Baymont Inn & Suites

Founded: 1974 Franchising since: 1987
Founded in 1973, Baymont Inns & Suites provides lodging to business and leisure travelers across the United States. Each location features in-room desks, pay-per-view movies and video games, free breakfast, and nonsmoking and handicapped-accessible rooms. Baymont Inns & Suites also offer conference rooms, fax service and computer data ports.

22 Sylvan Wy. Parsippany, New jersey 07054

Phone: (800)758-8999

Franchisor is a publicly-held company with 17 employee(s)

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	233	1	0	0
2008	210	0	0	0
2007	169	0	0	0
2006	129	0	0	0
2005	117	0	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Area of protection in each agreement

Total investment: $393.6K-5.5M Franchise fee: $26K-27K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: 20 years

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	Yes
Startup Costs	Yes	Yes
Equipment	Yes	Yes
Inventory	Yes	Yes
Accounts Receivable	Yes	Yes
Payroll	Yes	Yes

Qualifications
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 7% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

Training

• Available at headquarters: 5 days
• At franchisee's location: 2 days
• Regional workshops, 1-3 days; customized property training, varies with fees

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• National media

Franchise 500® rank:
#121 (2009); #149 (2008); #184 (2007);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#76 (2009); #103 (2008);