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Best Western Premier vs Marriott Hotels

Averages across 116 Best Western Premier and 623 Marriott Hotels hotels, and a head-to-head in the 24 cities where both brands have a hotel.

Best Western Hotels & Resorts

Best Western Premier

Average guest rating
8.7
Hotels tracked
116

Marriott International

Marriott Hotels

Average guest rating
8.6
Hotels tracked
623

The short answer

On the numbers: Best Western Premier

Best Western Premier leads on 2 of 7 measures. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.07), 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 PremierMarriott Hotels
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 8.71 +0.07 8.64
Rated 8 or more 91% 90%
Rated below 7 0% 1%
Average Google rating 4.27/5 4.28/5
Guest reviews behind the average 35,047 153,457
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 23)
Cities where it is rated higher 9 11
The hotels
Hotels tracked 116 623
Countries 32 73
Typical opening year 2015 2009
Built or renovated in the last 10 years 73% 72%
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 Marriott Hotels: common questions

Is Best Western Premier or Marriott Hotels better?

On average, Best Western Premier hotels score 8.71/10 from guests and Marriott Hotels hotels 8.64/10. Best Western Premier leads on 2 of the 7 measures we compare. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.07), so the hotel you pick matters more than the brand.

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

In the 23 cities where both have rated hotels, Best Western Premier has the higher average in 9 and Marriott Hotels in 11.

Which brand has newer hotels?

The typical Best Western Premier hotel opened in 2015, the typical Marriott Hotels hotel in 2009.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 116 Best Western Premier hotels in 32 countries and 623 Marriott Hotels hotels in 73 countries.

Do Best Western Premier and Marriott Hotels belong to the same company?

No. Best Western Premier belongs to Best Western Hotels & Resorts, Marriott Hotels to Marriott International.

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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