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Best Western Premier vs Hilton Hotels & Resorts

Averages across 116 Best Western Premier and 617 Hilton Hotels & Resorts hotels, and a head-to-head in the 29 cities where both brands have a hotel.

Best Western Hotels & Resorts

Best Western Premier

Average guest rating
8.7
Hotels tracked
116

Hilton

Hilton Hotels & Resorts

Average guest rating
8.6
Hotels tracked
617

The short answer

On the numbers: Best Western Premier

Best Western Premier leads on 3 of 7 measures. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.14), 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 PremierHilton Hotels & Resorts
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 8.71 +0.14 8.57
Rated 8 or more 91% 90%
Rated below 7 0% 0%
Average Google rating 4.27/5 4.26/5
Guest reviews behind the average 35,047 298,239
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 25)
Cities where it is rated higher 12 12
The hotels
Hotels tracked 116 617
Countries 32 95
Typical opening year 2015 2002
Built or renovated in the last 10 years 73% 52%
Usual check-in 15:00 15:00
Usual check-out 11:00 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.

Best Western Premier or Hilton Hotels & Resorts: common questions

Is Best Western Premier or Hilton Hotels & Resorts better?

On average, Best Western Premier hotels score 8.71/10 from guests and Hilton Hotels & Resorts hotels 8.57/10. Best Western Premier leads on 3 of the 7 measures we compare. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.14), so the hotel you pick matters more than the brand.

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

In the 25 cities where both have rated hotels, Best Western Premier has the higher average in 12 and Hilton Hotels & Resorts in 12.

Which brand has newer hotels?

The typical Best Western Premier hotel opened in 2015, the typical Hilton Hotels & Resorts hotel in 2002.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 116 Best Western Premier hotels in 32 countries and 617 Hilton Hotels & Resorts hotels in 95 countries.

Do Best Western Premier and Hilton Hotels & Resorts belong to the same company?

No. Best Western Premier belongs to Best Western Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts to Hilton.

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