Originally Posted by
LapLap
Ouch! Indeed.
And on the IC front, I would
definitely put a '+' on the Strings' 4 House classification as it is noticeably superior to both the ANA IC and the Tokyo Bay
It's also a distinctive notch above the Keio, Hilton, Cerulean and Royal Park IMO.
Perhaps the reviewers were RAs expecting an upgrade at the Strings on an award stay (or on a weekend)...

They actually do have a sort '+' in the guide. Within the same general rank, those in red are a sort of '+'. I don't remember which received that distinction.