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Five Stars Plus
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An exclusive and expensive luxury hotel, often palatial, offering the highest standards of service, accommodations and facilities - Elegant and luxurious public rooms - A prestige address - Establishments in this category are among the world's top hotels. |
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Five Stars
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An outstanding property offering many of the same features as Superior Deluxe - May be less grand and offer more reasonable rates than the Superior Deluxe properties, yet in many instances may be just as satisfactory - Safe to recommend to most discriminating clients. |
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Four & ½ Stars
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Basically a Deluxe hotel, but with qualifications - In some cases, some accommodations or public areas may offer a less pronounced degree of luxury than that found in fully Deluxe properties - In other cases, the hotel may be a well-established famous name, depending heavily on past reputation - The more contemporary hotels may be heavily marketed to business clients, with fine accommodations and public rooms offering Deluxe standards in comfort, but with less emphasis on atmosphere and /or personal service. |
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Four Stars
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An above average hotel - May be an exceptionally well-maintained older hotel, more often a superior modern hotel specifically designed for the first class market, with some outstanding features - Accommodations and public areas are expected to be tastefully furnished and very comfortable - May be a good value, especially if it is a commercial hotel - May be recommended to average clients and in most cases will satisfy the discriminating ones. |
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Three & ½ Stars
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A dependable, comfortable hotel with standardized rooms, amenities and public areas - May have superior executive level or wing - May be safely recommended to average clients not expecting Deluxe facilities of special services - Should also be satisfactory for better groups. |
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Three Stars
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A property offering full first-class quality accommodations, but limited public areas, food service and facilities - Usually moderate in size, the hotel often utilizes a residential scale and architecture and many offer complimentary breakfast and evening cocktails in the lobby or in a small, informal restaurant - Geared to the individual business/pleasure traveler. |
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Two & ½ Stars
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Essentially a First Class establishment with comfortable but somewhat simpler accommodations and public areas - May be lacking in some features (e.g., restaurant) - Some of the rooms or public areas, while adequate, may tend to be basic and functional - Usually suitable for cost-conscious clients. |
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Two Stars
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Primarily a budget property with mostly well-kept, functional accommodations, some up to First Class standards - Public rooms may be limited or non-existent - Often just a place to sleep, but may have some charming or intimate features - May be good value - Should satisfy individuals (sometimes even discriminating ones) or groups on a budget. |
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One & ½ Stars
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Strictly a budget operation with some facilities or features of Superior Tourist Class, but usually no (or very few) First Class accommodations - Should not be recommended to fussy or discriminating clients. |
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One Star
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A low-budget operation, often quite old and may not be well maintained - Should only be used in a pinch if no others are available - Clients should always be cautioned what to expect. |
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No Stars
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Our policy is to classify hotels based on a comprehensive body of information encompassing a selection of reliable sources and contacts. If, however, that information is insufficient, incomplete or in any way ambiguous, a hotel may be listed without classification, but this is in no way reflects negatively on the property. Additionally, with certain exceptions, condominium properties, Bed & Breakfast (B&Bs) and small inns are not classified as they do not conform to our classification guidelines. |
