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Best Western Plus vs Hilton Garden Inn

Averages across 1,144 Best Western Plus and 1,440 Hilton Garden Inn hotels, and a head-to-head in the 230 cities where both brands have a hotel.

Best Western Hotels & Resorts

Best Western Plus

Average guest rating
8.6
Hotels tracked
1,144

Hilton

Hilton Garden Inn

Average guest rating
8.6
Hotels tracked
1,440

The short answer

On the numbers: Best Western Plus

Best Western Plus leads on 2 of 7 measures. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.02), 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 PlusHilton Garden Inn
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 8.59 8.61
Rated 8 or more 89% 88%
Rated below 7 1% 0%
Average Google rating 4.26/5 +0.03 4.23/5
Guest reviews behind the average 111,873 116,080
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 187)
Cities where it is rated higher 84 97
The hotels
Hotels tracked 1,144 1,440
Countries 59 64
Typical opening year 2008 2008
Built or renovated in the last 10 years 68% 55%
Usual check-in 15:00 15:00
Usual check-out 11:00 12:00
Hotels that list it
Free breakfast 38% 1%
Swimming pool 60% 75%
Gym 78% 87%
Free parking 65% 54%
Pets allowed 19% 0%
Shuttle 14% 29%
Laundry 44% 91%
Hot tub 16% 36%
Restaurant 45% 2%
Bar 77% 96%
Kitchen 1% 0%

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 Hilton Garden Inn: common questions

Is Best Western Plus or Hilton Garden Inn better?

On average, Best Western Plus hotels score 8.59/10 from guests and Hilton Garden Inn hotels 8.61/10. Best Western Plus leads on 2 of the 7 measures we compare. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.02), so the hotel you pick matters more than the brand.

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

In the 187 cities where both have rated hotels, Best Western Plus has the higher average in 84 and Hilton Garden Inn in 97.

Which brand has newer hotels?

They are about the same age: the typical hotel of each brand opened in 2008.

Do Best Western Plus and Hilton Garden Inn hotels include free breakfast?

38% of Best Western Plus hotels and 1% of Hilton Garden Inn hotels list free breakfast, counting hotels with a complete amenity list. Check the page of the hotel you book.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 1,144 Best Western Plus hotels in 59 countries and 1,440 Hilton Garden Inn hotels in 64 countries.

Do Best Western Plus and Hilton Garden Inn belong to the same company?

No. Best Western Plus belongs to Best Western Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Garden Inn to Hilton.

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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