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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 11:19 am
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Kagehitokiri
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these are the only "official" im aware of >
Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
Star/Diamond listings
http://honeymoons.about.com/od/mobil...estaurants.htm
http://honeymoons.about.com/od/aaa5d...ond_Hotels.htm
http://www.theaa.com/travel/basicsea...age=placesstay (search in UK/IE and sort by rating)
http://www.qualmark.co.nz/index.jsp (NZ ratings from 1>5 Stars, top 7 properties are rated "Exclusive")
there do seem to be a lot more AA 5* than i recall...

by food 'stars' >

- 2 5* - berkeley, le manoir aux quat saisons
- 7 4* - whatley manor, merrion, chester grosvenor, connaught, pennyhill park hotel, MO london, gleneagles
- 12 3* - glenapp castle, inverlochy castle hotel, isle of eriska, chewton glen, k club, old course hotel, longueville manor hotel, browns, royal garden hotel, claridges, halkin, lucknam park hotel
- 10 2* - goring, seaham hall hotel, prestonfield, turnberry resort, dorchester, lanesborough, stafford london kempinski, landmark london, jumeirah carlton, ritz london
- 5 1* - milestone, FS canary wharf, FS hampshire, athaenum, one aldwych
- 4 0* - no 41, vineyard at stockcross, cliveden country house, capital

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qualmark is now 5 exclusive and 4 pending

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http://www.theaa.com/travel/accommod...s_grading.html
http://www.qualmark.co.nz/exclusive.php
http://www.qualmark.co.nz/about_us.php

Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
http://travel.aol.com/travel-ideas/a...avdynlprim0674
Bjorn Hanson, a former PricewaterhouseCoopers hotel analyst told USA Today that more hotels won this year than usual because both AAA and Forbes are letting their inspectors be more flexible. However, Hanson also told the publication that AAA and Forbes offer "a more consistent basis for comparison" when compared to travel website such as TripAdvisor.com.


Originally Posted by Non-NonRev
As a point of reference, here are the Forbes (nee Mobil) Travel Guide's rating criteria:

http://static.howstuffworks.com/pdf/...ia-12-2008.pdf

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