Lodging

Comfort Inn

North Bethesda, MD · Founded 1981 · CIMN

Choice Hotels International, Inc. is a franchisor offering limited service, upper mid-scale hotels under the COMFORT INN®, COMFORT INN & SUITES®, and COMFORT SUITES® trademarks, which provide a warm atmosphere and personal, helpful service including breakfast, in-room coffee and high-speed internet access.

2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
1,643
units (2025)
-1.2%
year over year

Units by Year

1,645
2021
1,655
2022
1,664
2023
1,663
2024
1,643
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$822,951 – $3,335,295
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$50,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
3.5%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

6.0% of the preceding month’s Gross Room Revenues (“GRR”)

Leadership

  • Dominic E. Dragisich

    Interim Chief Executive Officer

  • Patrick J. Cimerola

    Chief Human Resources Officer

  • David A. Pepper

    Senior Vice President, Chief Development Officer

  • Scott E. Oaksmith

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Raul Ramirez Sanchez

    Chief Segment and International Operations Officer

  • Noha Abdalla

    Chief Marketing Officer

  • Anna Scozzafava

    Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Vice President, Technology

  • Jeff Lobb

    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

  • Brian Kirkland

    Chief Information Officer

  • Joshua Sloser

    Chief Commercial Officer

On File

FDD years
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Franchisee records
15
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
113
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
44 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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