Tag: HotelGrading
Hotel star ratings – are they the same everywhere?
The booking confirmation looks the same everywhere: three (or four) stars in Sandton, Stuttgart, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Sekondi-Takoradi. But is it consistent? Or even comparable? South Africans are accustomed to a certain size and standard when booking domestic hotel rooms. In contrast, European city hotels are notoriously compact. They are often squeezed into historic buildings, with decidedly small rooms and limited amenities.
