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Aloft Hotels vs Crowne Plaza

Averages across 282 Aloft Hotels and 496 Crowne Plaza hotels, and a head-to-head in the 73 cities where both brands have a hotel.

Marriott International

Aloft Hotels

Average guest rating
8.6
Hotels tracked
282

IHG Hotels & Resorts

Crowne Plaza

Average guest rating
8.6
Hotels tracked
496

The short answer

On the numbers: Aloft Hotels

Aloft Hotels leads on 3 of 7 measures. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.02), 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 Hotels vs Crowne Plaza: which hotel brand is better?
Aloft Hotels vs Crowne Plaza: which hotel brand is better?Aloft HotelsCrowne Plaza
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 8.64 8.62
Rated 8 or more 87% 91% +4%
Rated below 7 0% 2%
Average Google rating 4.21/5 4.24/5 +0.03
Guest reviews behind the average 53,961 157,707
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 56)
Cities where it is rated higher 33 19
The hotels
Hotels tracked 282 496
Countries 33 70
Typical opening year 2016 2012
Built or renovated in the last 10 years 76% 65%
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 Crowne Plaza: common questions

Is Aloft Hotels or Crowne Plaza better?

On average, Aloft Hotels hotels score 8.64/10 from guests and Crowne Plaza hotels 8.62/10. Aloft Hotels leads on 3 of the 7 measures we compare. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.02), so the hotel you pick matters more than the brand.

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

In the 56 cities where both have rated hotels, Aloft Hotels has the higher average in 33 and Crowne Plaza in 19.

Which brand has newer hotels?

The typical Aloft Hotels hotel opened in 2016, the typical Crowne Plaza hotel in 2012.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 282 Aloft Hotels hotels in 33 countries and 496 Crowne Plaza hotels in 70 countries.

Do Aloft Hotels and Crowne Plaza belong to the same company?

No. Aloft Hotels belongs to Marriott International, Crowne Plaza to IHG Hotels & Resorts.

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Updated 12 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