CLARION HOTEL

We provide Clarion-branded hotels that offer guests quality service, useful amenities, and an inviting stay at an affordable price. Our hotels are designed for travelers who want a comfortable, full-service or select-service experience, with free high-speed internet and, at many locations, restaurants, room service, swimming pools, and fitness centers. Clarion Inn properties are typically smaller hotels with more limited services in smaller markets, while Clarion Hotel properties are larger hotels that may include meeting rooms and other added services in bigger markets. We also offer Clarion Resort and Clarion Suites hotels for destination travel and all-suites stays. Clarion Pointe hotels provide a modern, streamlined stay with upgraded rooms, free premium coffee and tea, breakfast, beer and wine for purchase, a fitness room, free internet, and 49-inch TVs with casting technology.

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Lodging & Hospitality

Brand highlights

  • CEOPatrick S. Pacious
  • Headquarters1 Choice Hotels Circle, Rockville, MD, 20850
  • Year founded1939
  • Year started franchising1987
  • IndustryLodging & Hospitality
  • Locations open171 (-1 last three years)

Statistics & metrics

  • Investment range$399,125 - $2,541,395
  • Franchise fee$40,000
  • Royalty5.0% of the preceding month’s Gross Room Revenues (“GRR”) for CLARION; 5.5% of the preceding month’s GRR for CLARION POINTE (Note 2).
  • Brand fund3.0% of the preceding month’s GRR for CLARION; 3.25% of the preceding month’s GRR for CLARION POINTE (Note 2).
  • Required Liquid Capital$15,000
  • Required Net WorthN/A

Learn more about the Lodging & Hospitality industry:

From hotels and motels to vacation rentals, the lodging industry is a cornerstone of the travel sector. Franchises in this category offer the chance to be part of the global tourism economy.

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FDD Version Referenced - Issuance Date: 2018-04-01

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Total locations171
Franchise locations171
Corporate locations0
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