Novotel vs Premier Inn
Averages across 639 Novotel and 974 Premier Inn hotels, and a head-to-head in the 38 cities where both brands have a hotel.
The short answer
On the numbers: Novotel
Novotel leads on 3 of 5 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.
| Novotel vs Premier Inn: which hotel brand is better? | Novotel | Premier Inn |
|---|---|---|
| Guest ratings | ||
| Average guest rating | 8.47 +0.04 | 8.43 |
| Rated 8 or more | 85% | 83% |
| Rated below 7 | 1% | 1% |
| Average Google rating | 4.29/5 +0.06 | 4.23/5 |
| Guest reviews behind the average | 379,909 | 32,257 |
| Same city, head to head (cities where both are rated: 29) | ||
| Cities where it is rated higher | 17 | 12 |
| The hotels | ||
| Hotels tracked | 639 | 974 |
| Countries | 71 | 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.
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London United Kingdom
Compare these twoNovotel London Brentford Hotel 8.7 Brand average here: 8.4
Premier Inn Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 8.7 Brand average here: 8.3
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Manchester United Kingdom
Compare these twoNovotel Manchester West Hotel 8.8 Brand average here: 8.8
Premier Inn Manchester City Centre West 8.7 Brand average here: 8.3
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Glasgow United Kingdom
Compare these twoNovotel Glasgow Centre Hotel 8.4 Brand average here: 8.4
Premier Inn Glasgow Cc Buchanan Galleries 8.7 Brand average here: 8.5
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Edinburgh United Kingdom
Compare these twoNovotel Edinburgh Park Hotel 8.7 Brand average here: 8.7
Premier Inn Edinburgh Cc Waverley 9.0 Brand average here: 8.2
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Dubai United Arab Emirates
Compare these twoNovotel Dubai World Trade Centre 8.7 Brand average here: 8.5
Premier Inn Dubai Barsha Heights 9.0 Brand average here: 8.6
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Liverpool United Kingdom
Compare these twoNovotel Liverpool Centre Hotel 8.9 Brand average here: 8.9
Premier Inn Liverpool City - Liverpool One 9.4 Brand average here: 8.8
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Munich Germany
Compare these twoNovotel Muenchen City Arnulfpark 8.9 Brand average here: 8.6
Premier Inn München Airport Ost 8.3 Brand average here: 8.0
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Hamburg Germany
Compare these twoNovotel Hamburg Central Station 8.9 Brand average here: 8.9
Premier Inn Hamburg St. Pauli 9.1 Brand average here: 8.5
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Leeds United Kingdom
Compare these twoNovotel Leeds Centre Hotel 9.0 Brand average here: 9.0
Premier Inn Leeds City Centre - Leeds Arena 8.7 Brand average here: 8.7
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Nottingham United Kingdom
Compare these twoNovotel Nottingham Derby 8.1 Brand average here: 8.1
Premier Inn Nottingham City (Chapel Bar) 7.6 Brand average here: 7.6
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Berlin Germany
Compare these twoNovotel Berlin Mitte Hotel 8.4 Brand average here: 8.4
Premier Inn Berlin City Centre 8.8 Brand average here: 8.2
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Bristol United Kingdom
Compare these twoNovotel Bristol Centre Hotel 8.4 Brand average here: 8.4
Premier Inn Bristol Cc - Lewins Mead 8.6 Brand average here: 8.6
Novotel or Premier Inn: common questions
Is Novotel or Premier Inn better?
On average, Novotel hotels score 8.47/10 from guests and Premier Inn hotels 8.43/10. Novotel leads on 3 of the 5 measures we compare. 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 29 cities where both have rated hotels, Novotel has the higher average in 17 and Premier Inn in 12.
Which brand has more hotels?
StayVersus tracks 639 Novotel hotels in 71 countries and 974 Premier Inn hotels in 16 countries.
Do Novotel and Premier Inn belong to the same company?
No. Novotel 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