Holiday Inn Express vs IntercityHotel

Averages across 3,611 Holiday Inn Express and 54 IntercityHotel hotels, and a head-to-head in the 25 cities where both brands have a hotel.

IHG Hotels & Resorts

Holiday Inn Express

Average guest rating: 8.7
Hotels tracked: 3,611

H World International

IntercityHotel

Average guest rating: 8.7
Hotels tracked: 54

The short answer

On the numbers: IntercityHotel

IntercityHotel leads on 3 of 5 measures. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.06), 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.

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Holiday Inn Express vs IntercityHotel: which hotel brand is better?
Holiday Inn Express vs IntercityHotel: which hotel brand is better?	Holiday Inn Express	IntercityHotel
Guest ratings
Average guest rating	8.68	8.74 +0.06
Rated 8 or more	88%	96% +8%
Rated below 7	1%	0%
Guest reviews behind the average	354,299	11,080
The hotels
Hotels tracked	3,611	54
Countries	54	9
Typical opening year	2019	2021
Built or renovated in the last 10 years	87%	77%
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.

Shenzhen China

Holiday Inn Express Shenzhen Futian Center By IHG 8.6 Brand average here: 8.4

IntercityHotel Shenzhen Bay 8.8 Brand average here: 8.8

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Amsterdam Netherlands

Holiday Inn Express Amsterdam - Sloterdijk Station By IHG 8.5 Brand average here: 8.4

IntercityHotel Amsterdam Airport 8.6 Brand average here: 8.7

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Dubai United Arab Emirates

Holiday Inn Express Dubai Internet City By IHG 8.4 Brand average here: 8.2

IntercityHotel Dubai Jaddaf Waterfront 8.1 Brand average here: 8.1

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Berlin Germany

Holiday Inn Express Berlin - Alexanderplatz By IHG 8.8 Brand average here: 8.7

IntercityHotel Berlin Airport BER Terminal 1+2 9.2 Brand average here: 9.2

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Zurich Switzerland

Holiday Inn Express Zürich Airport By IHG 8.7 Brand average here: 8.7

IntercityHotel Zuerich Airport 8.5 Brand average here: 8.5

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Dortmund Germany

Holiday Inn Express Dortmund By IHG 8.5 Brand average here: 8.5

IntercityHotel Dortmund 9.1 Brand average here: 9.1

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Wiesbaden Germany

Holiday Inn Express Wiesbaden By IHG 8.7 Brand average here: 8.7

IntercityHotel Wiesbaden 9.0 Brand average here: 9.0

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Karlsruhe Germany

Holiday Inn Express Karlsruhe - City Park By IHG 8.7 Brand average here: 8.7

IntercityHotel Karlsruhe 9.0 Brand average here: 9.0

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Saarbrucken Germany

Holiday Inn Express Saarbrucken By IHG 9.1 Brand average here: 9.1

IntercityHotel Saarbruecken 8.9 Brand average here: 8.9

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Holiday Inn Express or IntercityHotel: common questions

Is Holiday Inn Express or IntercityHotel better?

On average, IntercityHotel hotels score 8.74/10 from guests and Holiday Inn Express hotels 8.68/10. IntercityHotel leads on 3 of the 5 measures we compare. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.06), so the hotel you pick matters more than the brand.

Which brand has newer hotels?

The typical IntercityHotel hotel opened in 2021, the typical Holiday Inn Express hotel in 2019.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 3,611 Holiday Inn Express hotels in 54 countries and 54 IntercityHotel hotels in 9 countries.

Do Holiday Inn Express and IntercityHotel belong to the same company?

No. Holiday Inn Express belongs to IHG Hotels & Resorts, IntercityHotel to H World International.

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Updated 15 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