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Hampton Inn vs Motel 6

Averages across 2,575 Hampton Inn and 1,333 Motel 6 hotels, and a head-to-head in the 576 cities where both brands have a hotel.

Hilton

Hampton Inn

Average guest rating
8.7
Hotels tracked
2,575

 

Motel 6

Average guest rating
7.5
Hotels tracked
1,333

The short answer

On the numbers: Hampton Inn

Hampton Inn leads on 5 of 5 measures. Average guest rating differs by 1.27 points.

Every measured fact

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

Hampton Inn vs Motel 6: which hotel brand is better?
Hampton Inn vs Motel 6: which hotel brand is better?Hampton InnMotel 6
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 8.72 +1.27 7.45
Rated 8 or more 88% +54% 34%
Rated below 7 2% 31%
Average Google rating 4.24/5 +0.71 3.53/5
Guest reviews behind the average 39,668 26,283
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 305)
Cities where it is rated higher 261 40
The hotels
Hotels tracked 2,575 1,333
Countries 6 2
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.

Hampton Inn or Motel 6: common questions

Is Hampton Inn or Motel 6 better?

On average, Hampton Inn hotels score 8.72/10 from guests and Motel 6 hotels 7.45/10. Hampton Inn leads on 5 of the 5 measures we compare. Average guest rating differs by 1.27 points.

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

In the 305 cities where both have rated hotels, Hampton Inn has the higher average in 261 and Motel 6 in 40.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 2,575 Hampton Inn hotels in 6 countries and 1,333 Motel 6 hotels in 2 countries.

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