Rodeway Inn by Choice Hotels
Hospitality · Hotels & Extended Stay
- Active units
- 447
- Royalty
- 5.0%
Franchised, year-end 2024
of weekly Net Sales
About Rodeway Inn by Choice Hotels
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Key terms
- Incentive Program forgivable note
$1,000 per room up to 50,000 via 10-year forgivable note (or 5-year option at 50% of that amount, max 25,000).
- Affiliation fee financing
Franchisor may finance the affiliation fee without interest; promissory note due generally within 3 months.
- Affiliation fee reductions
Franchisor has reduced the affiliation fee in certain circumstances (e.g., multi-unit, larger properties, leaving other chains).
- Brand fund
3.5% of Net Sales
- Veteran discount
50.0% off franchise fee — Re-licensing incentive: 50% discount on the then-current affiliation fee for qualified participants in the Incentive Program (includes veterans).
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2025 filing); filings on file: 2024, 2025.
Growth
- Total locations447
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings31
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate-5.3%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR-5.7%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio4.4×
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$412k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open21 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate5.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - 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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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.