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Econo Lodge vs Red Roof

Averages across 724 Econo Lodge and 654 Red Roof hotels, and a head-to-head in the 162 cities where both brands have a hotel.

Choice Hotels

Econo Lodge

Average guest rating
7.5
Hotels tracked
724

Red Roof

Red Roof

Average guest rating
7.5
Hotels tracked
654

The short answer

On the numbers: Red Roof

Red Roof leads on 2 of 5 measures. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.03), 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.

Econo LodgeRed Roof
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 7.47 7.50
Rated 8 or more 35% +4% 31%
Rated below 7 27% 23%
Average Google rating 3.46/5 3.52/5 +0.06
Guest reviews behind the average 24,748 52,217
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 124)
Cities where it is rated higher 61 59
The hotels
Hotels tracked 724 654
Countries 3 8
Usual check-in 15:00 15:00
Usual check-out 11:00 11:00

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.

Econo Lodge or Red Roof: common questions

Is Econo Lodge or Red Roof better?

On average, Red Roof hotels score 7.50/10 from guests and Econo Lodge hotels 7.47/10. Red Roof leads on 2 of the 5 measures we compare. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.03), so the hotel you pick matters more than the brand.

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

In the 124 cities where both have rated hotels, Econo Lodge has the higher average in 61 and Red Roof in 59.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 724 Econo Lodge hotels in 3 countries and 654 Red Roof hotels in 8 countries.

Do Econo Lodge and Red Roof belong to the same company?

No. Econo Lodge belongs to Choice Hotels, Red Roof to Red Roof.

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