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Ruby Hotels franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk No franchised units open yet
Ruby Hotels is a travel and hospitality brand with a substantial initial investment range of $8,001,423 to $38,474,439.
Everything below is free, read straight off Ruby Hotels's registered filing, with where the numbers land against travel & hospitality peers. Weighing Ruby Hotels against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Ruby Hotels's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 640805 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.
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Ruby Hotels franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Ruby Hotels 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 Ruby Hotels — 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 Ruby Hotels'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.
Ruby Hotels lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Ruby Hotels'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 Ruby Hotels 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.
Ruby Hotels closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Ruby Hotels 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 Ruby Hotels'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. Ruby Hotels reports no franchised units open yet — there is no operating track record to churn.
Who owns Ruby Hotels?
Ruby Hotels'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:
Travel & hospitality franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Ruby Hotels 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.
Ruby Hotels franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Ruby Hotels — who is the franchisor?
Ruby Hotels'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, Garner, Holiday Inn Express;, Holiday Inn;, Hotel Indigo, Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts, Noted Collection, Staybridge Suites, Vignette Collection, voco. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Ruby Hotels franchise cost?
Ruby Hotels's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $8,001,423 – $38,474,439 and a 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 bottom quartile (median $3,332,700).
How much profit does a Ruby Hotels franchise make?
Ruby Hotels makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Ruby Hotels 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 Ruby Hotels disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Ruby Hotels'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 Ruby Hotels?
Ruby Hotels'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 Ruby Hotels itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing.
Is Ruby Hotels a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Ruby Hotels'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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