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InterContinental vs JW Marriott

Averages across 250 InterContinental and 142 JW Marriott hotels, and a head-to-head in the 61 cities where both brands have a hotel.

IHG Hotels & Resorts

InterContinental

Average guest rating
8.9
Hotels tracked
250

Marriott International

JW Marriott

Average guest rating
8.9
Hotels tracked
142

The short answer

On the numbers: InterContinental

InterContinental leads on 2 of 6 measures. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.02), 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.

InterContinentalJW Marriott
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 8.89 8.87
Rated 8 or more 98% 96%
Rated below 7 0% 1%
Guest reviews behind the average 129,975 50,225
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 52)
Cities where it is rated higher 29 17
The hotels
Hotels tracked 250 142
Countries 72 43
Typical opening year 2013 2014
Built or renovated in the last 10 years 67% 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.

InterContinental or JW Marriott: common questions

Is InterContinental or JW Marriott better?

On average, InterContinental hotels score 8.89/10 from guests and JW Marriott hotels 8.87/10. InterContinental leads on 2 of the 6 measures we compare. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.02), so the hotel you pick matters more than the brand.

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

In the 52 cities where both have rated hotels, InterContinental has the higher average in 29 and JW Marriott in 17.

Which brand has newer hotels?

They are about the same age: the typical hotel of each brand opened in 2014.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 250 InterContinental hotels in 72 countries and 142 JW Marriott hotels in 43 countries.

Do InterContinental and JW Marriott belong to the same company?

No. InterContinental belongs to IHG Hotels & Resorts, 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