stayAPT Suites Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a stayAPT Suites franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
stayAPT Suites discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
19 established hotels (16 company-owned, 3 franchised) for 12 months ending 12/31/2025. Average occupancy 75.3%, ADR $91.53, RevPAR $68.85, GOP margin 64.5%. Only 3 franchised hotels in sample.
What a stayAPT Suites franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $40,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 7% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $7,880,000 – $13,679,500 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty floor $2,500/month. Marketing 2% current, up to 3%. Extensive ancillary fees: training, PMS, transfers, liquidated damages, enforcement costs.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
stayAPT Suites system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 40 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
Zero closures, terminations, or transfers in 2023-2025. Very small franchisee base (3 established).
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is stayAPT Suites worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 7% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $7,880,000 | pricier than 96% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 1.5%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every other franchises franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a stayAPT Suites
The franchisor's framing: 19 established hotels (16 company-owned, 3 franchised) for 12 months ending 12/31/2025. Av… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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stayAPT Suites franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a stayAPT Suites franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $7,880,000–$13,679,500, including a $40,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do stayAPT Suites franchise owners make?
- 19 established hotels (16 company-owned, 3 franchised) for 12 months ending 12/31/2025. Average occupancy 75.3%, ADR $91.53, RevPAR $68.85, GOP margin 64.5%. Only 3 franchised hotels in sample. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the stayAPT Suites franchise fees?
- stayAPT Suites' FDD discloses a $40,000 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 7% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty floor $2,500/month. Marketing 2% current, up to 3%. Extensive ancillary fees: training, PMS, transfers, liquidated damages, enforcement costs.
- What is the stayAPT Suites franchise profit margin?
- stayAPT Suites does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 19 established hotels (16 company-owned, 3 franchised) for 12 months ending 12/31/2025. Average occupancy 75.3%, ADR $91.53, RevPAR $68.85, GOP margin 64.5%. Only 3 franchised hotels in sample. Recurring fees alone take about 7% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the stayAPT Suites franchise failure rate?
- Zero closures, terminations, or transfers in 2023-2025. Very small franchisee base (3 established).
- How many stayAPT Suites locations are there?
- stayAPT Suites' FDD reports 40 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does stayAPT Suites have complaints or lawsuits?
- stayAPT Suites discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a stayAPT Suites franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. stayAPT Suites scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 7% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with stayAPT Suites or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.