Hilton Inns
The total investment to open a Hilton Inns franchise ranges from $1M to $4.5M.
What is the Hilton Inns franchise?
Hilton Inns operates hotels that provide overnight accommodation to travelers. The estimated total initial investment to open one ranges from $1,000,000 to $4,505,500.
The brand was founded and began franchising in 1960. Its headquarters are in Abilene, Texas.
Loan Activity Score
41/100
SBA Default Rate
3.2%
Active Lenders
50
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Hilton Inns has 59 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 50 lenders made 63 loans to franchisees of Hilton Inns. PeerSense calculates Hilton Inns's score as 41 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 1960 · 59 locations
$1M to $4.5M
59
59 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
FairDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Hilton Inns
63
Total SBA loans
$2.5M
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Hilton Inns
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
3.2%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
63
Total Volume
$157.0M
Active Lenders
50
States
27
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 Hilton Inns based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
3.2%
7.1% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
63 loans
Across 50 lenders
Lender Diversity
50 lenders
Avg 1.3 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Premium investment
$1,000,000 to $4,505,500 total
Hilton Inns: 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
2012
15 approvals. The best year on record for Hilton Inns.
Top SBA State
Texas
10 SBA financed Hilton Inns locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$2.5M
Median $2.0M. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Hilton Inns unit.
Lender Concentration
18.2%
Highly Diversified
Share of Hilton Inns approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Hilton Inns's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2012 (15 approvals). Operator density is highest in Texas with 10 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $2.5M, with the median at $2.0M. Lender mix is highly diversified: the top three SBA lenders account for 18.2% of approvals. Borrowers have leverage to shop multiple credit boxes.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$10,352
Principal & Interest only
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Hilton Inns, 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.
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