Americas Best Value Inn
Hospitality · Hotels & Extended Stay
- Active units
- 283
Franchised, year-end 2024
About Americas Best Value Inn
Detailed brand overview is not available yet for this profile.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$18k
- Initial Fee financing
We offered qualified franchisees financing up to $20,000 for the Initial Fee (2024 fiscal year).
- Development Incentive
$500 to $2,500 per Guest Room; typically disbursed after opening; repayable on early termination/transfer per terms.
- Veteran discount
Not offered
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2025 filing).
Growth
- Total locations283
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings38
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate4.4%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR3.0%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio38.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$4.0M
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open—
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
- Royalty rate—
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
- Sales-to-investment ratio—
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Location footprint
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.