Baymont Inn & Suites Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $232K – $4.2M
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- 1.5%
- on 84 loans
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Baymont by Wyndham is a midscale, limited-service hotel franchise. Franchisees own and operate individual properties, running front desk, housekeeping, and maintenance on Wyndham's reservation and loyalty systems.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Baymont Inn & Suites franchise requires a total initial investment of $232K – $4.2M, including a $26K franchise fee and an ongoing 5.0% royalty[2]. The 2026 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. SBA 7(a) loans show a 1.5% charge-off rate across 84 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: low - issued within the last 12 months
Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✓ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored5 of 5 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $232K – $4.2M
- 11th pct Lodging
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Outlet subsetProjection
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- 3rd pct Lodging
- Units
- 547
- 65th pct Lodging
- SBA charge-off
- 1.5%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Lodging · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Lodging median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $232K – $4.2M including a $26K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports RevPAR/ADR/Occupancy metrics rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 83/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 1.5% across 84 loans (well below the franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- GROWTHFlat: no net change in franchised outlets in the latest year (32 opened, 32 closed); 57 signed but not yet open (Item 20).
- LEGAL23 litigation matters disclosed in Item 3, higher than typical. Review the summary for patterns (franchisor-initiated vs. franchisee-initiated).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Baymont Franchise Systems, Inc.
- Parent company
- Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 9 of the 2026 FDD
- Ultimate parent
- Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
- FDD Item 1, page 9 of the 2026 FDD
- Predecessor
- Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- President and Chief Executive Officer
- Geoff Ballotti
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 22 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $1.4B
- vs $1.4B prior year
Independent franchisee associations
- Franchise Advisory Council (FAC)
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Affiliated brands
- WSSI
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Same owner · FDD Item 1, page 9
16 other brands on this site name Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. as parent or ultimate parent in their own FDD.
- AmericInnA
- Arise Suites Extended Stay by WyndhamC
- Days InnB
- Dazzler SelectC
- ECHO Suites Extended Stay by WyndhamB
- Hawthorn Extended Stay by WyndhamA
- La Quinta by WyndhamA
- Microtel Inn & Suites by WyndhamB
- RamadaC
- Registry Collection HotelsC
- TRYP by WyndhamB
- Trademark Collection by WyndhamA
- WaterWalk Extended Stay by WyndhamB
- Wingate by WyndhamB
- Wyndham GardenB
- Wyndham GrandB
Grouped by the owner's name as each filing prints it (this page: the 2026 FDD). Spelling variants of the same group may be listed apart; a brand is never grouped with an owner its filing does not name.
Overview
About
- CEO
- Geoff Ballotti
- Headquarters
- NJ
- Founded
- 2006
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 43
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 75% below the typical lodging franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
published investment is a conversion of an existing property. The same filing prices new construction separately at $7,813,734-$10,776,122.
Full Item 7 breakdown17 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Fee (inclusive of Application Fee) | $26K | $26K | |
| Photos | $3K | $5K | |
| Training Tuition | $3K | $7K | |
| Training Expenses | $1K | $4K | |
| Temporary Signage | $0 | $1K | |
| Architecture, Design and Engineering, Phase I Environmental, Permits, Licenses, Deposits and Related Fees | $0 | $173K | |
| Facility Improvements | $0 | $2.3M | |
| Conversion Contingency | $0 | $113K | |
| Technology Systems | $2K | $72K | |
| Property Management Set-Up and Installation | $6K | $22K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment | $9K | $803K | |
| Signage | $20K | $80K | |
| Opening Inventory | $9K | $316K | |
| Insurance | $23K | $65K | |
| Grand Opening Advertising | $3K | $15K | |
| Miscellaneous Non-Tangible Asset Costs | $7K | $23K | |
| Additional Funds for 3 Month Initial Period | $121K | $186K | |
| Total initial investment | $232K | $4.2M |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $232K – $4.2M
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $111K – $186K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $26K – $26K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 3.5%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.5%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 3.5% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $1K |
| Training fee | $6K |
| Transfer fee | $26K |
| Renewal fee | $26K |
| Inventory (initial) | $222K – $244K |
| Total fee load | 8.5% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for Baymont Inn & Suites is on file. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Baymont Inn & Suites unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for annual revenue, COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
An occupancy metric, not unit revenue
- Item 19 type
- RevPAR/ADR/Occupancy metrics
- Sample size
- 223
- vs category median 98 · large
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
Compared against 175 Lodging brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 8.5% (near the Lodging median).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports RevPAR/ADR/Occupancy metrics rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Operator retention
System roughly stable (+1.5% 3-year CAGR) with 547 units.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Lodging medians
How Baymont Inn & Suites Compares
Category median of published Lodging brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 547
- Opened
- 32
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 32
- Terminated
- 3
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 5.9%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +1.5%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +1.5%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 3
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 25
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 57
- 0.10 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 36
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Termination rate
- 7.1%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 96.4%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 21 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator. Not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
98 current owners across 21 states.
- CA 21
- GA 21
- FL 12
- CO 11
- AL 8
- AR 4
- AZ 3
- CT 2
- NJ 2
- NY 2
- TN 2
- ID 1
- +9 more states
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 84
- Loan volume
- $184.6M
- Median loan
- $2.0M
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 1.5%
- on 84 loans · rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- 98.5%
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 47
- Defaults
- 1
- Typical loan rate
- 5.5%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 6.3%
- brand beats franchise avg ↓
- Jobs supported
- 1,069
- 0.6 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 7%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 25% went to startups / new businesses, 75% to established operators
Franchise vs independent — in hotels (except casino hotels) and motels, franchised businesses charge off at 6.3% vs 9.2% for independents — franchising is associated with 32% lower SBA default risk in this category.
Vintage analysis
Baymont Inn & Suites charge-off rate by loan vintage
Top lenders financing Baymont Inn & Suites franchisees
Showing 3 of 47 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Lender network · 7(a) + 504
SBA Lending Report
Full lending analysis for Baymont Inn & Suites from SBA 7(a) FOIA data.
- Principal loss rate
- 0.1%
- Avg SBA guarantee
- 75%
- Avg interest rate
- 5.47%
- Avg chargeoff amount
- $137K
- Lender concentration
- 7.1%
- Job velocity
- 0.6 per $100K
- NAICS benchmark
- 7.6%
- NAICS 721110
- Jobs supported
- 1,069
Top SBA lendersTop lender holds 7% of loans
| # | Lender | Loans | Volume | Default % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Western SBLC, Inc | 6 | $13.6M | 0.0% |
| 2 | Byline Bank | 5 | $6.1M | 0.0% |
| 3 | BankUnited, National Association | 4 | $8.1M | 0.0% |
| 4 | American Pride Bank | 4 | $8.9M | 0.0% |
| 5 | First Internet Bank of Indiana | 4 | $8.9M | 0.0% |
| 6 | Bank of Hope | 3 | $12.1M | 0.0% |
| 7 | SouthState Bank, National Association | 3 | $4.2M | 0.0% |
| 8 | Hanmi Bank | 3 | $4.8M | 0.0% |
| 9 | Commonwealth Business Bank | 3 | $9.4M | 0.0% |
| 10 | Columbia Bank | 3 | $5.6M | 0.0% |
Geographic failure vector
| State | Loans | Defaults | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| INIndiana | 12 | 0 | 0.0% |
| GAGeorgia | 11 | 0 | 0.0% |
| TXTexas | 8 | 1 | 20.0% |
| SCSouth Carolina | 7 | 0 | 0.0% |
| ILIllinois | 6 | 0 | 0.0% |
| NCNorth Carolina | 6 | 0 | 0.0% |
| MIMichigan | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| OHOhio | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| ALAlabama | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| FLFlorida | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
SBA 7(a) lending trend
Borrower profile
Source: SBA 7(a) + 504 FOIA loan-level data, matched by FranchiseVerdict
With a 1.5% charge-off rate across 84 loans, banks have historically viewed this brand favorably for lending.
What could kill this investment?
SBA loans charge off at 1.5% — 91% below the 16.0% national norm, i.e. lower lender-observed risk.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Baymont presents meaningful caution-level risk due to aggressive litigation portfolio, absent financial transparency, and unknown system growth dynamics that prevent accurate ROI assessment.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: the franchisor is a named party (defendant).
Pending against franchisor: LuxUrban Hotels (breach of contract, multiple defendants including bankruptcy); SB Hospitality Palm Springs (breach of contract, ongoing). Pending against affiliates: Multiple class actions including hotel pricing/antitrust suits (Benoit, Jantunen, Proulx, In Re Extended Stay, Hanson Dai), Beard Real Estate (breach of contract), Tumas Raju Patel (CA franchise violations), Norma Knuth (Canada DMF class action). Resolved: FTC cybersecurity case (settled), resort fees cases (Thomas Luca, Jay Brodsky, Joyce Roberts), Presidential Hospitality (settled). 8 suits against franchisees for non-payment filed in 2025.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Deloitte & Touche LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Franchisor is Baymont Franchise Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (WHR), which guarantees performance. The audited financial statements in Exhibit D are WHR consolidated statements. The text dump contains only the index page of those statements (no balance sheet/income statement line items). The only revenue figure present is from Item 3: WHR total net revenues of $1.429 billion for 2025. Reported here as franchisor_revenue_yr1/total_revenue. PCAOB ID No. 34 is referenced for the auditor but the CPA firm name is not stated in the available text.
ⓘ These are the parent company's consolidated financials (the parent guarantees the franchisor), not this brand's standalone results — the figure reflects the whole corporate group, not this brand alone.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 83 / 100 verdict
- 01HIGHActive litigation including breach of contract suits against franchisees, price-fixing class actions, and Destination Marketing Fee disputes suggest systemic franchisor-franchisee conflicts
- 02MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory for 547-unit system raises questions about market saturation, franchisee retention, and brand momentum
- 03MINOR5% royalty on gross room revenues is typical but punitive if occupancy rates or ADR are declining — no disclosure allows franchisor to take fixed percentage regardless of profitability
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 8.5% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 20 years |
|---|---|
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 0 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Right of first refusalℹ | No |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 10 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 3 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 3 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | Morris County, New Jersey |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | NJ |
| Litigation count | 23 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Pending against franchisor: LuxUrban Hotels (breach of contract, multiple defendants including bankruptcy); SB Hospitality Palm Springs (breach of contract, ongoing). Pending against affiliates: Multiple class actions including hotel pricing/antitrust suits (Benoit, Jantunen, Proulx, In Re Extended Stay, Hanson Dai), Beard Real Estate (breach of contract), Tumas Raju Patel (CA franchise violations), Norma Knuth (Canada DMF class action). Resolved: FTC cybersecurity case (settled), resort fees cases (Thomas Luca, Jay Brodsky, Joyce Roberts), Presidential Hospitality (settled). 8 suits against franchisees for non-payment filed in 2025.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 34 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- Corporate offices in Parsippany, NJ or virtual (hybrid or virtual-only format)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Site selection
- franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- SynXis PMS / OPERA Cloud PMS
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: SynXis PMS / OPERA Cloud PMS
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
98 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Baymont Inn & Suites franchise?
The total investment to open a Baymont Inn & Suites franchise ranges from $232K – $4.2M, with an initial franchise fee of $26K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Baymont Inn & Suites franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Baymont Inn & Suites FDD discloses figures for part of the system but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns Baymont Inn & Suites?
Baymont Inn & Suites is franchised by Baymont Franchise Systems, Inc.. Its parent company is Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.. Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Baymont Inn & Suites FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Baymont Inn & Suites FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Baymont Inn & Suites's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Baymont Inn & Suites has a charge-off rate of 1.5% across 84 loans, meaning 1.5% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many Baymont Inn & Suites franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Baymont Inn & Suites has 547 total units in the United States, including 547 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 32 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Baymont Inn & Suites a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Baymont Inn & Suites as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 83 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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