Original index · 2026
The Hotel Renovation Index
Which countries and hotel chains keep their rooms freshest — and which are most overdue? This index ranks them by average Chrono Score across 5,139 sourced hotels in 69 countries. Freshness, not stars. Every underlying date is cited.
5,139
hotels indexed
6.3
global avg score
12%
renovated in 5 yrs
68
under renovation
Countries
Freshest hotel markets
- 1Maldives15 hotels9.8
- 2Saudi Arabia48 hotels8.4
- 3Malaysia67 hotels7.6
- 4Albania189 hotels7.3
- 5Japan62 hotels7.3
- 6Indonesia75 hotels7.3
- 7Bosnia and Herzegovina98 hotels7.2
- 8Oman33 hotels7.2
Hotel chains
Freshest chains
- 1Mandarin Oriental7 hotels9.9
- 2Conrad7 hotels9.1
- 3Four Seasons10 hotels9.0
- 4Waldorf Astoria11 hotels8.8
- 5Autograph Collection7 hotels8.7
- 6InterContinental16 hotels8.2
- 7Wyndham10 hotels7.8
- 8Pullman9 hotels7.8
Most overdue chains
- 1Le Méridien7 hotels5.7
- 2Sofitel8 hotels5.8
- 3Rixos5 hotels5.9
- 4Sheraton15 hotels6.3
- 5Novotel13 hotels6.4
- 6Holiday Inn24 hotels6.5
- 7Westin12 hotels6.5
- 8ibis48 hotels6.7
Cite this index
The Hotel Renovation Index 2026, HotelChrono — based on 5,139 hotels across 69 countries (as of 19 August 2026). https://hotelchrono.com/renovation-index
Methodology: average Chrono Score (1–10 freshness) per group; countries with ≥15 and chains with ≥5 tracked hotels. Estimates are labelled as such. See methodology.