Originally Posted by
ramalama8
You would think that in order for a hotel to be rated a Cat8, it would need to have both a top-notch location as well as being an incredible property itself.
That was my first time to a Cat8 hotel and it didn't impress me.
That's not how the categories are determined (not directly, anyway). It's strictly based on the prices the hotel is able to charge for rooms.
Mostly, it's the nicest properties in the best locations that are the most expensive, so that's what you'll see at category 8, but the way they get to category 8 is the cost of the rooms.