B&B Hotels vs Premier Inn
Averages across 498 B&B Hotels and 974 Premier Inn hotels, and a head-to-head in the 36 cities where both brands have a hotel.
The short answer
On the numbers: Premier Inn
Premier Inn leads on 5 of 5 measures. Average guest rating differs by 0.19 points.
Every measured fact
Averages over each brand's hotels. A dot marks the better figure.
| B&B Hotels vs Premier Inn: which hotel brand is better? | B&B Hotels | Premier Inn |
|---|---|---|
| Guest ratings | ||
| Average guest rating | 8.24 | 8.43 +0.19 |
| Rated 8 or more | 73% | 83% +10% |
| Rated below 7 | 4% | 1% |
| Average Google rating | 4.09/5 | 4.23/5 +0.14 |
| Guest reviews behind the average | 43,762 | 32,257 |
| Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 28) | ||
| Cities where it is rated higher | 8 | 19 |
| The hotels | ||
| Hotels tracked | 498 | 974 |
| Countries | 17 | 16 |
| Usual check-in | 14:00 | 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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Berlin Germany
Compare these twoB&B HOTEL Berlin City-Ost 8.6 Brand average here: 8.3
Premier Inn Berlin City Centre 8.8 Brand average here: 8.2
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Munich Germany
Compare these twoB&B HOTEL Munchen-Schwabing 8.7 Brand average here: 8.0
Premier Inn München Airport Ost 8.3 Brand average here: 8.0
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Frankfurt Germany
Compare these twoB&B Hotel Frankfurt-Hbf 8.7 Brand average here: 8.1
PREMIER INN FRANKFURT MESSE 8.8 Brand average here: 8.7
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Hamburg Germany
Compare these twoB&B HOTEL Hamburg-Airport 8.6 Brand average here: 8.3
Premier Inn Hamburg St. Pauli 9.1 Brand average here: 8.5
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Cologne Germany
Compare these twoB&B HOTEL Koln-Marsdorf Brand average here: 7.9
Premier Inn Köln City Mediapark 8.3 Brand average here: 8.2
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Dusseldorf Germany
Compare these twoB&B Hotel Düsseldorf City-Süd 8.4 Brand average here: 8.1
Premier Inn Düsseldorf City Centre 8.5 Brand average here: 8.5
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Stuttgart Germany
Compare these twoB&B HOTEL Stuttgart-Airport/Messe 9.1 Brand average here: 8.5
Premier Inn Stuttgart City Centre 9.0 Brand average here: 8.8
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Nuremberg Germany
Compare these twoB&B Hotel Nurnberg-West 9.1 Brand average here: 8.6
Premier Inn Nürnberg City Nordost 8.7 Brand average here: 8.5
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Hanover Germany
Compare these twoB&B Hotel Hannover-City 9.2 Brand average here: 8.9
Premier Inn Hannover City University 8.4 Brand average here: 8.8
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Essen Germany
Compare these twoB&B HOTEL Essen-Nord Brand average here: 7.6
Premier Inn Essen City Centre 9.1 Brand average here: 8.9
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Inverness United Kingdom
Compare these twoB&B HOTEL Inverness 8.5 Brand average here: 8.5
Premier Inn Inverness Millburn Rd 9.3 Brand average here: 8.2
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Saarbrucken Germany
Compare these twoB&B Hotel Saarbrucken-Hbf 9.0 Brand average here: 9.0
Premier Inn Saarbrücken City Centre 9.2 Brand average here: 8.9
B&B Hotels or Premier Inn: common questions
Is B&B Hotels or Premier Inn better?
On average, Premier Inn hotels score 8.43/10 from guests and B&B Hotels hotels 8.24/10. Premier Inn leads on 5 of the 5 measures we compare. Average guest rating differs by 0.19 points.
When both are in the same city, which is rated higher?
In the 28 cities where both have rated hotels, B&B Hotels has the higher average in 8 and Premier Inn in 19.
Which brand has more hotels?
StayVersus tracks 498 B&B Hotels hotels in 17 countries and 974 Premier Inn hotels in 16 countries.
Do B&B Hotels and Premier Inn belong to the same company?
No. B&B Hotels belongs to B&B Hotels, Premier Inn to Whitbread.
More brand match-ups
Updated 13 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