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NH Hotels vs Novotel

Averages across 300 NH Hotels and 639 Novotel hotels, and a head-to-head in the 52 cities where both brands have a hotel.

Minor Hotels

NH Hotels

Average guest rating
8.5
Hotels tracked
300

Accor

Novotel

Average guest rating
8.5
Hotels tracked
639

The short answer

On the numbers: too close to call

Each brand leads on 2 measures. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.04), 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.

NH HotelsNovotel
Guest ratings
Average guest rating 8.51 8.47
Rated 8 or more 89% +4% 85%
Rated below 7 0% 1%
Average Google rating 4.30/5 4.29/5
Guest reviews behind the average 55,596 379,909
Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 44)
Cities where it is rated higher 26 15
The hotels
Hotels tracked 300 639
Countries 34 71
Typical opening year 1994 2009
Built or renovated in the last 10 years 28% 59%
Usual check-in 15:00 14:00
Usual check-out 12:00 12:00
Hotels that list it
Free breakfast 4% 1%
Swimming pool 22% 65%
Gym 67% 76%
Free parking 12% 47%
Pets allowed 0% 23%
Shuttle 18% 30%
Laundry 99% 96%
Hot tub 7% 15%
Restaurant 0% 40%
Bar 100% 100%
Kitchen 17% 24%

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.

NH Hotels or Novotel: common questions

Is NH Hotels or Novotel better?

They are evenly matched: NH Hotels hotels average 8.51/10 from guests and Novotel hotels 8.47/10, and each brand leads on 2 measures. The gap in average guest rating is small (0.04), 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, NH Hotels has the higher average in 26 and Novotel in 15.

Which brand has newer hotels?

The typical Novotel hotel opened in 2009, the typical NH Hotels hotel in 1994.

Do NH Hotels and Novotel hotels include free breakfast?

4% of NH Hotels hotels and 1% of Novotel hotels list free breakfast, counting hotels with a complete amenity list. Check the page of the hotel you book.

Which brand has more hotels?

StayVersus tracks 300 NH Hotels hotels in 34 countries and 639 Novotel hotels in 71 countries.

Do NH Hotels and Novotel belong to the same company?

No. NH Hotels belongs to Minor Hotels, Novotel to Accor.

More brand match-ups

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