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Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites franchise — is it worth it?
Risk level — in the report
Cobblestone Inn & Suites operates in the travel and hospitality sector, offering a growing network of hotels.
Unlock what the free page above only hints at:
- The actual Item 19 earnings — reported average unit revenue, not just “disclosed.”
- How it compares — every number ranked against travel & hospitality peers (median & quartile).
- Litigation detail — each case, franchisee vs. corporate, with summaries.
- Outlet churn & the questions to ask — behind the net change above: closures, terminations, transfers, and what to put to the franchisor.
Figures above are as disclosed in Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites's most recent FDD (registered 2023). Source: Minnesota Dept. of Commerce — CARDS franchise registrations · filing 28483-202305-01. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.
How much does a Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites franchise make?
Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites 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 average revenue Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites reports, what that figure does and doesn't include, and where it ranks against travel & hospitality peers are in the full report. See every travel & hospitality brand that discloses earnings in the Hotel, travel & hospitality franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites 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 the royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. The full report sets Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites's disclosed revenue against its total ongoing fee load, so you can see what that revenue has to cover before anything reaches you.
Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
We do not publish a litigation answer for Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites. Item 3 could not be read reliably from this particular filing, and a claim that a company has no legal history is not one to make on a failed parse — so we say we do not know instead. Item 3 of the FDD itself is the place to check; the methodology page explains what we do and do not machine-read.
Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites 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 Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites'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. Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites's latest tables show a growing franchised network. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites's churn ranks against travel & hospitality peers, are in the full report.
The actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against travel & hospitality peers, litigation and churn detail — emailed as a PDF.
Who owns Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites?
Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites's franchise is offered by COBBLESTONE HOTELS, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2023), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at MN CARDS; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Travel & hospitality franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites 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.
Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites — who is the franchisor?
Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites's most recently filed FDD (2023) names COBBLESTONE HOTELS, LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites franchise cost?
Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $64,799 – $1,658,797. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against travel & hospitality peers.
How much profit does a Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites franchise make?
Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties, the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The full report shows the disclosed revenue against the full ongoing fee load it has to cover.
Does Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The full report shows the actual revenue figures and how they rank against travel & hospitality peers.
Are there lawsuits against Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites?
We do not publish a litigation answer for Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites: Item 3 could not be read reliably from this filing, and we would rather say so than assert a clean record we have not verified. Item 3 of the FDD itself is the place to check.
Is Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites a good franchise to buy?
That comes down to how Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites's investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against travel & hospitality peers — which is exactly what the full report answers. For $99 you get the risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings (disclosed in this FDD), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.
Everything the sections above point to, in one place: Hotel & Suites, Cobblestone Inn & Suites's risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against travel & hospitality peers, and the litigation & churn detail — with the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign.
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