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Best Western Plus vs Best Western Premier

Averages across 1,144 Best Western Plus and 116 Best Western Premier hotels, and a head-to-head in the 32 cities where both brands have a hotel.

Best Western Hotels & Resorts

Best Western Plus

Average guest rating
8.6
Hotels tracked
1,144

Best Western Hotels & Resorts

Best Western Premier

Average guest rating
8.7
Hotels tracked
116

The short answer

On the numbers: Best Western Premier

Best Western Premier leads on 4 of 7 measures. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.12), 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.

Best Western PlusBest Western Premier
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 8.59 8.71 +0.12
Rated 8 or more 89% 91%
Rated below 7 1% 0%
Average Google rating 4.26/5 4.27/5
Guest reviews behind the average 111,873 35,047
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 29)
Cities where it is rated higher 8 20
The hotels
Hotels tracked 1,144 116
Countries 59 32
Typical opening year 2008 2015
Built or renovated in the last 10 years 68% 73%
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.

Best Western Plus or Best Western Premier: common questions

Is Best Western Plus or Best Western Premier better?

On average, Best Western Premier hotels score 8.71/10 from guests and Best Western Plus hotels 8.59/10. Best Western Premier leads on 4 of the 7 measures we compare. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.12), so the hotel you pick matters more than the brand.

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

In the 29 cities where both have rated hotels, Best Western Plus has the higher average in 8 and Best Western Premier in 20.

Which brand has newer hotels?

The typical Best Western Premier hotel opened in 2015, the typical Best Western Plus hotel in 2008.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 1,144 Best Western Plus hotels in 59 countries and 116 Best Western Premier hotels in 32 countries.

Do Best Western Plus and Best Western Premier belong to the same company?

Yes, both belong to Best Western Hotels & Resorts.

More brand match-ups

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