Destination by Hyatt
Bottom line
- Total investment — including a $100K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Destination by Hyatt unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
5%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate high-end residential or vacation properties under the Destination by Hyatt brand, managing guest experiences and operations while leveraging Hyatt's booking channels and brand infrastructure. Day-to-day activities include property management, guest services coordination, housekeeping oversight, and revenue optimization through Hyatt's distribution network.
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 · 9 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Destination by Hyatt is an undercapitalized, early-stage luxury franchise with opaque unit economics, missing financial disclosures, and unclear investment/revenue structures that present substantial risk for franchisees.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MEDInvestment range listed as $0–$0 is nonsensical and suggests incomplete/misleading FDD disclosure
- 02MEDNo average unit revenue or net income disclosed (Item 19 absent) — impossible to assess unit economics
- 03MINOROnly 14 units system-wide indicates nascent franchise with minimal track record and scale
- 04HIGHGoing Concern = False is ambiguous but suggests potential financial stability questions at franchisor level
- 05MINOR7% royalty on 'Channel Bookings' only creates revenue uncertainty — unclear what percentage of total bookings qualify
- 06MINORLuxury hospitality franchise model requires significant capital typically; $0 investment claim lacks credibility
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
15 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Destination by Hyatt · FDD (2026) PDF