Lodging

Sonesta Select / Sonesta Essentials

Newton, MA · Founded 1986 · SSSE

Sonesta Select and Sonesta Essentials offer franchises for the establishment and operation of hotels under their respective brand concepts, with franchisees granted non-exclusive rights to use the Sonesta trademarks and to operate hotels in accordance with brand standards and manuals.

2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
76
units (2025)
-3.8%
year over year

Units by Year

63
2021
60
2022
61
2023
79
2024
76
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$20,000 – $275,000
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$4,395
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
No
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

3% of Gross Rooms Revenue

Leadership

  • Keith Pierce

    Co-President

  • Jeffrey Leer

    Co-President

  • Lindsey Getz

    Secretary

  • Phillip Hugh

    Chief Development Officer

  • Christopher Trick

    Chief Marketing and Performance Officer

  • David Bryan

    Senior Vice President, Treasurer

  • Bradford Maxwell

    Senior Vice President, General Counsel

  • Jordan Langlois

    Senior Vice President, Franchise Operations

  • Jason Yarbrough

    Senior Vice President, Franchise Development

  • Cynthia Kelly

    Vice President, Franchise Administration

On File

FDD years
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Franchisee records
59
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
5 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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