SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · COLORADO
Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/ Comfort Suites franchise in Colorado: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/ Comfort Suites in Colorado have taken 38 SBA loans since 1991 (average $1,547,626), and of the 27 loans whose story has ended, 3.7% were charged off — versus 10.4% for Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/ Comfort Suites nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in CO
38
Resolved
27
Local charge-off
3.7%
National charge-off
10.4%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = CO. Charge-off rate = charged-off ÷ (charged-off + paid-in-full); open loans excluded. A local rate is published only when the resolved cohort clears our floor.
| System | Loans in CO | Local charge-off | Units in CO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Inn/Quality Suites, Hotel Or Resort | 40 | 10.0% | — |
| Super 8 Motel | 40 | 12.5% | — |
| Super 8 by Wyndhan / Super 8 | 31 | 0.0% | — |
| Best Western Inn | 28 | 21.7% | — |
| Econo Lodge Motel | 28 | 10.5% | — |
| Holiday Inn Express/Holiday Inn Express & Suites | 26 | 11.8% | — |
| Days Inn | 24 | 15.0% | — |
| La Quinta Inn | 18 | thin | — |
| Choice Hotels International | 16 | 7.1% | — |
| Baymont Inn & Suites | 15 | thin | — |
| Americas Best Value Inn (F/K/a Best Value Inn | 11 | thin | — |
| Best Western - Best Western Plus - Best Western Premier- Executive Residency by Best Western- @Home by Best Western - GLo - Aiden - Membership Agreement | 11 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Comfort/ Comfort Inn & Suites/ Comfort Suites compares to the systems a buyer in Colorado would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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