Hotel stars

Hotelstars

The European Hotelstars Union has created a profiling system based on the earlier German hotelstars system that had widely influenced the hotel classifications in central Europe. Themain criteria are in quality management, wellness and sleeping accommodation. In the catalogue of criteria each entry is associated with a number of points - each Hotelstars level requires a minimal sumof points besides some criteria being obligatory for the level. The minimum requirement for the Superior flag requires the same sum of points as for the next Hotelstars level which however was notawarded due to at least one obligatory requirement being left out

Hotelstar | Excerpt of the catalogue of criteria |
| Tourist | 100 % of the rooms with shower/WC or bath tub/WC - Daily roomcleaning - 100 % of the rooms with colour-TV together with remote control - Table and chair - Soap or body wash - Reception service - Facsimile at the reception - Publicly available telephone for guests -Extended breakfast - Beverage offer in the hotel - Deposit possibility |
| Superior Tourist | The Superior flag is provided when the additional service and accommodation provisions are notsufficient for the next Hotelstar. The bathroom facilities are usually at the same level as for two stars hotels but built from cheaper materials. The cost for regular inspection by independent associationsis waived as well. |
| Standard | In addition to the single star (*) hotels: - Breakfast buffet - Reading light next to the bed - Bath essence or shower gel - * Bath towels - Linen shelves - Offerof sanitary products (e.g. toothbrush, toothpaste, shaving kit) - Credit Cards |
| Superior Standard | The Superior flag is provided when the additional service and accommodation provisions are notsufficient for the next Hotelstar. The Standard-Superior does usually offer the same service level as three star hotels but the interiors of the hotel are smaller and cheaper so that the three...