2016 Forbes Guide
Feb 26, 2016, 10:43 am
#16
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Not as many Aman in the five star category? Maybe because Aman prices its rooms based on the real value times 10?
Also I wish Forbes would publish these "more than 500 criteria" used to come up with the star rating. Is how much the hotel pays Forbes one of those criteria?
Also I wish Forbes would publish these "more than 500 criteria" used to come up with the star rating. Is how much the hotel pays Forbes one of those criteria?
Feb 26, 2016, 10:46 am
#17
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Feb 26, 2016, 10:57 am
#18
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Yes, I think all the renovation work is done or near done now. I recall the previous renovation from maybe 15 years ago. This hotel has really grown up a lot since I first started staying here in the 1990's.
Feb 26, 2016, 11:10 am
#19
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Not as many Aman in the five star category? Maybe because Aman prices its rooms based on the real value times 10?
Also I wish Forbes would publish these "more than 500 criteria" used to come up with the star rating. Is how much the hotel pays Forbes one of those criteria?
Also I wish Forbes would publish these "more than 500 criteria" used to come up with the star rating. Is how much the hotel pays Forbes one of those criteria?
Apr 21, 2016, 4:53 pm
#20
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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.
aaa.biz/Approved/files/evaluation/DiamondRatingGuidelines.pdf
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Aug 13, 2016 at 12:39 am
Apr 21, 2016, 9:05 pm
#21
formerly known as deathscar
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Yea this is one of those "does the hotel have a swimming pool" kind of checklist rankings, which renders it utterly meaningless.