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Who awards stars?[edit]

On what basis is this template being organized? Whose rating system is being used? AAA? Michelin? Mobil? If we are looking at the AAA diamond rating, then Mandarin Oriental has not, and is not, a five-star hotel. It is only a four-star. Surely someone has some knowledge about what basis is being used for listing hotels here. - Tim1965 (talk) 01:08, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Tim1965: I created the template. I can't remember what basis I used it on. Feel free to change to AAA diamond rating.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:24, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not wedded to AAA, we could use Mobil (now Forbes) or Michelin. I don't think we can blend them, since only some use a five-point system. The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences and Michelin give stars, but they seem to rate only a few hundred hotels a year. Forbes/Mobil seems to rate only 1,000 a year, while AAA covers something like 29,000 hotels a year. AAA it is, then! - Tim1965 (talk) 13:49, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand the rating system being used here either. Why are these separated by star rating, especially in an unsourced template like this? @Tim1965 and Dr. Blofeld: Unless either of you have different ideas or object altogether, I propose making this list alphabetical. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 20:03, 10 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Back in 2014, I reorganized the list according to AAA ranking, and then began adding that rank (with a citation) to the articles for five and four star hotels, and to some three-stars. The template was updated in 2016 when one of the hotels dropped a rank. But be bold! - Tim1965 (talk) 22:11, 10 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Update list and comment[edit]

I updated the list of hotels, based on the list provided at WashingtonDChotels.com, which proved out of date, as well as research online. A number of hotels were added, and some names changed. I deleted AKA White House, because it is an extended-stay company rather than a hotel. Similarly, I did not add Oakwood at Lexington at Market Square or Oakwood at Warder-Totten Mansion, because they too were extended stays. It's not clear to me what constitutes a two-star hotel (D.C. probably does not have a one-star hotel any more), but it seems to hinge on whether there is any dining service (room service, dining room, or some sort of common-room breakfast) in the hotel. Some of the hotels on the list may be two-star hotels, but if so I've not done the (gulp! original) research to determine which they are and so put everything on the list.

I'm not sure what to do about B&Bs. One is listed here, but by my count there are 13 of them in the city (not counting AirBNBs). - Tim1965 (talk) 19:49, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]