Similar to Michelin Guide’s culinary ranking, the Michelin Guide, following the launch of its hotel booking platform and its acquisition of Tablet Hotels in 2018, has decided to embark on a venture to rank hotels across the world.
Just like the restaurants’ ranking requirements, the selection criteria for the hotels are going to be tough and will include judgements of the accommodations’ quality as a standalone destination and how it contributes to a local experience, elevated design and architecture that transcend mere aesthetics, individuality, personality and authenticity, quality and consistency in relation to service, comfort and consistently exceed expectations, and the value-experience ratio will also be a key criteria.
A team of 25 hotel inspectors, who have been meticulously trained in the Michelin art for two years, have curated a selection of over 5,000 hotels and accommodations spanning 120 countries, which now live on the new Michelin Hotels website.
“The hotel selection on our platform is a tight curation of the best places to stay in the world, ranked by our inspectors,” says Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of Michelin Guides. “The fact that we pay our way for every hotel review, just like for our restaurant reviews, means we remain completely independent and trustworthy. We’re working for our customers: the traveller.”
The new Michelin Key will be used to award the hotels their rank, and the Michelin website will act as a one-stop shop where travellers can find reviews for hotels in several languages, learn about the gastronomic attractions in the areas surrounding their accommodations and book their accommodation.
