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Best Western Premier vs InterContinental

Averages across 116 Best Western Premier and 250 InterContinental hotels, and a head-to-head in the 21 cities where both brands have a hotel.

Best Western Hotels & Resorts

Best Western Premier

Average guest rating
8.7
Hotels tracked
116

IHG Hotels & Resorts

InterContinental

Average guest rating
8.9
Hotels tracked
250

The short answer

On the numbers: InterContinental

InterContinental leads on 3 of 6 measures. Average guest rating differs by 0.18 points.

Every measured fact

Averages over each brand's hotels. A dot marks the better figure.

Best Western PremierInterContinental
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 8.71 8.89 +0.18
Rated 8 or more 91% 98% +7%
Rated below 7 0% 0%
Guest reviews behind the average 35,047 129,975
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 19)
Cities where it is rated higher 3 14
The hotels
Hotels tracked 116 250
Countries 32 72
Typical opening year 2015 2013
Built or renovated in the last 10 years 73% 67%
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 InterContinental: common questions

Is Best Western Premier or InterContinental better?

On average, InterContinental hotels score 8.89/10 from guests and Best Western Premier hotels 8.71/10. InterContinental leads on 3 of the 6 measures we compare. Average guest rating differs by 0.18 points.

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

In the 19 cities where both have rated hotels, Best Western Premier has the higher average in 3 and InterContinental in 14.

Which brand has newer hotels?

The typical Best Western Premier hotel opened in 2015, the typical InterContinental hotel in 2013.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 116 Best Western Premier hotels in 32 countries and 250 InterContinental hotels in 72 countries.

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

No. Best Western Premier belongs to Best Western Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental to IHG Hotels & Resorts.

More brand match-ups

Updated 12 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