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Garner franchise — is it worth it?

Travel & hospitality · FDD-based assessment · registered 2026

Medium risk Growing network

Garner is a travel and hospitality brand with an investment range of $641,038 to $4,510,409.

Everything below is free, read straight off Garner's registered filing, with where the numbers land against travel & hospitality peers. Weighing Garner against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.

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Total initial investment
$641,038 – $4,510,409
Below the travel & hospitality median · median $3,332,700
Initial franchise fee
—
FDD Item 5
Royalty
5.5%
FDD Item 6
Item 19 earnings
Not disclosed
no franchisor earnings
Litigation (Item 3)
Disclosed
in Item 3
Outlet network
32 units
+22 last year

Figures above are as disclosed in Garner's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 640782 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.

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Garner franchise profit — what the FDD discloses

Plainly: Garner does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Garner — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (50% of travel & hospitality franchisors in our corpus do disclose); the fees, litigation and outlet churn Garner's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Hotel, travel & hospitality franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.

Garner lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)

Garner's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) does disclose legal proceedings in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Garner itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. Item 3 of the source FDD describes each case.

Garner closures & failure rate

Before you sign, Garner will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Garner's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a travel & hospitality of this kind.

The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Garner's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Net franchised outlets moved +22 to 32 in the latest reported year.

Who owns Garner?

Garner's franchise is offered by Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at WI DFI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it. The same franchisor files separate FDDs for other brands, which is worth knowing — sibling brands share a franchise-support organization but disclose their own numbers:

Atwell Suitessame franchisor · cost · earnings · failure rateavid hotelssame franchisor · cost · earnings · failure rateCandlewood Suitessame franchisor · cost · earnings · failure rateCrowne Plaza Hotels & Resortssame franchisor · cost · earnings · failure rateEVEN Hotelssame franchisor · cost · earnings · failure rateHoliday Inn Express;same franchisor · cost · earnings · failure rateHoliday Inn;same franchisor · cost · earnings · failure rateHotel Indigosame franchisor · cost · earnings · failure rateIntercontinental Hotels & Resortssame franchisor · cost · earnings · failure rateNoted Collectionsame franchisor · cost · earnings · failure rateRuby Hotelssame franchisor · cost · earnings · failure rateStaybridge Suitessame franchisor · cost · earnings · failure rateVignette Collectionsame franchisor · cost · earnings · failure ratevocosame franchisor · cost · earnings · failure rate

Travel & hospitality franchises at a similar investment level

Anyone weighing Garner is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.

Cobblestone Hotel & Suites$94,999 – $2,351,007 · Item 19 disclosedCobblestone Inn & Suites$101,999 – $2,382,999 · Item 19 disclosedCobblestone Suites$101,999 – $2,382,999 · Item 19 disclosedTrend Hotels$272,500 – $2,947,000SureStay Collection by Best Western®$880,775 – $2,920,725Country Inn & Suites by Radisson$851,845 – $3,623,495 · Item 19 disclosedScottish Inn$1,396,700 – $5,268,700BW Premier Collection;$442,540 – $6,890,025G6 Hospitality$200,000 – $9,700,000 · Item 19 disclosedGrandStay Residential Suites$5,038,400 – $24,175,200Graduate by Hilton$18,959,871 – $93,720,865Freedom Boat Clubinvestment not disclosed

Garner franchise — frequently asked

Who owns Garner — who is the franchisor?

Garner's most recently filed FDD (2026) names Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. The same franchisor also files FDDs for Atwell Suites, avid hotels, Candlewood Suites, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, EVEN Hotels, Holiday Inn Express;, Holiday Inn;, Hotel Indigo, Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts, Noted Collection, Ruby Hotels, Staybridge Suites, Vignette Collection, voco. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.

How much does a Garner franchise cost?

Garner's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $641,038 – $4,510,409 and a 5.5% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against travel & hospitality peers it sits in the upper quartile (median $3,332,700).

How much profit does a Garner franchise make?

Garner makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Garner at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.

Does Garner disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

No — Garner's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing: 50% of travel & hospitality franchisors in our corpus do disclose.

Are there lawsuits against Garner?

Garner's most recently filed FDD (2026) discloses legal proceedings in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Garner itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing.

Is Garner a good franchise to buy?

Nobody can answer that from Garner's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against travel & hospitality peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.

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This report compiles and structures publicly filed Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) data from state franchise registrations. It is not legal, financial, or investment advice, is not affiliated with or endorsed by any franchisor, and does not replace reading the full FDD or consulting a franchise attorney or accountant. All figures are as disclosed by the franchisor in its most recent registered FDD. Item 19 financial performance representations are made at the franchisor’s option and may be absent or limited.