Aloft Hotels vs Premier Inn
Averages across 282 Aloft Hotels and 974 Premier Inn hotels, and a head-to-head in the 12 cities where both brands have a hotel.
The short answer
On the numbers: Aloft Hotels
Aloft Hotels leads on 3 of 5 measures. Average guest rating differs by 0.21 points.
Every measured fact
Averages over each brand's hotels. A dot marks the better figure.
| Aloft Hotels vs Premier Inn: which hotel brand is better? | Aloft Hotels | Premier Inn |
|---|---|---|
| Guest ratings | ||
| Average guest rating | 8.64 +0.21 | 8.43 |
| Rated 8 or more | 87% +4% | 83% |
| Rated below 7 | 0% | 1% |
| Average Google rating | 4.21/5 | 4.23/5 +0.02 |
| Guest reviews behind the average | 53,961 | 32,257 |
| Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 10) | ||
| Cities where it is rated higher | 8 | 2 |
| The hotels | ||
| Hotels tracked | 282 | 974 |
| Countries | 33 | 16 |
| 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.
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London United Kingdom
Aloft by Marriott London Excel 8.6 Brand average here: 8.6
Premier Inn Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 8.7 Brand average here: 8.3
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Manchester United Kingdom
Aloft by Marriott Manchester City Centre 8.2 Brand average here: 8.2
Premier Inn Manchester City Centre West 8.7 Brand average here: 8.3
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Dubai United Arab Emirates
Aloft by Marriott Dubai Creek 9.0 Brand average here: 8.8
Premier Inn Dubai Barsha Heights 9.0 Brand average here: 8.6
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Liverpool United Kingdom
Aloft by Marriott Liverpool 9.0 Brand average here: 9.0
Premier Inn Liverpool City - Liverpool One 9.4 Brand average here: 8.8
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Dublin Ireland
Aloft by Marriott Dublin City 8.4 Brand average here: 8.4
Premier Inn Dublin Cc North Docklands 8.9 Brand average here: 8.6
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Munich Germany
Aloft by Marriott Munich 8.9 Brand average here: 8.9
Premier Inn München City Ost 7.4 Brand average here: 7.9
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Stuttgart Germany
Aloft by Marriott Stuttgart 9.0 Brand average here: 9.0
Premier Inn Stuttgart City Centre 9.0 Brand average here: 8.8
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Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
Aloft by Marriott Abu Dhabi 8.7 Brand average here: 8.7
Premier Inn Abu Dhabi Airport (Business Park) 8.5 Brand average here: 8.4
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Birmingham United Kingdom
Aloft by Marriott Birmingham Eastside 9.0 Brand average here: 9.0
Premier Inn Solihull Town Centre 9.1 Brand average here: 8.6
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Phoenix (AZ) United States
Aloft by Marriott Phoenix-Airport 8.9 Brand average here: 8.5
PREMIER INNS TOLLESON 7.8 Brand average here: 7.8
Aloft Hotels or Premier Inn: common questions
Is Aloft Hotels or Premier Inn better?
On average, Aloft Hotels hotels score 8.64/10 from guests and Premier Inn hotels 8.43/10. Aloft Hotels leads on 3 of the 5 measures we compare. Average guest rating differs by 0.21 points.
When both are in the same city, which is rated higher?
In the 10 cities where both have rated hotels, Aloft Hotels has the higher average in 8 and Premier Inn in 2.
Which brand has more hotels?
StayVersus tracks 282 Aloft Hotels hotels in 33 countries and 974 Premier Inn hotels in 16 countries.
Do Aloft Hotels and Premier Inn belong to the same company?
No. Aloft Hotels belongs to Marriott International, Premier Inn to Whitbread.
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Updated 6 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