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Comfort Suites vs Holiday Inn

Averages across 572 Comfort Suites and 1,759 Holiday Inn hotels, and a head-to-head in the 161 cities where both brands have a hotel.

Choice Hotels

Comfort Suites

Average guest rating
8.5
Hotels tracked
572

IHG Hotels & Resorts

Holiday Inn

Average guest rating
8.5
Hotels tracked
1,759

The short answer

On the numbers: Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn leads on 4 of 7 measures. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.04), 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 SuitesHoliday Inn
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 8.46 8.50
Rated 8 or more 80% 84% +4%
Rated below 7 3% 1%
Average Google rating 4.07/5 4.18/5 +0.11
Guest reviews behind the average 16,915 350,205
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 127)
Cities where it is rated higher 54 70
The hotels
Hotels tracked 572 1,759
Countries 13 85
Typical opening year 2005 2012
Built or renovated in the last 10 years 83% 71%
Usual check-in 15:00 15:00
Usual check-out 11:00 12:00
Hotels that list it
Free breakfast 71% 2%
Swimming pool 91% 70%
Gym 77% 76%
Free parking 85% 73%
Pets allowed 0% 0%
Shuttle 12% 30%
Laundry 95% 95%
Hot tub 50% 17%
Restaurant 0% 1%
Bar 91% 95%
Kitchen 24% 23%

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 Suites or Holiday Inn: common questions

Is Comfort Suites or Holiday Inn better?

On average, Holiday Inn hotels score 8.50/10 from guests and Comfort Suites hotels 8.46/10. Holiday Inn leads on 4 of the 7 measures we compare. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.04), so the hotel you pick matters more than the brand.

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

In the 127 cities where both have rated hotels, Comfort Suites has the higher average in 54 and Holiday Inn in 70.

Which brand has newer hotels?

The typical Holiday Inn hotel opened in 2012, the typical Comfort Suites hotel in 2005.

Do Comfort Suites and Holiday Inn hotels include free breakfast?

71% of Comfort Suites hotels and 2% of Holiday Inn 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 572 Comfort Suites hotels in 13 countries and 1,759 Holiday Inn hotels in 85 countries.

Do Comfort Suites and Holiday Inn belong to the same company?

No. Comfort Suites belongs to Choice Hotels, Holiday Inn to IHG Hotels & Resorts.

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Updated 14 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