Cobblestone Inn & Suites, Cobblestone Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Suites
Bottom line
- Total investment $5.4M – $24.0M including a $40K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 54/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 1 loans (below the industry average).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Cobblestone Inn & Suites, Cobblestone Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Suites unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
1%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Cobblestone franchisees operate mid-scale hotel properties (typically 50-150 rooms) under the brand, managing daily operations including guest services, housekeeping, maintenance, and marketing. Franchisees generate revenue from room bookings and ancillary services while paying daily per-room royalties and adhering to brand standards.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 17 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 phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Cobblestone is a small, slowly-growing hotel franchise with opaque financial performance, an unusually broad cost structure, and heavy per-room royalties that expose franchisees to occupancy risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 54 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (average unit volumes) disclosed - cannot assess profitability or ROI
- 02MINORExtremely wide investment range ($5.4M-$24M) suggests high variability and unpredictable costs
- 03MEDSlow unit growth of 5.3% YoY indicates limited brand momentum and market saturation concerns
- 04MINORRoyalty structure of $3.75/room/day is highly dependent on occupancy rates - vulnerable to market downturns
- 05MEDSmall franchise system (119 units) offers limited brand recognition compared to major hotel chains
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
99 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Cobblestone Inn & Suites, Cobblestone Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Suites · FDD (2024) PDF