formerly Mobil Travel Guide How does Forbes Travel Guide rate hotels? Forbes Travel Guide uses stars to represent levels of quality, including its famous FIVE-STAR AWARD certification, which represents a "level above" other rating systems. Unlike other travel sites, which can vary wildly in their consistency and their assessment of service and value, the Forbes Travel Guide inspectors make unannounced visits to every rated property. The Guide has rated hotels and restaurants since 1958 -- longer than any other site or company. Unlike many other sites, Forbes Travel Guide inspectors don't call ahead or warn managers and staff that they're on the way. There are two types of inspections: Facility inspection: Every property gets a visit from a facility inspector, who uses a checklist to evaluate cleanliness, physical condition and location. This inspection results in a Forbes One-, Two- or Three-Star rating. Spas are the only exception -- the minimum standa...
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