Holiday Inn vs ibis Styles
Averages across 1,759 Holiday Inn and 182 ibis Styles hotels, and a head-to-head in the 52 cities where both brands have a hotel.
The short answer
On the numbers: too close to call
Each brand leads on 3 measures. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.07), 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 vs ibis Styles: which hotel brand is better? | Holiday Inn | ibis Styles |
|---|---|---|
| Guest ratings | ||
| Average guest rating | 8.50 +0.07 | 8.43 |
| Rated 8 or more | 84% +3% | 81% |
| Rated below 7 | 1% | 0% |
| Average Google rating | 4.18/5 | 4.30/5 +0.12 |
| Guest reviews behind the average | 350,205 | 13,882 |
| Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 17) | ||
| Cities where it is rated higher | 10 | 7 |
| The hotels | ||
| Hotels tracked | 1,759 | 182 |
| Countries | 85 | 26 |
| Typical opening year | 2012 | 2018 |
| Built or renovated in the last 10 years | 71% | 76% |
| Usual check-in | 15:00 | 14:00 |
| Usual check-out | 12:00 | 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.
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Nanjing China
Compare these twoHoliday Inn Nanjing Harbour By IHG 9.2 Brand average here: 8.7
ibis Styles Nanjing South Railway Station North Square Hotel 8.9 Brand average here: 8.9
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Beijing China
Compare these twoHoliday Inn Beijing Focus Square By IHG 8.6 Brand average here: 7.9
ibis Styles Beijing Capital Airport Hotel 7.6 Brand average here: 7.6
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Wuhan China
Compare these twoHoliday Inn & Suites Wuhan International Expo By IHG 9.6 Brand average here: 9.1
ibis Styles Wuhan Optics Valley Square Hotel 7.5 Brand average here: 7.5
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Munich Germany
Compare these twoHoliday Inn – the niu, Loco Munich North by IHG 8.8 Brand average here: 8.5
Ibis Styles Muenchen Airport - new opening 8.7 Brand average here: 8.7
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Paris France
Compare these twoHoliday Inn Paris Opéra - Grands Boulevards By IHG 8.7 Brand average here: 8.4
Ibis Styles Paris Place d'Italie - Butte Aux Cailles 8.6 Brand average here: 8.6
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Dubai United Arab Emirates
Compare these twoHoliday Inn Dubai Business Bay By IHG 9.2 Brand average here: 8.8
ibis Styles Dubai Gold District 8.1 Brand average here: 8.1
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Istanbul Turkey
Compare these twoHoliday Inn Istanbul Beylikduzu By IHG 9.0 Brand average here: 8.4
ibis Styles Kurtkoy 9.1 Brand average here: 9.1
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Melbourne Australia
Compare these twoHoliday Inn Melbourne Bourke Street Mall By IHG 9.5 Brand average here: 9.0
ibis Styles Melbourne Southbank 8.9 Brand average here: 8.9
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Phuket Thailand
Compare these twoHoliday Inn Resort Phuket By IHG 8.9 Brand average here: 8.2
ibis Styles Phuket Bangtao 9.5 Brand average here: 9.5
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Kunming China
Compare these twoHoliday Inn Kunming City Centre By IHG 8.8 Brand average here: 8.8
ibis Styles Kunming Nanping Hotel 8.9 Brand average here: 8.9
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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Compare these twoHoliday Inn Sepang Airport By IHG 9.3 Brand average here: 9.3
Ibis Styles Kuala Lumpur Bukit Bintang 8.6 Brand average here: 8.6
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Johor Bahru Malaysia
Compare these twoHoliday Inn Johor Bahru City Centre By IHG 9.1 Brand average here: 9.1
Ibis Styles Johor Bahru City Centre 8.7 Brand average here: 8.7
Holiday Inn or ibis Styles: common questions
Is Holiday Inn or ibis Styles better?
They are evenly matched: Holiday Inn hotels average 8.50/10 from guests and ibis Styles hotels 8.43/10, and each brand leads on 3 measures. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.07), so the hotel you pick matters more than the brand.
When both are in the same city, which is rated higher?
In the 17 cities where both have rated hotels, Holiday Inn has the higher average in 10 and ibis Styles in 7.
Which brand has newer hotels?
The typical ibis Styles hotel opened in 2018, the typical Holiday Inn hotel in 2012.
Which brand has more hotels?
StayVersus tracks 1,759 Holiday Inn hotels in 85 countries and 182 ibis Styles hotels in 26 countries.
Do Holiday Inn and ibis Styles belong to the same company?
No. Holiday Inn belongs to IHG Hotels & Resorts, ibis Styles to Accor.
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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