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Aloft Hotels vs Holiday Inn

Averages across 282 Aloft Hotels and 1,759 Holiday Inn hotels, and a head-to-head in the 133 cities where both brands have a hotel.

Marriott International

Aloft Hotels

Average guest rating
8.6
Hotels tracked
282

IHG Hotels & Resorts

Holiday Inn

Average guest rating
8.5
Hotels tracked
1,759

The short answer

On the numbers: Aloft Hotels

Aloft Hotels leads on 6 of 7 measures. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.14), 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 HotelsHoliday Inn
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 8.64 +0.14 8.50
Rated 8 or more 87% +3% 84%
Rated below 7 0% 1%
Average Google rating 4.21/5 +0.03 4.18/5
Guest reviews behind the average 53,961 350,205
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 100)
Cities where it is rated higher 55 41
The hotels
Hotels tracked 282 1,759
Countries 33 85
Typical opening year 2016 2012
Built or renovated in the last 10 years 76% 71%
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 Holiday Inn: common questions

Is Aloft Hotels or Holiday Inn better?

On average, Aloft Hotels hotels score 8.64/10 from guests and Holiday Inn hotels 8.50/10. Aloft Hotels leads on 6 of the 7 measures we compare. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.14), so the hotel you pick matters more than the brand.

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

In the 100 cities where both have rated hotels, Aloft Hotels has the higher average in 55 and Holiday Inn in 41.

Which brand has newer hotels?

The typical Aloft Hotels hotel opened in 2016, the typical Holiday Inn hotel in 2012.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 282 Aloft Hotels hotels in 33 countries and 1,759 Holiday Inn hotels in 85 countries.

Do Aloft Hotels and Holiday Inn belong to the same company?

No. Aloft Hotels belongs to Marriott International, Holiday Inn to IHG Hotels & Resorts.

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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