The death of the hotel star rating system? | londonhotelsinsight.com
Checklist-based star rating systems were historically the natural way to rank and classify hotels. When the Savoy opened in London in 1889 it was seen as the ultimate luxury hotel: features like electric lifts and individual bathrooms were a genuine novelty and the epitome of indulgence. As competitors in the next century caught up or themselves innovated, professional expertise was needed to keep track of who provided what.
