sonesta ES Suites franchise cost?

Conversion (100 rooms): $981,907 to $8,810,413; New Construction (100 rooms): $16,541,907 to $26,400,813 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: Not captured.

Investment sourceFDD p.39 ↗

How much do Sonesta ES Suites owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: ADR, Occupancy, RevPAR, and Contribution (% of net rooms revenue from franchisor-controlled channels) for Company-Owned Hotels, Franchised Hotels, and combined; no gross sales or profit/EBITDA figures disclosed. Sample: 53 Company-Owned Hotels, 16 Franchised Hotels, 69 combined (out of 59 franchised Brand Hotels open at year end; 8 excluded for closure, partial-year operation, or insufficient reporting). Period: 2025 calendar year (hotels open at least one full year, and separately those open at least three full years, as of 12/31/2025).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.71 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Sonesta ES Suites?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 0. 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: $5,000,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 9 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗