B&B Hotels vs Best Western
Averages across 498 B&B Hotels and 1,494 Best Western hotels, and a head-to-head in the 58 cities where both brands have a hotel.
The short answer
On the numbers: Best Western
Best Western leads on 3 of 7 measures. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.11), 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.
| B&B Hotels vs Best Western: which hotel brand is better? | B&B Hotels | Best Western |
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| Guest ratings | ||
| Average guest rating | 8.24 | 8.35 +0.11 |
| Rated 8 or more | 73% | 77% +4% |
| Rated below 7 | 4% | 2% |
| Average Google rating | 4.09/5 | 4.09/5 |
| Guest reviews behind the average | 43,762 | 156,862 |
| Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 45) | ||
| Cities where it is rated higher | 19 | 25 |
| The hotels | ||
| Hotels tracked | 498 | 1,494 |
| Countries | 17 | 56 |
| Typical opening year | 2011 | 1998 |
| Built or renovated in the last 10 years | 62% | 56% |
| Usual check-in | 14:00 | 15:00 |
| Usual check-out | 12:00 | 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.
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Paris France
Compare these twoB&B Hotel près de Disneyland Paris 8.5 Brand average here: 7.8
Best Western 11BAUER Paris Saint-Ouen 9.3 Brand average here: 8.2
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Rome Italy
Compare these twoB&B Hotel Roma Italia Viminale 8.6 Brand average here: 8.5
Best Western Hotel Piccadilly 8.4 Brand average here: 7.8
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Milan Italy
Compare these twoB&B Hotel Milano City Center Duomo 8.7 Brand average here: 8.4
Best Western Hotel City 8.8 Brand average here: 8.4
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Berlin Germany
Compare these twoB&B HOTEL Berlin City-Ost 8.6 Brand average here: 8.3
Best Western Hotel Kantstrasse Berlin 8.1 Brand average here: 8.1
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Frankfurt Germany
Compare these twoB&B Hotel Frankfurt-Hbf 8.7 Brand average here: 8.1
Best Western Premier IB Hotel Friedberger Warte 8.3 Brand average here: 8.3
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Dusseldorf Germany
Compare these twoB&B Hotel Düsseldorf City-Süd 8.4 Brand average here: 8.1
Best Western Hotel Breitbach 8.2 Brand average here: 8.2
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Hamburg Germany
Compare these twoB&B HOTEL Hamburg-Airport 8.6 Brand average here: 8.3
Best Western Hotel Hamburg International 8.2 Brand average here: 8.2
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Marseille France
Compare these twoB&B Hotel Marseille Prado Velodrome 8.0 Brand average here: 7.4
Best Western Hotel du Mucem 8.5 Brand average here: 8.5
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Nuremberg Germany
Compare these twoB&B Hotel Nurnberg-West 9.1 Brand average here: 8.6
Best Western Hotel Nurnberg am Hauptbahnhof 8.6 Brand average here: 8.7
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Lyon France
Compare these twoB&B HOTEL Lyon Centre Perrache 8.3 Brand average here: 7.8
Best Western Crequi Lyon Part Dieu 8.4 Brand average here: 8.3
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Turin Italy
Compare these twoB&B HOTEL Torino Orbassano 8.3 Brand average here: 8.0
Best Western Plus Executive Hotel and Suites 8.6 Brand average here: 8.4
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Brussels Belgium
Compare these twoB&B Hotel Brussels Centre Louise 8.9 Brand average here: 8.8
Best Western Hotel Royal Centre 8.5 Brand average here: 8.3
B&B Hotels or Best Western: common questions
Is B&B Hotels or Best Western better?
On average, Best Western hotels score 8.35/10 from guests and B&B Hotels hotels 8.24/10. Best Western leads on 3 of the 7 measures we compare. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.11), so the hotel you pick matters more than the brand.
When both are in the same city, which is rated higher?
In the 45 cities where both have rated hotels, B&B Hotels has the higher average in 19 and Best Western in 25.
Which brand has newer hotels?
The typical B&B Hotels hotel opened in 2011, the typical Best Western hotel in 1998.
Which brand has more hotels?
StayVersus tracks 498 B&B Hotels hotels in 17 countries and 1,494 Best Western hotels in 56 countries.
Do B&B Hotels and Best Western belong to the same company?
No. B&B Hotels belongs to B&B Hotels, Best Western to Best Western Hotels & Resorts.
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Updated 14 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