IDG Ventures invested in the company, causing it to raise $109 million U.S. dollars in its 2006 Nasdaq listing.
[7] In October 2007 Home Inn purchased Top Star, a hotel company that had been established two years prior.
At that time the company planned to increase the number to 1,000 and to open outlet in other Asian countries.
[8] In April 2016, Home Inn completed the Going Private Transaction and sold to BTG Hotels.
[10] Brands include Home Inn (Chinese: 如家酒店; pinyin: Rújiā Jiǔdiàn), Motel 168, Yitel (和颐酒店; Héyí Jiǔdiàn), and Fairyland Hotel (simplified Chinese: 云上四季连锁酒店; traditional Chinese: 雲上四季連鎖酒店; pinyin: Yúnshàng Sìjì Liánsuǒ Jiǔdiàn).