Eli5: what gives a hotel a 5 star ranking? What can a hotel do to improve to a 4 or 5 star hotel and what does a 5 or 4 star hotel have that others don’t?

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There are rules for each star system. 5-stars from Jim Bob’s Travel Guide isn’t the same as a Michelin five star review.

I think I’m correct when I’m saying that the Michelin system actually has a limit on how big the hotel can be, how many rooms. I think Bellagio was trying to challenge that back when it opened, and I don’t think they ever got the full five stars. I do remember there was this whole thing about how they noticed that most of the people using the seating areas by the front desk weren’t actually hotel guest, just people coming in to view the glass sculpture on the ceiling and the conservatory who camped out there. They removed the couches. But then one of the requirements for the Michelin five star system was something about seating in the lobby, so they put it all back.

The couches are still there.