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Aloft Hotels vs Marriott Hotels

Averages across 282 Aloft Hotels and 623 Marriott Hotels hotels, and a head-to-head in the 105 cities where both brands have a hotel.

Marriott International

Aloft Hotels

Average guest rating
8.6
Hotels tracked
282

Marriott International

Marriott Hotels

Average guest rating
8.6
Hotels tracked
623

The short answer

On the numbers: too close to call

Each brand leads on 2 measures. Both average 8.64/10 from guests, 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 HotelsMarriott Hotels
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 8.64 8.64
Rated 8 or more 87% 90% +3%
Rated below 7 0% 1%
Average Google rating 4.21/5 4.28/5 +0.07
Guest reviews behind the average 53,961 153,457
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 72)
Cities where it is rated higher 38 34
The hotels
Hotels tracked 282 623
Countries 33 73
Typical opening year 2016 2009
Built or renovated in the last 10 years 76% 72%
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 Marriott Hotels: common questions

Is Aloft Hotels or Marriott Hotels better?

They are evenly matched: Aloft Hotels hotels average 8.64/10 from guests and Marriott Hotels hotels 8.64/10, and each brand leads on 2 measures. Both average 8.64/10 from guests, so the hotel you pick matters more than the brand.

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

In the 72 cities where both have rated hotels, Aloft Hotels has the higher average in 38 and Marriott Hotels in 34.

Which brand has newer hotels?

The typical Aloft Hotels hotel opened in 2016, the typical Marriott Hotels hotel in 2009.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 282 Aloft Hotels hotels in 33 countries and 623 Marriott Hotels hotels in 73 countries.

Do Aloft Hotels and Marriott Hotels belong to the same company?

Yes, both belong to Marriott International.

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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