Who owns Motel 6?
Motel 6 is owned by PRISM (India).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: OYO renames corporate entity name to PRISM; PRISM's G6 scales extended stay strategy (OYO website news). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- PRISM (OYO) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇳 India
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Travel & transport › Hotels › Budget & midscale hotels
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Motel 6
Motel 6 is an economy motel brand run by G6 Hospitality, which OYO's website calls part of the PRISM group. G6 Hospitality says Motel 6 has offered travellers a clean room at a fair price for more than 60 years.
Ownership timeline of Motel 6
Where Motel 6 sits in PRISM
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full PRISM brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by PRISM
PRISM controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in budget & midscale hotels, and who owns them
The 39 brands in budget & midscale hotels on Brandtree belong to 14 owners. The largest is Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, with 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Elan Hotel | H World | 🇨🇳 China |
| Days Inn | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Comfort Inn | Choice Hotels | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 7 Days | Jin Jiang Hotels | 🇨🇳 China |
| Fiesta Inn | Grupo Posadas | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Courtyard by Marriott | Marriott | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ibis | Accor | 🇫🇷 France |
| First World Hotel | Genting | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
About the owner: PRISM
PRISM is a privately held company headquartered in India. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control.
OYO's website announces that it renamed its corporate entity PRISM to reflect its global expansion, and calls PRISM the parent company of OYO. The same site names G6 as a PRISM business, the Motel 6 and Studio 6 group in the United States, and Sunday Hotels as OYO's premium brand. OYO says it was founded by Ritesh Agarwal and launched oyorooms.com in 2013.
🇺🇸 Motel 6 and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Motel 6 among them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Motel 6?
The parent company of Motel 6 is PRISM, a privately held company headquartered in India.
Is Motel 6 American or Indian?
Motel 6 originated in the United States, but it is owned today by PRISM, which is headquartered in India. So Motel 6 is an American-origin brand under Indian ownership.
Is Motel 6 still owned by PRISM?
Yes. As of 20 October 2026, Motel 6 is still owned by PRISM. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] OYO renames corporate entity name to PRISM; PRISM's G6 scales extended stay strategy (OYO website news) — OYO, Official press release; retrieved 20 October 2026.
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