The Unbound Collection by Hyatt®
Bottom line
- Total investment — including a $100K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $318/year (median $293).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 54/100.
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 The Unbound Collection by Hyatt® unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
0%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees own and operate upper-upscale, independent-style hotel properties under the Unbound Collection brand within Hyatt's ecosystem. Day-to-day operations include managing guest experiences, staff, housekeeping, and front-desk functions while adhering to Hyatt standards and leveraging Hyatt's central reservation and loyalty system for bookings.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 15 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
Small, opaque hotel franchise system with undisclosed financials, vague royalty structure, and unproven unit growth creating meaningful execution and profitability risks.
Score breakdown · what drove the 54 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed despite $318.54K average revenue claim — inability to verify earnings reliability
- 02MINOROnly 18 units system-wide with unknown growth trajectory — insufficient scale and visibility into expansion viability
- 03MINOR7% royalty on Channel Bookings only (not total revenue) — ambiguity on what constitutes eligible revenue and potential for disputes
- 04MINORInvestment range listed as $0–$0 with $100K franchise fee — unclear total capital requirements hide true cost of entry
- 05MED20-year term is unusually long for hotel franchise with limited franchisee exit flexibility
- 06MINORHyatt's luxury positioning may limit addressable market and franchisee pool compared to mid-scale brands
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
28 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
The Unbound Collection by Hyatt® · FDD (2026) PDF