It's worth noting that Marriott Bonvoy has a larger global footprint, with over 7,000 properties worldwide, compared to Hilton Honors' 6,100 properties.
Marriott is the largest hotel chain in the world by the number of available rooms. It has 30 brands with 7.642 hotels including 1.423. 044 rooms in 131 countries and territories. Between 2020 and 2021 the number of Marriott International rooms increased from 1.358.
Additionally, while Marriott's higher luxury mix (with luxury accounting for 9% of Marriott's rooms vs. only 2% of Hilton's) has historically disadvantaged its net unit growth, the significant increase in interest from developers for luxury hotels post-Covid is now likely a benefit for Marriott.
Hilton competitors include Hyatt, Marriott, IHG, Loews Hotels and Holiday Inn. Hilton ranks 1st in Customer Net Promoter Score on Comparably vs its competitors.
Marriott International is known as an innovative leader in luxury hospitality. Each of our globally recognized luxury brands offer owners long term value through category leadership, engagement with loyal and coveted consumers, and dedicated luxury expertise to support operations.
Hilton's IPO and Current OwnersCurrently, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. is still publicly traded on the NYSE and is the owner of Hilton Hotels. The company operates over 6,200 properties across 118 countries and territories.
Hilton has a massive portfolio of hotel brands that stretch across several tiers: luxury, upper upscale, upscale, upper midscale, midscale, and timeshare.
If you're looking for “nicer” hotels, it's likely you'll find more Hilton properties, simply because of the sheer number of hotels in Hilton's upscale brands. Hyatt, meanwhile, has a smaller footprint. Although it has bulked up in recent years by acquiring other chains, it still lags behind Hilton by a large margin.
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAR). The Ritz-Carlton is proud to participate in Marriott Bonvoy, the global travel program from Marriott International.
The Eh'häusl is an eight-foot-wide hotel in the city of Amberg, in the Upper Palatinate of Bavaria in Germany. According to the operator, the Urban Planning Society of the town of Amberg, it is now regarded as the smallest hotel in the world.