Ruby Hotels
The total investment to open a Ruby Hotels franchise ranges from $655,995 to $39.2M. The initial franchise fee is $40,000. Ongoing royalties are 5% plus a 3% advertising fee.
What is the Ruby Hotels franchise?
Ruby Hotels operates hotels for travelers. The estimated total initial investment is $655,995 to $39,155,145, and the initial franchise fee is $40,000.
The royalty is 5 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 3 percent. The franchise agreement term is 30 years.
The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Munich. Cost and fee figures are from the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document.
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Ruby Hotels has 29 locations. Cost figures are based on the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. To correct a figure, email the current FDD and the differing item numbers to info@peersense.com, and this page will be updated.
Franchising since 2013 · 29 locations
$655,995 to $39.2M
$40,000
29
SBA Lending Activity for Ruby Hotels
Loan Activity Score
This franchise has not yet been scored by the Franchise Performance Index. Scores are calculated based on public FDD data, SBA loan performance, and system level metrics.
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Key performance metrics for Ruby Hotels based on SBA lending data
Investment Tier
Premium investment
$655,995 to $39,155,145 total
Why Ruby Hotels Doesn't Appear in Public SBA Data
The SBA 7(a) program publishes loan level data for every approved franchise borrower. Ruby Hotels does not currently appear in those public records, and that absence carries useful information for prospective franchisees evaluating this brand.
Likely explanations for the absence
- The brand began franchising recently (1 year ago). The SBA reporting pipeline trails new-franchise activity by 12 to 24 months.
- Total initial investment exceeds the SBA 7(a) statutory ceiling of $5M. Operators in this brand typically finance through conventional bank, CMBS, or commercial real estate debt rather than 7(a).
Absence from SBA records does not mean a brand is un fundable. It typically means the franchise system uses alternative capital sources, or that current franchisees self fund, secure conventional bank financing, or roll over equity from a prior business sale rather than going through an SBA guaranteed 7(a) loan. For prospective Ruby Hotels franchisees, the practical question is which financing path actually closes for this brand's profile.
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$6,791
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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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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; 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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