Wingate Inns 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

$15,000 to $25,000 · 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 (GRR), monthly by the 3rd day of the following month

Marketing contribution

3% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Not captured

Other fees

Loyalty Program Charge 4.25%-5.5% of qualifying revenue; Digital Pay-For-Performance commission up to 10% of GRR; GDS/Internet Booking/Third Party Channel fees of $2.23 per reservation

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

New construction: $133,359-$197,043; Conversion: $133,889-$197,573. Estimate includes Recurring Fees payable after opening; excludes debt service and rent.

Fees sourceFDD p.29 ↗

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/median Average Daily Room Rate (ADR), Occupancy Rate, RevPAR, RevPAR Index vs. midscale chain scale, and Central Reservation System/Wyndham Rewards revenue contribution; no gross sales or profit figures disclosed

Reporting period

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Sample

96 of 197 total U.S./Canada Chain Facilities (as of 12/31/2024) qualified as 'Qualified Chain Facilities' (opened before 1/1/2023 with average review score ≥4.0 from ≥10 reviews); the reservation-contribution table covers all 197 Chain Facilities

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

189

Year-end outlets

189

Net change

+0

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

11

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

11

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

10

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

0 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

Not captured

Median loan window

Not captured

Median loan sample

Not captured

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 6

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 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Wingate Inns franchise cost?

new construction (99 rooms): $11,253,228 to $16,142,211; conversion (100 rooms, facility already owned): $403,831 to $4,194,125 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $15,000 to $25,000 · 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 Wingate Inns owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average/median Average Daily Room Rate (ADR), Occupancy Rate, RevPAR, RevPAR Index vs. midscale chain scale, and Central Reservation System/Wyndham Rewards revenue contribution; no gross sales or profit figures disclosed. Sample: 96 of 197 total U.S./Canada Chain Facilities (as of 12/31/2024) qualified as 'Qualified Chain Facilities' (opened before 1/1/2023 with average review score ≥4.0 from ≥10 reviews); the reservation-contribution table covers all 197 Chain Facilities. Period: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.84 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Wingate Inns?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 6. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗