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Comfort Inn vs Garner

Averages across 1,507 Comfort Inn and 136 Garner hotels, and a head-to-head in the 36 cities where both brands have a hotel.

Choice Hotels

Comfort Inn

Average guest rating
8.3
Hotels tracked
1,507

IHG Hotels & Resorts

Garner

Average guest rating
8.3
Hotels tracked
136

The short answer

On the numbers: Garner

Garner leads on 2 of 7 measures. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.02), 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.

Comfort Inn vs Garner: which hotel brand is better?
Comfort Inn vs Garner: which hotel brand is better?Comfort InnGarner
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 8.31 8.29
Rated 8 or more 73% 73%
Rated below 7 4% 5%
Average Google rating 3.96/5 3.98/5 +0.02
Guest reviews behind the average 78,324 23,617
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 19)
Cities where it is rated higher 9 8
The hotels
Hotels tracked 1,507 136
Countries 25 13
Typical opening year 2004 1996
Built or renovated in the last 10 years 61% 70%
Usual check-in 15:00 15:00
Usual check-out 11:00 12:00
Hotels that list it
Free breakfast 74% 76%
Swimming pool 74% 70%
Gym 76% 70%
Free parking 87% 85%
Pets allowed 1% 0%
Shuttle 13% 15%
Laundry 91% 94%
Hot tub 33% 33%
Restaurant 1% 0%
Bar 89% 64%
Kitchen 28% 27%

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 Garner: common questions

Is Comfort Inn or Garner better?

On average, Garner hotels score 8.29/10 from guests and Comfort Inn hotels 8.31/10. Garner leads on 2 of the 7 measures we compare. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.02), so the hotel you pick matters more than the brand.

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

In the 19 cities where both have rated hotels, Comfort Inn has the higher average in 9 and Garner in 8.

Which brand has newer hotels?

The typical Comfort Inn hotel opened in 2004, the typical Garner hotel in 1996.

Do Comfort Inn and Garner hotels include free breakfast?

74% of Comfort Inn hotels and 76% of Garner hotels list free breakfast, counting hotels with a complete amenity list. Check the page of the hotel you book.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 1,507 Comfort Inn hotels in 25 countries and 136 Garner hotels in 13 countries.

Do Comfort Inn and Garner belong to the same company?

No. Comfort Inn belongs to Choice Hotels, Garner 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