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Holiday Inn Express vs SpringHill Suites by Marriott

Averages across 3,611 Holiday Inn Express and 620 SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotels, and a head-to-head in the 315 cities where both brands have a hotel.

IHG Hotels & Resorts

Holiday Inn Express

Average guest rating
8.7
Hotels tracked
3,611

Marriott International

SpringHill Suites by Marriott

Average guest rating
8.7
Hotels tracked
620

The short answer

On the numbers: SpringHill Suites by Marriott

SpringHill Suites by Marriott leads on 2 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.

Holiday Inn ExpressSpringHill Suites by Marriott
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 8.68 8.72 +0.04
Rated 8 or more 88% 87%
Rated below 7 1% 1%
Average Google rating 4.24/5 4.32/5 +0.08
Guest reviews behind the average 354,299 10,312
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 186)
Cities where it is rated higher 83 90
The hotels
Hotels tracked 3,611 620
Countries 54 9
Typical opening year 2019 2017
Built or renovated in the last 10 years 87% 84%
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.

Holiday Inn Express or SpringHill Suites by Marriott: common questions

Is Holiday Inn Express or SpringHill Suites by Marriott better?

On average, SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotels score 8.72/10 from guests and Holiday Inn Express hotels 8.68/10. SpringHill Suites by Marriott leads on 2 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 186 cities where both have rated hotels, Holiday Inn Express has the higher average in 83 and SpringHill Suites by Marriott in 90.

Which brand has newer hotels?

The typical Holiday Inn Express hotel opened in 2019, the typical SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotel in 2017.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 3,611 Holiday Inn Express hotels in 54 countries and 620 SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotels in 9 countries.

Do Holiday Inn Express and SpringHill Suites by Marriott belong to the same company?

No. Holiday Inn Express belongs to IHG Hotels & Resorts, SpringHill Suites by Marriott to Marriott International.

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Updated 13 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