London Top Hotels and Spas make the exclusive Forbes travel guide
A new guide, Forbes Travel Guide this week announced its expansion into Europe, bringing its globally recognised Star Rating programme to central London’s top hotels and spas. Six hotels and two hotel spas have been awarded the coveted Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating. These properties join an elite group of 76 hotels and 35 spas across North America and Asia that have achieved the Forbes Travel Guide Five Star status. London is among the top three destinations worldwide with the greatest concentration of Five Star properties in the more than140 markets rated and inspected by Forbes Travel Guide.
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Forbes Travel Guide Five Star London Hotels |
Forbes Travel Guide Five Star London Spas |
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45 Park Lane Claridge’s Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane The Dorchester The Lanesborough, London The Savoy |
The Spa at Four Seasons The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, London |
A further 16 hotels and 7 spas in London have earned the distinguished Forbes Travel Guide Four Star rating, joining 226 Four Star hotels and 136 Four Star Spas worldwide.
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Forbes Travel Guide Four Star Hotels |
Forbes Travel Guide Four Star Spas |
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51 Buckingham Gate, Taj Suites and Residences London Belgraves, A Thompson Hotel Brown’s Hotel Bulgari Hotel & Residences London Corinthia Hotel London Four Seasons Hotel London at Canary Wharf InterContinental London Park Lane Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London One Aldwych The Berkeley The Connaught The Goring The Egerton House Hotel The Langham, London The Ritz London The Stafford London by Kempinski
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Aman Spa at The Connaught Chuan Spa at The Langham, London Claridge’s Health Club & Spa ESPA Life at Corinthia The Berkeley Health Club & Spa The Dorchester Spa The Health Club at One Aldwych
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Michael Cascone, President and Chief Operating Officer of Forbes Travel Guide, said, “London is a world-class city, and we are pleased to introduce our global Star Rating system to the United Kingdom and Europe through the inaugural ratings awards. It comes as no surprise that London’s hotels and spas performed strongly against our global hospitality standards. The personalized service and attention to detail delivered at the city’s top properties places them among the finest hospitality experiences in the world.”
Forbes Travel Guide, formerly Mobil Travel Guide, has provided the most comprehensive ratings and reviews of hotels, restaurants and spas since its founding in 1958. The Forbes Travel Guide inspection process includes unannounced visits by a professional inspector culminating with a formal incognito inspection from which the property is measured against 500 standards. These standards weigh facility and service performance, with a primary emphasis on guest engagement and service delivery, across 17 categories of evaluation, including Arrival Service and Guest Room, with nine classifications such as Courtesy & Manners and Graciousness, Thoughtfulness, and Sense of Personalized Service.
Forbes Travel Guide’s system of inspections and ratings sets it apart as the undisputed authority on the finest hotels, restaurants and spas across North America and in Asian markets including Beijing, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Shanghai, and now London. The next European destination to be unveiled will be Paris in 2014.
London, the destination, and its award-winning properties are showcased on Startle.com, the online home of Forbes Travel Guide. The site features access to many of the world’s leading hospitality brands and travel industry experts, with credible reviews and original answers to travellers’ questions from Forbes Travel Guide’s editors, tastemakers and inspectors.
