Rodeway Inn FDD – Franchise Information, Costs and Fees
Type of Business
The franchise offered in this disclosure document is for the rights to own and/or operate a RODEWAY INN® or RODEWAY INN & SUITES® hotel business.
Corporate Information
Choice Hotels International, Inc is a Delaware corporation formed on January 8, 1963, under the name Quality Inns International, Inc. They changed their corporate name to Choice Hotels International, Inc. on July 25, 1990. From November 1, 1996 to October 15, 1997, their corporate name was Choice Hotels Franchising, Inc. Their corporate name has been Choice Hotels International, Inc. since October 15, 1997. Their principal business address is 1 Choice Hotels Circle, Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland 20850. They began offering franchises under the trademark RODEWAY INN in 1990.
Investment
The total investment necessary to convert an existing hotel and begin operation of a 57-room RODEWAY INN hotel franchise is between $118,825 and $626,995. This includes the following fees that must be paid to the franchisor or its affiliates as follows: an affiliation fee of $125 per room for new
construction and $375 per room for transfers and renewals, $15,000 minimum; a property management system software license and systems training fee of between $5,250 and $11,250; and orientation and hospitality training fees of between $0 and $3,245 per person. These sums do not include the cost of any real estate taxes.
