Every hotel in our guides is scored the same way, in every city, so a 9.2 in Lisbon means the same thing as a 9.2 in Tokyo. Here is exactly how we do it.
The five checks
We look at room, location, service, food, and value, each scored independently, then combined. Read more about our approach on hotel rating systems.
We stay anonymously
No press trips, no comped rooms with strings attached. Editors book and pay like any traveller.