Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Investment | 19960000 - 25430000 | 109250 - 5836500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 17.50 -$22.50/room/mo. | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2014 | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | 2014 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 17.50 -$22.50/room/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Year Founded | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | 2014 |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | 2014 |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 50% of then-current fran. fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Equipment | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments} | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Inventory | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Receivables | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Payroll | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Support | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| WaterWalk Hotels and Apartments | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |