FRANCHISE·WATCH·DESK

Country Inn vs QUALITY INN

Side-by-side figures from each brand's latest FDD Item 20 as we extracted them; verdicts are our opinion under the published methodology, and the source filing and year are on each brand's profile. Green marks the more favorable metric (lower for distress), not a recommendation to buy.

Country Inn
Proven & steady
QUALITY INN
Proven & steady
Verdict
Units · latest run
-5.9% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
-3.2% (2023–2025)
Fair
Exit quality
Fair
Fair
Transfer / churn
Fair
0.8× expected (24 of 200)
SBA losses vs same-year loans
0.7× expected (63 of 633)
—
Distress
—
$50,000
Franchise fee
$45,000
$852K–$19.5M
Investment range
$332K–$1.9M
6%
Royalty
5.25%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed

Country Inn

QUALITY INN

Choose different brands
Before you sign anythingfree · 30 min · no commission

A broker is usually paid by the franchisor to place you. I'm paid only by you, never by a franchisor you're considering — and the job is pressure-testing the numbers, including talking you out of a bad deal.

Don Drummond, CPA — Virginia #43775 · what I charge

Book a free 30-minute call →