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Comfort Inn vs Element by Westin

Averages across 1,507 Comfort Inn and 129 Element by Westin hotels, and a head-to-head in the 58 cities where both brands have a hotel.

Choice Hotels

Comfort Inn

Average guest rating
8.3
Hotels tracked
1,507

Marriott International

Element by Westin

Average guest rating
8.8
Hotels tracked
129

The short answer

On the numbers: Element by Westin

Element by Westin leads on 7 of 7 measures. Average guest rating differs by 0.53 points.

Every measured fact

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

Comfort InnElement by Westin
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 8.31 8.84 +0.53
Rated 8 or more 73% 92% +19%
Rated below 7 4% 0%
Average Google rating 3.96/5 4.32/5 +0.36
Guest reviews behind the average 78,324 5,558
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 29)
Cities where it is rated higher 4 23
The hotels
Hotels tracked 1,507 129
Countries 25 12
Typical opening year 2004 2021
Built or renovated in the last 10 years 61% 98%
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.

Comfort Inn or Element by Westin: common questions

Is Comfort Inn or Element by Westin better?

On average, Element by Westin hotels score 8.84/10 from guests and Comfort Inn hotels 8.31/10. Element by Westin leads on 7 of the 7 measures we compare. Average guest rating differs by 0.53 points.

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

In the 29 cities where both have rated hotels, Comfort Inn has the higher average in 4 and Element by Westin in 23.

Which brand has newer hotels?

The typical Element by Westin hotel opened in 2021, the typical Comfort Inn hotel in 2004.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 1,507 Comfort Inn hotels in 25 countries and 129 Element by Westin hotels in 12 countries.

Do Comfort Inn and Element by Westin belong to the same company?

No. Comfort Inn belongs to Choice Hotels, Element by Westin to Marriott International.

More brand match-ups

Updated 11 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