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Hyatt Regency vs JW Marriott

Averages across 299 Hyatt Regency and 142 JW Marriott hotels, and a head-to-head in the 55 cities where both brands have a hotel.

Hyatt

Hyatt Regency

Average guest rating
8.8
Hotels tracked
299

Marriott International

JW Marriott

Average guest rating
8.9
Hotels tracked
142

The short answer

On the numbers: JW Marriott

JW Marriott leads on 3 of 6 measures. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.10), 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.

Hyatt RegencyJW Marriott
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 8.77 8.87 +0.10
Rated 8 or more 96% 96%
Rated below 7 0% 1%
Guest reviews behind the average 113,841 50,225
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 44)
Cities where it is rated higher 20 23
The hotels
Hotels tracked 299 142
Countries 54 43
Typical opening year 2011 2014
Built or renovated in the last 10 years 63% 58%
Usual check-in 15:00 15:00
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.

Hyatt Regency or JW Marriott: common questions

Is Hyatt Regency or JW Marriott better?

On average, JW Marriott hotels score 8.87/10 from guests and Hyatt Regency hotels 8.77/10. JW Marriott leads on 3 of the 6 measures we compare. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.10), so the hotel you pick matters more than the brand.

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

In the 44 cities where both have rated hotels, Hyatt Regency has the higher average in 20 and JW Marriott in 23.

Which brand has newer hotels?

The typical JW Marriott hotel opened in 2014, the typical Hyatt Regency hotel in 2011.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 299 Hyatt Regency hotels in 54 countries and 142 JW Marriott hotels in 43 countries.

Do Hyatt Regency and JW Marriott belong to the same company?

No. Hyatt Regency belongs to Hyatt, JW Marriott to Marriott International.

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Updated 11 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