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Park Inn franchise — is it worth it?
High risk Significant turnover Item 19 disclosed
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Everything below is free, read straight off Park Inn's registered filing, with where the numbers land against travel & hospitality peers. Weighing Park Inn against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Park Inn's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 640685 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.
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How much does a Park Inn franchise make?
Park Inn is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly from this filing, so we don't print one; Item 19 of the source FDD has the tables. See every travel & hospitality brand that discloses earnings in the Hotel, travel & hospitality franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Park Inn franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Park Inn's 5.5% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Park Inn franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Park Inn franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.
Park Inn lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Park Inn'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 Park Inn 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.
Park Inn closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Park Inn 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 Park Inn'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. Park Inn's latest tables show significant franchisee turnover. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 70.4%, against a travel & hospitality median of 4.1% — worse than the category. Net franchised outlets moved -13 to 14 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Park Inn?
Park Inn's franchise is offered by Choice Hotels International, Inc. — 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:
Travel & hospitality franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Park Inn 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.
Park Inn franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Park Inn — who is the franchisor?
Park Inn's most recently filed FDD (2026) names Choice Hotels International, Inc. 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 Country Inn & Suites by Radisson. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Park Inn franchise cost?
Park Inn's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $3,987 – $21,436 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 top quartile (median $3,332,700).
How much profit does a Park Inn franchise make?
Park Inn discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (5.5% of gross for Park Inn), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Park Inn franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.
Does Park Inn disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Park Inn reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly, so check Item 19 of the source FDD for the numbers.
Are there lawsuits against Park Inn?
Park Inn'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 Park Inn itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing.
Is Park Inn a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Park Inn'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 high 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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