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Best Western Premier vs Mercure

Averages across 116 Best Western Premier and 1,191 Mercure 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

Accor

Mercure

Average guest rating
8.4
Hotels tracked
1,191

The short answer

On the numbers: Best Western Premier

Best Western Premier leads on 6 of 7 measures. Average guest rating differs by 0.28 points.

Every measured fact

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

Best Western PremierMercure
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 8.71 +0.28 8.43
Rated 8 or more 91% +10% 81%
Rated below 7 0% 2%
Average Google rating 4.27/5 +0.08 4.19/5
Guest reviews behind the average 35,047 341,647
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 23)
Cities where it is rated higher 12 10
The hotels
Hotels tracked 116 1,191
Countries 32 69
Typical opening year 2015 2007
Built or renovated in the last 10 years 73% 65%
Usual check-in 15:00 14:00
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 Mercure: common questions

Is Best Western Premier or Mercure better?

On average, Best Western Premier hotels score 8.71/10 from guests and Mercure hotels 8.43/10. Best Western Premier leads on 6 of the 7 measures we compare. Average guest rating differs by 0.28 points.

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 12 and Mercure in 10.

Which brand has newer hotels?

The typical Best Western Premier hotel opened in 2015, the typical Mercure hotel in 2007.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 116 Best Western Premier hotels in 32 countries and 1,191 Mercure hotels in 69 countries.

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

No. Best Western Premier belongs to Best Western Hotels & Resorts, Mercure to Accor.

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