Amerihost Inn
The total investment to open a Amerihost Inn franchise ranges from $686,000 to $1.9M.
What is the Amerihost Inn franchise?
Amerihost Inn is a hotel and motel business that provides overnight accommodations for travelers. The estimated total initial investment to open is $686,000 to $1,868,000.
The brand is headquartered in Ashland, Ohio.
Loan Activity Score
19/100
SBA Default Rate
33.3%
Active Lenders
31
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Amerihost Inn has 24 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 31 lenders made 39 loans to franchisees of Amerihost Inn. PeerSense calculates Amerihost Inn's score as 19 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
24 locations
$686,000 to $1.9M
24
24 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Amerihost Inn
39
Total SBA loans
$1.2M
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Amerihost Inn
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Established (25 to 99 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
33.3%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
39
Total Volume
$46.3M
Active Lenders
31
States
21
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Amerihost Inn based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
33.3%
23.0% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
39 loans
Across 31 lenders
Lender Diversity
31 lenders
Avg 1.3 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Premium investment
$686,000 to $1,868,000 total
Amerihost Inn: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
2005
11 approvals. The best year on record for Amerihost Inn.
Top SBA State
Ohio
7 SBA financed Amerihost Inn locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$1.2M
Median $1.1M. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Amerihost Inn unit.
Lender Concentration
17.9%
Highly Diversified
Share of Amerihost Inn approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Amerihost Inn's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2005 (11 approvals). Operator density is highest in Ohio with 7 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $1.2M, with the median at $1.1M. Lender mix is highly diversified: the top three SBA lenders account for 17.9% of approvals. Borrowers have leverage to shop multiple credit boxes.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$7,101
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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Amerihost Inn, unit breakdown
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
- In the 12 months through September 30, 2026, PeerSense tracked 912 publicly announced financings with a disclosed size of $361.32 billion. PeerSense Capital Data Report · Methodology page
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