Is Best Western a good company to work for?

Best Western has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 2,688 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 52% of employees would recommend working at Best Western to a friend and 42% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Best Western have been left by employees working as Front Office Manager , Front Desk Manager and General Manager .

Does Best Western pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Best Western employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Best Western. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Best Western?

52% of Best Western employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Best Western 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Best Western?

Front Desk Agent (256) , Front Desk Receptionist (190) , Housekeeper (123) , Night Auditor (65) , Receptionist (60) , Front Desk (51) , General Manager (46) , Night Auditor/Front Desk Agent (42) , Housekeeping (37) , Front Desk Clerk (35) , Manager (35) , Customer Service Representative (29) , Front Desk Associate (28) , Front Desk Manager (19) , Breakfast Attendant (18)

What are the pros of working at Best Western according to real employee reviews?

"The people you work with are all great and help you out if you ever need help" ((in 123 reviews)); "The staff was friendly and easy to work with." ((in 82 reviews)); "Some coworkers were nice and I miss them a lot had left by the time I did though." ((in 58 reviews)); "Managers were great" ((in 47 reviews)); "Good work environment and colleagues" ((in 41 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Best Western according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low and customers make or break the job" ((in 163 reviews)); "you have 0 chance to grow and the management is very poor they treat you very badly!" ((in 158 reviews)); "No benefits thats about it" ((in 86 reviews)); "Long hours and over hour's" ((in 59 reviews)); "No training provided." ((in 33 reviews))

What are employees saying about Best Western layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Best Western layoffs and their outlook for job security at Best Western in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Best Western locations?

Phoenix , Houston , Dallas , Los Angeles , Chicago , San Antonio , New York , Kansas City , Madison , Milwaukee , Cedar City , Tucson , Bozeman , San Diego , Wichita , Fort Myers , Miami , Cortland , Mesa , Tempe , Burlington , Nashville , San Francisco , San Jose , Longmont , Elko , Las Vegas , New Orleans , Seattle , Seaside

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Best Western

Best Western reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(2,360 total reviews)

Larry Cuculic

57% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Career opportunities

Best Western has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,360 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Best Western employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Hotels & Travel Accommodation industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Oct 11, 2017

Hospitality

Food service manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good company, and the management also good

Cons

I have worked with him more than one year, everything was good

4.0

Sep 8, 2017

Bartender/Server

Server/bartender

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Place with high standard of service to guest, good tips

Cons

Unclear, unhealthy structure of management.

3.0

Sep 2, 2017

Ipswich Hotel

Food and beverage assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of staff (Chefs / receptionists / F&B staff etc) are very nice people to work with, always answer questions you have. Chefs always offer good quality food. Customers are generally polite and give decent tips. Some managers were very friendly.

Cons

Drinks in particular are too expensive, when you're earning £5.60 an hour and a bottle of Bulmers costs £6!!!!! Understaffed so naturally you end up working a lot of hours with little time off. Underpaid: working on minimum wage doesn't represent effort Can feel very unorganised at times Managers expect a lot from younger staff Consecutive weeks of working Friday / Saturday / Sunday kills any social life Took job mainly for bar work but many evenings I was in restaurant with sole purpose of polishing cutlery / crockery which I appreciate has to get done, but was very boring. Some managers gave orders with no please or thank you which wore thin very quickly.

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