B&B Hotels vs Holiday Inn Express
Averages across 498 B&B Hotels and 3,611 Holiday Inn Express hotels, and a head-to-head in the 49 cities where both brands have a hotel.
The short answer
On the numbers: Holiday Inn Express
Holiday Inn Express leads on 7 of 7 measures. Average guest rating differs by 0.44 points.
Every measured fact
Averages over each brand's hotels. A dot marks the better figure.
| B&B Hotels vs Holiday Inn Express: which hotel brand is better? | B&B Hotels | Holiday Inn Express |
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| Guest ratings | ||
| Average guest rating | 8.24 | 8.68 +0.44 |
| Rated 8 or more | 73% | 88% +15% |
| Rated below 7 | 4% | 1% |
| Average Google rating | 4.09/5 | 4.24/5 +0.15 |
| Guest reviews behind the average | 43,762 | 354,299 |
| Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 46) | ||
| Cities where it is rated higher | 16 | 29 |
| The hotels | ||
| Hotels tracked | 498 | 3,611 |
| Countries | 17 | 54 |
| Typical opening year | 2011 | 2019 |
| Built or renovated in the last 10 years | 62% | 86% |
| 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
B&B Hotel près de Disneyland Paris 8.5 Brand average here: 7.8
Holiday Inn Express Paris - CDG Airport By IHG 8.6 Brand average here: 8.4
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Madrid Spain
B&B Hotel Madrid Centro Puerta del Sol 9.3 Brand average here: 8.6
Holiday Inn Express Madrid Airport By IHG 8.7 Brand average here: 8.4
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Munich Germany
B&B HOTEL Munchen-Schwabing 8.7 Brand average here: 8.0
Holiday Inn Express Munich City West By IHG 8.8 Brand average here: 8.5
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Berlin Germany
B&B HOTEL Berlin City-Ost 8.6 Brand average here: 8.3
Holiday Inn Express Berlin - Alexanderplatz By IHG 8.8 Brand average here: 8.7
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Milan Italy
B&B Hotel Milano City Center Duomo 8.7 Brand average here: 8.4
Holiday Inn Express Milan-Malpensa Airport By IHG 8.4 Brand average here: 8.4
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Frankfurt Germany
B&B Hotel Frankfurt-Hbf 8.7 Brand average here: 8.1
Holiday Inn Express Offenbach By IHG 8.9 Brand average here: 8.6
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Dusseldorf Germany
B&B Hotel Düsseldorf City-Süd 8.4 Brand average here: 8.1
Holiday Inn Express Dusseldorf Airport By IHG 9.0 Brand average here: 8.6
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Cologne Germany
B&B HOTEL Koln-Marsdorf Brand average here: 7.9
Holiday Inn Express Cologne Mülheim By IHG 8.4 Brand average here: 8.4
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Birmingham United Kingdom
B&B HOTEL Birmingham 8.3 Brand average here: 8.3
Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - City Centre By IHG 8.8 Brand average here: 8.3
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Nuremberg Germany
B&B Hotel Nurnberg-West 9.1 Brand average here: 8.6
Holiday Inn Express Fürth By IHG 9.0 Brand average here: 9.0
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Bremen Germany
B&B HOTEL Bremen-Altstadt 8.8 Brand average here: 7.6
Holiday Inn Express Bremen Airport By IHG 8.7 Brand average here: 8.7
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Lisbon Portugal
B&B Hotel Lisboa Aeroporto 8.5 Brand average here: 8.5
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lisbon - Príncipe Real By IHG 9.0 Brand average here: 8.8
B&B Hotels or Holiday Inn Express: common questions
Is B&B Hotels or Holiday Inn Express better?
On average, Holiday Inn Express hotels score 8.68/10 from guests and B&B Hotels hotels 8.24/10. Holiday Inn Express leads on 7 of the 7 measures we compare. Average guest rating differs by 0.44 points.
When both are in the same city, which is rated higher?
In the 46 cities where both have rated hotels, B&B Hotels has the higher average in 16 and Holiday Inn Express in 29.
Which brand has newer hotels?
The typical Holiday Inn Express hotel opened in 2019, the typical B&B Hotels hotel in 2011.
Which brand has more hotels?
StayVersus tracks 498 B&B Hotels hotels in 17 countries and 3,611 Holiday Inn Express hotels in 54 countries.
Do B&B Hotels and Holiday Inn Express belong to the same company?
No. B&B Hotels belongs to B&B Hotels, Holiday Inn Express to IHG Hotels & Resorts.
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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