Is The Hampton Inn Really The Dirtiest Hotel Chain In America?

A publication recently named the Hampton Inn the dirtiest hotel chain in America. I disagree and here's why.

The Travel published an article naming the 20 dirtiest hotel chains in the United States. The Hampton Inn grabbed the not-so-honorable honor of the dirtiest hotel chain. There happen to be more Hampton Inns in Michigan than any other hotel chain, as far as we can find.

I've never considered Hampton Inns to be dirty, and I've stayed at many of them. Important note: I haven't stayed at a Hampton Inn for several years, so maybe they've gone downhill. Let's look a local reviews.

Below is a list of Hampton Average scores for cleanliness. 1 = Very Dirty and 5 = Very Clean.

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Average Cleanliness Customer Ratings of Michigan Hampton Inns

Kalamazoo: 4.5 out of 5
Battle Creek: 4.2 out of 5
Grand Rapids: 4.2 out of 5
Lansing: 4.5 out of 5
Detroit: 4.3 out of 5

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TheTravel.com didn't give any type of methodology for this. So, we have no idea how they came up with the ranking below.

The 20 Dirtiest Hotel Chains in America According to TheTravel.com

No. 20 Ramada Hotels - 6 Michigan Locations
No. 19 Best Value Inn - 13 Michigan Locations
No. 18 Econo Lodge - 9 Michigan Locations
No. 17 Holiday Inn - 20 Michigan Locations
No. 16 Hyatt Place Hotels - 2 Michigan Locations
No. 15 Baymont Inn - 16 Michigan Locations
No. 14 Best Western Hotels - 20 Michigan Locations
No. 13 Comfort Inn - 20 Michigan Locations
No. 12 Days Inn - 17 Michigan Locations
No. 11 Quality Inn - 20 Michigan Locations
No. 10 AC Hotels - 3 Michigan Locations
No. 9 Double Tree - 11 Michigan Locations
No. 8 Microtel Inn - 4 Michigan Locations
No. 7 Motel 6 - 6 Michigan Locations
No. 6 Hawthorn Suites - 1 Michigan Locations
No. 5 Crowne Plaza Hotels - 2 Michigan Locations
No. 4 La Quinta Inns - 4 Michigan Locations
No. 3 Residence Inn - 17 Michigan Locations
No. 2 Westin Hotels - 3 Michigan Locations
No. 1 Hampton Hotels - 67 Michigan Locations

What do you think? Did they get it wrong?

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