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Old Mar 1, 2016 | 5:56 pm
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Originally Posted by JBD

And FYI, the G-Rough would be considered a three star property by Italian standards (which are based on what the facilites are comprised of, if there's a restaurant, etc)...
Is the G-Rough not already open and bearing a government classification?

SPG hasn't divulged the formula for its categorization - other than to acknowledge it's based on forecasted average room rate, IIRC - nor has it confirmed that the same categorization metric applies to Design Hotels (maybe I missed it).
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