La Quinta vs Motel 6
Averages across 909 La Quinta and 1,333 Motel 6 hotels, and a head-to-head in the 330 cities where both brands have a hotel.
The short answer
On the numbers: La Quinta
La Quinta leads on 5 of 5 measures. Average guest rating differs by 0.79 points.
Every measured fact
Averages over each brand's hotels. A dot marks the better figure.
| La Quinta vs Motel 6: which hotel brand is better? | La Quinta | Motel 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Guest ratings | ||
| Average guest rating | 8.24 +0.79 | 7.45 |
| Rated 8 or more | 68% +34% | 34% |
| Rated below 7 | 6% | 31% |
| Average Google rating | 4.09/5 +0.56 | 3.53/5 |
| Guest reviews behind the average | 69,647 | 26,283 |
| Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 232) | ||
| Cities where it is rated higher | 186 | 44 |
| The hotels | ||
| Hotels tracked | 909 | 1,333 |
| Countries | 15 | 2 |
| Usual check-in | 15:00 | 15:00 |
| Usual check-out | 11:00 | 11:00 |
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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Dallas (TX) United States
Compare these twoLa Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Dallas Grand Prairie North 9.2 Brand average here: 8.3
Motel 6 Lancaster, TX - DeSoto - Lancaster 9.6 Brand average here: 7.9
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San Antonio (TX) United States
Compare these twoLa Quinta Inn by Wyndham San Antonio Brooks City Base 9.1 Brand average here: 8.3
Motel 6 San Antonio, TX - Downtown - Alamo Dome 9.3 Brand average here: 7.4
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Houston (TX) United States
Compare these twoLa Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Houston Cypress 9.0 Brand average here: 8.1
Motel 6 Humble, TX - Houston International Airport 9.9 Brand average here: 8.0
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Phoenix (AZ) United States
Compare these twoLa Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Phoenix Scottsdale 8.6 Brand average here: 8.2
Motel 6 Scottsdale, AZ - Old town Scottsdale/Fashion Square 9.3 Brand average here: 7.8
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Los Angeles (CA) United States
Compare these twoLa Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Buena Park 8.3 Brand average here: 8.3
Motel 6 El Monte, CA - Los Angeles 8.8 Brand average here: 7.3
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Fort Worth (TX) United States
Compare these twoLa Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Northlake Fort Worth 9.3 Brand average here: 8.3
Motel 6 Fort Worth, TX - Lake Worth 8.4 Brand average here: 7.6
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Austin (TX) United States
Compare these twoLa Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Austin Parmer/Tech Ridge 9.2 Brand average here: 8.0
Motel 6 Austin, TX – North Central 8.5 Brand average here: 7.0
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Orlando (FL) United States
Compare these twoLa Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Orlando UCF 9.0 Brand average here: 8.3
Motel 6 Kissimmee, FL - Orlando 8.9 Brand average here: 7.6
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Las Vegas (NV) United States
Compare these twoLa Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Las Vegas Red Rock 8.6 Brand average here: 8.1
Motel 6 Las Vegas, NV - Motor Speedway 8.3 Brand average here: 7.1
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Anaheim (CA) United States
Compare these twoLa Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham NE Long Beach/Cypress 8.0 Brand average here: 7.8
Motel 6 Garden Grove, CA 8.7 Brand average here: 7.4
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San Francisco (CA) United States
Compare these twoLa Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham San Francisco Airport West 8.5 Brand average here: 7.8
Motel 6 Belmont, CA - San Francisco - Redwood City 7.4 Brand average here: 6.8
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Atlanta (GA) United States
Compare these twoLa Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Atlanta Airport North 8.3 Brand average here: 8.1
Motel 6 Norcross, GA 8.7 Brand average here: 7.2
La Quinta or Motel 6: common questions
Is La Quinta or Motel 6 better?
On average, La Quinta hotels score 8.24/10 from guests and Motel 6 hotels 7.45/10. La Quinta leads on 5 of the 5 measures we compare. Average guest rating differs by 0.79 points.
When both are in the same city, which is rated higher?
In the 232 cities where both have rated hotels, La Quinta has the higher average in 186 and Motel 6 in 44.
Which brand has more hotels?
StayVersus tracks 909 La Quinta hotels in 15 countries and 1,333 Motel 6 hotels in 2 countries.
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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