Wyndham Grand Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Wyndham Grand is an upscale, full-service hotel franchise for the Wyndham brand's premium properties. Franchisees own and operate the hotels, managing guest services, food and beverage, and revenue under brand standards.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Wyndham Grand franchise requires a total initial investment of $1.6M – $37.4M, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 5.0% royalty[2]. The 2026 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $1.6M – $37.4M
- 25th pct Lodging
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Outlet subset
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- 3rd pct Lodging
- Units
- 10
- 23rd 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 $1.6M – $37.4M including a $50K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports Average and Median ADR, Occupancy Rate, and RevPAR rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 54/100 (higher is better).
- LEGAL16 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
- Wyndham Franchisor, LLC
- Parent company
- Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC
- Ultimate parent
- Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
- Predecessor
- Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC (formerly Wyndham Franchise Systems, LLC)
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- President and Chief Executive Officer
- Geoff Ballotti
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- HQ
- 22 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $1.4B
- vs $1.4B prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Affiliated brands
- WSSI
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Geoff Ballotti
- Headquarters
- NJ
- Founded
- 2017
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 7
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 98% above the typical lodging franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
published investment is a conversion of an existing hotel. The same filing prices new construction separately at $58,127,878-$108,101,685.
Full Item 7 breakdown20 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Fee (inclusive of Application Fee)not refundable | $151K | $151K | |
| Photosnot refundable | $4K | $10K | |
| Training Tuitionnot refundable | $6K | $8K | |
| Training Expensesnot refundable | $1K | $4K | |
| Market Studynot refundable | $12K | $50K | |
| Real Estate and Site Preparation | — | — | |
| Architecture, Design and Engineering, Phase I Environmental, Permits, Licenses, Deposits and Related Feesnot refundable | $1.6M | $6.0M | |
| Facility Constructionnot refundable | $44.0M | $83.2M | |
| Construction Contingencynot refundable | $2.2M | $4.2M | |
| Technology Systemsnot refundable | $201K | $203K | |
| Property Management Set-Up and Installationnot refundable | $19K | $29K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipmentnot refundable | $6.8M | $7.0M | |
| Signagenot refundable | $45K | $150K | |
| Opening Inventorynot refundable | $984K | $995K | |
| Insurancenot refundable | $153K | $310K | |
| Grand Opening Advertisingnot refundable | $50K | $450K | |
| Liquor Licensenot refundable | $4K | $450K | |
| Pre-Opening Wagesnot refundable | $723K | $2.3M | |
| Miscellaneous Non-Tangible Asset Costsnot refundable | $56K | $84K | |
| Additional Funds for 3 Month Initial Periodnot refundable | $1.1M | $2.6M | |
| Total initial investment | $58.1M | $108.1M |
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
- $1.6M – $37.4M
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $1.1M – $2.6M
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- percentage_of_gross · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 3.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 3.0% of gross sales |
| Transfer fee | $50K |
| Inventory (initial) | $1.0M – $1.0M |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Wyndham Grand 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 Wyndham Grand 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: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
- Item 19 type
- Average and Median ADR, Occupancy Rate, and RevPAR
- Sample size
- 7
- vs category median 99 · small
- Transparency tier
- limited
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- The FDD edition these figures were read from
- Transparency
- 0 / 10
- vs category median 0 / 10 · typical
Compared against 174 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 8.0% — below the Lodging average of 10.4%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports Average and Median ADR, Occupancy Rate, and RevPAR rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Operator retention
Net unit growth of +11.1% over 3 years (1 opened, 0 closed).
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 Wyndham Grand Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 10
- 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
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +11.1%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +0.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 1
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 1
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 6 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.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 1 7(a) loan on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 1
- Loan volume
- $4.9M
- Median loan
- $4.9M
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
- limited sample (1 loan) — rate not shown below 10
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 1
- Defaults
- N/A
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
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
Part of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts with parent-level financials ($1.429B total revenue) and audited statements. 16 Item-3 matters are predominantly industry antitrust class actions plus routine fee disputes and a stayed LuxUrban bankruptcy matter. At parent scale these are normal; the volume plus a RICO/discrimination matter warrants one flag.
Litigation (Item 3)
One pending case against franchisor (360 Global Venture Group, LLC and Symbian International LLC v. Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC) alleging breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and unfair competition regarding payment crediting, marketing assistance, and reservation system access. Franchisor filed cross-complaint for breach of contract and unjust enrichment. One proposed class action pending against parent and affiliates (Benoit v. Integrated Decision and Systems Inc. et al.) alleging price fixing and unfair competition.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Deloitte & Touche LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
ⓘ 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: No
- 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 54 / 100 verdict
- 01HIGH16 litigation matters incl. antitrust class actions and a RICO/discrimination claim
- 02MEDParent-level financials ($1.429B revenue) — brand equity not disclosed
- 03MEDNo bankruptcy, no going-concern, audited, Item 19 disclosed
- 04MINOROnly 10 units but backed by large parent
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 8.0% 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 |
| Protected territory | No |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Online sales rights | Granted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 3 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | New Jersey |
| Litigation count | 16 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
One pending case against franchisor (360 Global Venture Group, LLC and Symbian International LLC v. Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC) alleging breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and unfair competition regarding payment crediting, marketing assistance, and reservation system access. Franchisor filed cross-complaint for breach of contract and unjust enrichment. One proposed class action pending against parent and affiliates (Benoit v. Integrated Decision and Systems Inc. et al.) alleging price fixing and unfair competition.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 37 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 30 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Oracle OPERA
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Oracle OPERA
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
12 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Wyndham Grand · FDD (2026) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Wyndham Grand franchise?
The total investment to open a Wyndham Grand franchise ranges from $1.6M – $37.4M, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Wyndham Grand franchise owners earn?
Wyndham Grand 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 Wyndham Grand 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 Wyndham Grand FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Wyndham Grand's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Wyndham Grand (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 Wyndham Grand franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Wyndham Grand has 10 total units in the United States, including 10 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 1 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Wyndham Grand a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Wyndham Grand as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 54 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.