Just because experienced travelers like to take advantage of cheap airplane tickets and discount hotel rooms does not mean that sometimes they dont splurge and stay at an expensive highly rated hotel or eat at an expensive highly rated restaurant. Now they can look to Forbes Travel Guide, formerly Mobil Travel Guide, to identify some of the best hotels and restaurants.
In order to attain a five star ranking service plays the most important role (75 percent of the total score) and at hotels flawless service from department to department is expected, according to Forbes.
54 hotels were given five stars, the same number as last year. Two new hotels were added, while Dallas The Mansion on Turtle Creek fell to four stars, and The Hotel Bel-Air in L.A. closed for renovation. The longest running five star hotel is The Broadmoor in Colorado, which earned its 51st five star ranking. 23 restaurants earned five stars.
In Las Vegas three hotels rated five stars: Skylofts at MGM Grand, the Wynn Tower Suites, and Encore.
Forbes Travel Guide contends it fills an important niche in compared to all the travel rating sites that base their ratings on customer reviews claiming it provides objective information. Consumer input is valid and important, but we are experts in this arena. We follow a specific process and evaluate everyone the same.
Forbes observed that in order for luxury hotels to retain their stars during tough economic times hotels have become innovative; theyve done more with less.
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