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ibis budget vs Premier Inn

Averages across 247 ibis budget and 974 Premier Inn hotels, and a head-to-head in the 19 cities where both brands have a hotel.

Accor

ibis budget

Average guest rating
7.9
Hotels tracked
247

Whitbread

Premier Inn

Average guest rating
8.4
Hotels tracked
974

The short answer

On the numbers: Premier Inn

Premier Inn leads on 5 of 5 measures. Average guest rating differs by 0.53 points.

Every measured fact

Averages over each brand's hotels. A dot marks the better figure.

ibis budget vs Premier Inn: which hotel brand is better?
ibis budget vs Premier Inn: which hotel brand is better?ibis budgetPremier Inn
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 7.90 8.43 +0.53
Rated 8 or more 51% 83% +32%
Rated below 7 10% 1%
Average Google rating 3.85/5 4.23/5 +0.38
Guest reviews behind the average 5,834 32,257
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 14)
Cities where it is rated higher 2 12
The hotels
Hotels tracked 247 974
Countries 9 16
Usual check-in 14:00 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.

ibis budget or Premier Inn: common questions

Is ibis budget or Premier Inn better?

On average, Premier Inn hotels score 8.43/10 from guests and ibis budget hotels 7.90/10. Premier Inn leads on 5 of the 5 measures we compare. Average guest rating differs by 0.53 points.

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

In the 14 cities where both have rated hotels, ibis budget has the higher average in 2 and Premier Inn in 12.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 247 ibis budget hotels in 9 countries and 974 Premier Inn hotels in 16 countries.

Do ibis budget and Premier Inn belong to the same company?

No. ibis budget belongs to Accor, Premier Inn to Whitbread.

More brand match-ups

Updated 12 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