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Aloft Hotels vs Citadines

Averages across 282 Aloft Hotels and 136 Citadines hotels, and a head-to-head in the 22 cities where both brands have a hotel.

Marriott International

Aloft Hotels

Average guest rating
8.6
Hotels tracked
282

The Ascott Limited

Citadines

Average guest rating
8.8
Hotels tracked
136

The short answer

On the numbers: Citadines

Citadines leads on 3 of 6 measures. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.11), so the hotel you pick matters more than the brand.

Every measured fact

Averages over each brand's hotels. A dot marks the better figure.

Aloft HotelsCitadines
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 8.64 8.75 +0.11
Rated 8 or more 87% 99% +12%
Rated below 7 0% 0%
Guest reviews behind the average 53,961 116,748
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 14)
Cities where it is rated higher 11 3
The hotels
Hotels tracked 282 136
Countries 33 24
Typical opening year 2016 2018
Built or renovated in the last 10 years 76% 66%
Usual check-in 15:00 15:00
Usual check-out 12:00 12:00

Both brands, same city

The best-rated hotel of each brand in cities where both have one. Open a match-up for the full hotel comparison.

Aloft Hotels or Citadines: common questions

Is Aloft Hotels or Citadines better?

On average, Citadines hotels score 8.75/10 from guests and Aloft Hotels hotels 8.64/10. Citadines leads on 3 of the 6 measures we compare. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.11), so the hotel you pick matters more than the brand.

When both are in the same city, which is rated higher?

In the 14 cities where both have rated hotels, Aloft Hotels has the higher average in 11 and Citadines in 3.

Which brand has newer hotels?

The typical Citadines hotel opened in 2018, the typical Aloft Hotels hotel in 2016.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 282 Aloft Hotels hotels in 33 countries and 136 Citadines hotels in 24 countries.

Do Aloft Hotels and Citadines belong to the same company?

No. Aloft Hotels belongs to Marriott International, Citadines to The Ascott Limited.

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Updated 11 Oct 2026. Averages over the hotels StayVersus tracks: guest ratings from Agoda (hotels with 5+ reviews), Google ratings from public Google Maps listings (hotels with 20+ reviews). A hotel counts for a brand only when its name confirms it. How we score