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avid hotels vs Holiday Inn Express

Averages across 103 avid hotels and 3,611 Holiday Inn Express hotels, and a head-to-head in the 76 cities where both brands have a hotel.

IHG Hotels & Resorts

avid hotels

Average guest rating
9.1
Hotels tracked
103

IHG Hotels & Resorts

Holiday Inn Express

Average guest rating
8.7
Hotels tracked
3,611

The short answer

On the numbers: avid hotels

avid hotels leads on 6 of 7 measures. Average guest rating differs by 0.42 points.

Every measured fact

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

avid hotelsHoliday Inn Express
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 9.10 +0.42 8.68
Rated 8 or more 95% +7% 88%
Rated below 7 0% 1%
Average Google rating 4.28/5 +0.04 4.24/5
Guest reviews behind the average 1,611 354,299
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 47)
Cities where it is rated higher 32 13
The hotels
Hotels tracked 103 3,611
Countries 3 54
Typical opening year 2021 2019
Built or renovated in the last 10 years 100% 87%
Usual check-in 15:00 15:00
Usual check-out 11:00 11:00

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.

avid hotels or Holiday Inn Express: common questions

Is avid hotels or Holiday Inn Express better?

On average, avid hotels hotels score 9.10/10 from guests and Holiday Inn Express hotels 8.68/10. avid hotels leads on 6 of the 7 measures we compare. Average guest rating differs by 0.42 points.

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

In the 47 cities where both have rated hotels, avid hotels has the higher average in 32 and Holiday Inn Express in 13.

Which brand has newer hotels?

The typical avid hotels hotel opened in 2021, the typical Holiday Inn Express hotel in 2019.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 103 avid hotels hotels in 3 countries and 3,611 Holiday Inn Express hotels in 54 countries.

Do avid hotels and Holiday Inn Express belong to the same company?

Yes, both belong to IHG Hotels & Resorts.

More brand match-ups

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