What costs are associated with the Access Point for an Atwell Suites franchise?
Atwell_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Application Fee
Payment of the Application Fee must be made when you submit your Application. The Application Fee becomes non-refundable upon IHG approval of your Application.
For a New Development, Conversion, Re-licensing, and Change of Ownership Application, please calculate your Application Fee as follows (all fees are in US Dollars):
avid™ hotels: Garner™: Holiday Inn®: Holiday Inn Express®: Holiday Inn® Resort: Staybridge Suites®: Atwell Suites®: Candlewood Suites®: Even Hotels®: voco®: Vignette Collection®: Hotel Indigo®: Crowne Plaza®: Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants: $500 per guest room/suite but not less than $50,000 $500 per guest room/suite but not less than $50,000 $500 per guest room/suite but not less than $50,000 $500 per guest room/suite but not less than $75,000 $500 per guest room/suite but not less than $50,000 $500 per guest room/suite but not less than $75,000 $500 per guest room/suite but not less than $50,000 $500
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 99–486)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, the application fee for a New Development, Conversion, Re-licensing, and Change of Ownership Application for an Atwell Suites franchise is $500 per guest room/suite, but not less than $50,000. This fee is payable in U.S. dollars.
This application fee is standard across several of IHG's hotel brands, including avid™ hotels, Garner™, Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express®, Holiday Inn® Resort, Staybridge Suites®, Atwell Suites®, Candlewood Suites®, Even Hotels®, voco®, Vignette Collection®, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza®, and Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants. The minimum fee varies by brand, with some brands having a minimum fee of $75,000 or even $100,000.
Prospective franchisees should note that the application fee is non-refundable, as stated elsewhere in the FDD. This means that regardless of whether the application is approved, the fee will not be returned. Franchisees should carefully consider their prospects and conduct thorough due diligence before submitting an application and paying this fee.