Holiday Inn Express vs Motel 6
Averages across 3,611 Holiday Inn Express and 1,333 Motel 6 hotels, and a head-to-head in the 613 cities where both brands have a hotel.
The short answer
On the numbers: Holiday Inn Express
Holiday Inn Express leads on 5 of 5 measures. Average guest rating differs by 1.23 points.
Every measured fact
Averages over each brand's hotels. A dot marks the better figure.
| Holiday Inn Express vs Motel 6: which hotel brand is better? | Holiday Inn Express | Motel 6 |
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| Guest ratings | ||
| Average guest rating | 8.68 +1.23 | 7.45 |
| Rated 8 or more | 88% +54% | 34% |
| Rated below 7 | 1% | 31% |
| Average Google rating | 4.24/5 +0.70 | 3.54/5 |
| Guest reviews behind the average | 354,299 | 26,283 |
| Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 345) | ||
| Cities where it is rated higher | 301 | 41 |
| The hotels | ||
| Hotels tracked | 3,611 | 1,333 |
| Countries | 54 | 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.
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Dallas (TX) United States
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Dallas – Plano North by IHG 9.4 Brand average here: 8.7
Motel 6 Lancaster, TX - DeSoto - Lancaster 9.6 Brand average here: 7.9
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Phoenix (AZ) United States
Holiday Inn Express and Suites Gilbert Mesa Gateway Airport By IHG 9.8 Brand average here: 8.8
Motel 6 Scottsdale, AZ - Old town Scottsdale/Fashion Square 9.3 Brand average here: 7.8
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Houston (TX) United States
Holiday Inn Express And Suites Stafford Nw - Sugar Land By IHG 8.9 Brand average here: 8.5
Motel 6 Humble, TX - Houston International Airport 9.9 Brand average here: 8.2
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San Antonio (TX) United States
Holiday Inn Express Hotels San Antonio Airport By IHG 9.3 Brand average here: 8.5
Motel 6 San Antonio, TX - Downtown - Alamo Dome 9.3 Brand average here: 7.4
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Los Angeles (CA) United States
Holiday Inn Express and Suites Glendale Downtown By IHG 8.8 Brand average here: 8.3
Motel 6 El Monte, CA - Los Angeles 8.8 Brand average here: 7.3
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Fort Worth (TX) United States
Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites Fort Worth/I-20 By IHG 9.1 Brand average here: 8.8
Motel 6 Fort Worth, TX - Lake Worth 8.4 Brand average here: 7.6
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Orlando (FL) United States
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Orlando At Seaworld By IHG 9.1 Brand average here: 8.8
Motel 6 Kissimmee, FL - Orlando 8.9 Brand average here: 7.6
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Chicago (IL) United States
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Bensenville - O'Hare By IHG 9.2 Brand average here: 8.7
Motel 6 Arlington Heights, IL - Chicago North Central 8.4 Brand average here: 7.2
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Columbus (OH) United States
Holiday Inn Express Columbus - Dublin By IHG 9.0 Brand average here: 8.2
Motel 6 Columbus, OH - West 8.8 Brand average here: 8.0
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San Francisco (CA) United States
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Fisherman's Wharf By IHG 8.8 Brand average here: 8.6
Motel 6 Belmont, CA - San Francisco - Redwood City 7.4 Brand average here: 6.8
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Jacksonville (FL) United States
Holiday Inn Express Jacksonville Beach By IHG 9.3 Brand average here: 8.9
Motel 6 Jacksonville, FL - Orange Park 7.7 Brand average here: 7.0
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Atlanta (GA) United States
Holiday Inn Express Atlanta Airport-College Park By IHG 8.7 Brand average here: 8.2
Motel 6 Norcross, GA 8.7 Brand average here: 7.2
Holiday Inn Express or Motel 6: common questions
Is Holiday Inn Express or Motel 6 better?
On average, Holiday Inn Express hotels score 8.68/10 from guests and Motel 6 hotels 7.45/10. Holiday Inn Express leads on 5 of the 5 measures we compare. Average guest rating differs by 1.23 points.
When both are in the same city, which is rated higher?
In the 345 cities where both have rated hotels, Holiday Inn Express has the higher average in 301 and Motel 6 in 41.
Which brand has more hotels?
StayVersus tracks 3,611 Holiday Inn Express hotels in 54 countries and 1,333 Motel 6 hotels in 2 countries.
More brand match-ups
Updated 6 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