Compare a Knoxville salon suite to booth rental: hours, brand, rent, and who keeps the client list. The difference Booth rental puts you at a station in a shared salon. You pay rent for the chair. The salon still owns the room, the hours, and the first impression. A salon suite is a private studio with a locking door. You brand the room as your business. Clients walk in for you, not for a house name on the marquee. Money Both models can let you keep service revenue. The split is not the real gap. Commission salons take 40 to 60 percent. Booth rental and suites do not. The gap is overhead and control. A suite at Elite Suites folds equipment, electric, water, Wi-Fi, laundry, and a full-time guest concierge into one monthly fee. Booth rent often leaves you buying your own tools and working inside someone else's hours. Hours, brand, and the client list In a suite you set the hours. You paint the walls. You choose the product line. The book is yours and you can market it as yours. In booth rental the salon still runs the floor. Clients often check in at a shared desk and sit in a shared room. Your brand stops at the chair. What Knoxville tenants get here Elite Suites has open buildings in Farragut on Kingston Pike and inside West Town Mall. Maryville opens in 2026. Each suite is a private room with professional equipment already in it. There is no commission split. Call leasing at (865) 684-5973 for current rent and availability. We do not post rates online because they change by size, location, and term.