The Hotel Star Rating System
Hotel star ratings, what do they mean? Here are resources to give you an idea of what you can expect from a hotel rated a particular number of stars by the government, the stars you'll see on the outside of every European hotel.
Seeing Stars - European Hotels and Star Ratings
Vexed over the fact that the four star hotel you've rented over the internet isn't as nice or interesting as the two star establishment across the street? We unravel the Hotel Star rating system and tell you how to exploit its idiosyncrasies.
Vexed over the fact that the four star hotel you've rented over the internet isn't as nice or interesting as the two star establishment across the street? We unravel the Hotel Star rating system and tell you how to exploit its idiosyncrasies.
Before you Buy a Room in a London Hotel
Here is a good introduction to the star rating system as it applies in London, and probably for the whole of the UK as well.
Here is a good introduction to the star rating system as it applies in London, and probably for the whole of the UK as well.
German Hotel Designations
German accommodations aren't all rated by using a star system (the system started as a voluntary system in 1996), but each type of accommodation has different criteria for services based on the name: Hotel, Gasthof, Pension, Hotel Garni, and so forth as defined on this page.
German accommodations aren't all rated by using a star system (the system started as a voluntary system in 1996), but each type of accommodation has different criteria for services based on the name: Hotel, Gasthof, Pension, Hotel Garni, and so forth as defined on this page.
German Hotel Classifications
The star rating system comes to Germany: "DEHOGA established in 1996 an official hotel classification in Germany that has been demanded by consumer associations in Germany for years." Click on "categories" to see the criteria.
The star rating system comes to Germany: "DEHOGA established in 1996 an official hotel classification in Germany that has been demanded by consumer associations in Germany for years." Click on "categories" to see the criteria.
Hotel Ratings - Belgium
An explaination of the ratings as they apply in Belgium.
An explaination of the ratings as they apply in Belgium.
Making Sense of Hotel Ratings
Although the article contains information from all over the world, the European section gives you an overview of the system--and the lack of a unified system for government rating of hotels.
Although the article contains information from all over the world, the European section gives you an overview of the system--and the lack of a unified system for government rating of hotels.