Headquarters picks the card processor
Every location must use Shift4. A pitch for card processing goes to headquarters, not to owners.
Item 11 · 2024 filingFrom the filings · Lodging
GuestHouse franchise
122 locations. Headquarters picks the card processor and the loyalty program.
Older dataFrom the 2024 filing on record. A newer filing is overdue, so these figures may have changed.Updated June 2026
Total investment
$3.84M to $7.33M
Item 7
Locations
122
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Fees and terms
What a franchisee signs up for
Initial fee
$20K
Item 5 · per location
Term
20 years
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Franchised
100%
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For vendors
What decides a sale into GuestHouse
Suppliers come from an approved list
Owners buy from approved suppliers, and a new supplier needs headquarters' approval first.
Item 8 · 2024 filingMostly single-location owners
Every owner on record runs one location.
Item 20 · 2024 filingThe account brief
The rest of the filing, read for your product
We keep the detail off this page. Tell us what you sell, and an analyst sends the full brief for GuestHouse, with the clauses that matter to you.
- All 4 systems the filing namesWhich are required and which are only mentioned, with the clause text
- Who decides at headquartersThe technology, operations and finance leads, by role and name
- The owner map11 owners by state
- 20 requirements the filing setsEach with the franchisor's own sentence
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Answered from the filing
GuestHouse franchise questions
How much does a GuestHouse franchise cost?
The 2024 FDD puts the total investment at $3,840,495 to $7,331,895, including a $20,000 initial fee.
How many GuestHouse locations are there?
The 2024 FDD lists 122 locations, 122 of them franchised and 0 run by the company.
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Read the original filing for definitions, conditions, and qualifications.