Top Hotel Brands - Economy

The category of economy of hotels, according to the industry standard, being after category of luxury, upper upscale, upscale, upper midscale and midscale, corresponds to the classification of 1-star hotels (6-1 stars, 6 categories, not the common 5 stars classification).

Top economy brands ranked by the number of properties the company operates (Source: the hotels’ official websites)

Properties	Brand	Company	Category
9,221	Microtel, Days Inn, Super 8, Howard Johnson, Travelodge	Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	Economy
7,000	Jinjiang Inns	Jin Jiang International	Economy
6,627	Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel	Choice Hotels	Economy
4,283	ibis Budget, Hotel Formule 1, Hotel Ibis, ibis Styles, Adagio Access, Coralia	AccorHotels	Economy
3,656	HanTing Hotel, Hi Inn, Elan Hotel, ibis Hotel, Orange Hotel	China Lodging Group, Limited(Huazhu Hotels Group)	Economy
3,402	Home Inns, Motel 168, Fairyland Hotels	BTG Homeinn hotel group	Economy
1,450	Motel 6, Studio 6, Estudio 6, Hotel 6	G6 Hospitality LLC	Economy
1,274	M-Star Hotels	Magnuson Hotels	Economy
1,102	Signature Inn, GuestHouse, Americas Best Value Inn, Canadas Best Value Inn, Country Hearth Inn & Suites	Red Lion Hotels Corporation	Economy
777	hub by Premier Inn	Whitbread plc	Economy
624	Extended Stay America	Extended Stay America, Inc.	Economy
500	Red Roof Inn	Red Roof Inn	Economy
150	Pear Tree Inn	Drury Hotels	Economy
138	InTown Suites	InTown Suites	Economy
125	Ginger Hotels	Indian Hotels Company Limited(IHCL)	Economy

Customer satisfaction index ranking in economy hotel brands in North America as of May 2018 (source: statista.com, on a 1,000-point scale)

Brand	Score
Microtel Inn & Suites	791
Americas Best Value Inn	764
Days Inn	763
Howard Johnson	762
Red Roof Inn	758
Econo Lodge	753
Super 8	751
Economy/budget average	748
Travelodge	743
Motel 6	730
Rodeway Inn	709
Knights Inn	669

Hotel brands ranked by customer satisfaction (Source: The American Customer Satisfaction Index)

Hotel Brand Customer Satisfaction 2019

Brand	Parent	Type	ACSI Score (0-100 Scale)
JW Marriott	Marriott	Luxury	84
Embassy Suites	Hilton	Upscale	83
Fairfield Inn & Suites	Marriott	Upper Midscale	83
Hilton Garden Inn	Hilton	Upscale	82
Marriott Hotels	Marriott	Upper Upscale	81
Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts	InterContinental	Upscale	81
Courtyard	Marriott	Upscale	81
Bestwestern Premier	Best Western	Upscale	81
Holiday Inn Express	InterContinental	Upper Midscale	80
Hampton	Hilton	Upper Midscale	79
Hilton Hotels & Resorts	Hilton	Upper Upscale	79
AC Hotels	Marriott	Upscale	79
Residence Inn	Marriott	Upscale	79
Hyatt Regency	Hyatt	Upper Upscale	79
DoubleTree	Hilton	Upscale	78
Best Western	Best Western	Midscale	77
Best Western Plus	Best Western	Upper Midscale	77
Sheraton	Marriott	Upper Upscale	77
Hyatt Place	Hyatt	Upscale	77
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts	Wyndham	Upscale	76
Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites	Choice	Upper Midscale	76
Westin	Marriott	Upper Upscale	76
Holiday Inn	InterContinental	Upper Midscale	75
La Quinta Inns & Suites	La Quinta (Wyndham)	Midscale	74
Quality	Choice	Midscale	73
Baymont	Wyndham	Midscale	72
Ramada	Wyndham	Midscale	71
Days Inn	Wyndham	Economy	68
Econo Lodge	Choice	Economy	67
Super 8	Wyndham	Economy	65
Motel 6	G6 Hospitality	Economy	63

Top hotel brands 2019

(According to the estimated brand values by Brand Finance; the category is referred to the hotel’s official website)

2019 Rank	2018 Rank	Brand	Portfolio (Company)	Category
1	1	Hilton	Hilton	Upper Upscale
2	2	Marriott	Marriott	Upper Upscale
3	4	Holiday Inn	Intercontinental	Upper Midscale
4	3	Hyatt	Hyatt	Upper Upscale
5	10	Hampton	Hilton	Midscale
6	6	Shangri-La	Shangri-La	Luxury
7	17	Double Tree	Hilton	Upper Upscale
8	5	Courtyard	Marriott	Upscale
9	7	Wyndham	Wyndham	Upscale
10	9	Ramada	Wyndham	Midscale
11	16	Mercure	Accor	Midscale
12	12	Intercontinental	Intercontinental	Luxury
13	13	Crowne Plaza	Intercontinental	Upper Upscale
14	8	Sheraton	Marriott	Upper Upscale
15	20	Crown	Crown	Luxury
16	14	Days Inn	Wyndham	Economy
17	18	Comfort Inn	Choice	Midscale
18	28	Embassy Suites	Hilton	Upscale
19	11	Westin	Marriott	Upper Upscale
20	34	Extended Stay America	Extended Stay America	Economy
21	21	Melia	Melia	Upscale
22	19	Super 8	Wyndham	Economy
23	31	Jinjiang	Jinjiang	Upscale
24	41	Homewood Suites	Hilton	Upper Midscale
25	26	Quality	Choice	Midscale
26	32	NH Hoteles	NH Hoteles	Upper Midscale
27	15	Premier Inn	Whitbread	Midscale
28	22	Ibis	Accor	Economy
29	36	Hanting Hotel	Huazhu Hotels Group	Economy
30	37	The Ritz-Carlton	Marriott	Luxury
31	40	W	Marriott	Upper Upscale
32	25	SpringHill Suites	Marriott	Upscale
33	38	Baymont	Wyndham	Midscale
34	29	Novotel	Accor	Upper Midscale
35	43	Millennium Hotels	City Developments	Upscale
36	24	Renaissance Hotels	Marriott	Upper Upscale
37	35	Autograph Collection	Marriott	Upper Upscale
38	27	Four Points	Marriott	Upscale
39	46	Luxury Collection	Marriott	Luxury
40	23	Residence Inn	Marriott	Upscale
41	39	TRYP	Wyndham	Upper Midscale
42	42	Howard Johnson	Wyndham	Economy
43	50	Comfort Suites	Choice	Upper Midscale
44	49	Microtel Inns & Suites	Wyndham	Economy
45	45	Pullman	Accor	Upscale
46	-	St. Regis	Marriott	Luxury
47	47	Wingate by Wyndham	Wyndham	Midscale
48	-	Borgata MGM	United States	Upscale
49	-	Home2 Suites	Hilton	Upper Midscale
50	48	XIV	Resorttrust Inc	Upscale