Vignette Collection Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Vignette Collection is IHG's luxury hotel franchise of independent, distinctive properties. Franchisees own and operate the hotels, managing guest services, food and beverage, and revenue under brand standards.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Vignette Collection franchise does not disclose total investment in its current FDD, including a $75K – $100K franchise fee and an ongoing 5.0% royalty[2]. The 2024 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2024 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $17.4M
- 55th pct Lodging
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- 1 outlet
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- 3rd pct Lodging
- Units
- 1
- 8th pct Lodging
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Lodging · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Lodging avg · 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 $17.4M including a $75K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed. The franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 40/100 (higher is better).
- FLAGBankruptcy history disclosed in the FDD. Review Item 4 for details before proceeding.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC
- Parent company
- Six Continents Hotels, Inc.
- Ultimate parent
- InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
- Predecessor
- Holiday Inns Franchising, Inc. / Holiday Hospitality Franchising, Inc.
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer, InterContinental Hotels Group, PLC
- Elie W. Maalouf
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- HQ
- Three Ravinia Drive, Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia 30346
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $27.2M
- vs $26.1M prior year
Affiliated brands
- Six Continents Limited
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Elie W. Maalouf
- Headquarters
- GA
- Founded
- 1989
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 1
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown26 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application Feenot refundable | $100K | $100K | |
| Property Improvement Plan (PIP) feenot refundable | $0 | $9K | |
| Land (2.5 to 5 acres)not refundable | — | — | |
| Building Constructionnot refundable | $8.0M | $63.1M | |
| Furniture, Fixtures & Equipmentnot refundable | $5.2M | $8.9M | |
| Operating Supplies & Equipmentnot refundable | $1.9M | $2.6M | |
| Restaurant and Bar Professional Brand Concept Developmentnot refundable | $175K | $400K | |
| PMS Equipment: Software, Installation & Training; IHG Concerto Access & Training; NGP/Payments Equipment; Software, Installation & Training (Premise Based)not refundable | $97K | $130K | |
| PMS Equipment: Software, Installation & Training; IHG Concerto Access & Training; NGP/Payments Equipment; Software, Installation & Training (Hosted)not refundable | $56K | $80K | |
| Guest Internet Access - Hardware (IHG Connect)not refundable | $30K | $50K | |
| Guest Internet Access - Bandwidth (IHG Connect)not refundable | $500 | $3K | |
| Key Card Systemnot refundable | $11K | $22K | |
| Guest In Room Entertainment - Hardware, Maintenance, Guest Support & Contentnot refundable | $19K | $21K | |
| Employee Safety Devicesnot refundable | $25K | $30K | |
| Technology Systemsnot refundable | $75K | $115K | |
| Primary Identification Sign (including installation, freight, foundation and wiring)not refundable | $3K | $265K | |
| Openings Preopening Support Feenot refundable | $9K | $9K | |
| IHG Learning Program (annual subscription)not refundable | $4K | $4K | |
| Opening Date Extension Feenot refundable | — | $5K | |
| Market Feasibility Studynot refundable | $0 | $30K | |
| Total initial investment | $17.5M | $82.0M |
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
- $17.4M
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $1.0M – $2.0M
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $75K – $100K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- Gross Rooms Revenue · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 3.5%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 25.6%
- 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 | $17 |
| Transfer fee | $25K |
| Inventory (initial) | $1.9M – $2.6M |
| Total fee load | 25.6% of rev |
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Vignette Collection did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Vignette Collection unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
0%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
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: 2024 FDD
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
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 25.6% — above the Lodging average of 10.4%.
Disclosure
Franchisor chose not to disclose financial performance representations. You will need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 averages
How Vignette Collection Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 1
- Opened
- 1
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 0
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Pre-opening IHG luxury hotel brand (1 unit, began 2021) backed by very strong parent financials: net worth $766,647,420 and net income $15,015,729. The 14 disclosed suits (incl. a class action) span all IHG brands, not Vignette. No Item 19; concern is only the brand's pre-opening status.
Litigation (Item 3)
0 case reference(s): 2 pending, 0 settled.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
Disclosed in last 7 years
Bankruptcy Code; (b) obtained a discharge of its debts under the bankruptcy code; or (c) was a principal officer of a company or a general partner in a partnership that either filed as a debtor (or had filed against it) a petition to start an action under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or that obtained a
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 40 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORStrong parent net worth $766.6M, net income $15.0M
- 02MINOR14 suits are system-wide IHG, none specific to brand
- 03MINORPre-opening, 1 unit
- 04MINORNo Item 19 disclosure
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 25.6% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2024 · 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 | Site only |
| Protected territory | No |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Granted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Georgia |
| Litigation count | 60 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 2 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 373 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 320 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and off-site
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Oracle America, Inc. Opera or Opera Xpress
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Oracle America, Inc. Opera or Opera Xpress
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
5 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Vignette Collection · FDD (2024) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What do Vignette Collection franchise owners earn?
Vignette Collection does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the Vignette Collection 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 Vignette Collection FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Vignette Collection's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Vignette Collection (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Vignette Collection franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Vignette Collection has 1 total units in the United States, including 1 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 1 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Vignette Collection a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Vignette Collection as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 40 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. 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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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.