Quality Assurance Gradings
Hotels
are given a rating from one to five stars, the more stars, the greater the range of facilities and level
of services provided.
Budget
Hotels are always part of
a large “branded” Hotel Group offering clean and comfortable en-suite facilities, 24-hour reservations
and a consistent level of facilities.
Guest
Accommodation
includes bed and breakfasts, farmhouses, guesthouses and inns and is rated from one to five stars. The same minimum requirement for facilities and services applies to all Guest Accommodation from one
to five stars. The more stars the higher the overall quality in areas such as cleanliness, service, hospitality, bedrooms,
bathrooms and food quality.
Self Catering includes apartments,
boats, cottages, flats and houses and is star rated from one to five.
Holiday Parks,
Touring Parks and Camping Parks. There are two different rating assessment schemes. The AA use pennants (triangles) on an ascending scale from one to five. The VB rating scheme uses stars to indicate progressively higher standards of quality from one star
(acceptable) to five stars (exceptional).
For
more information please click on the web links below or telephone The AA or Quality in Tourism:
Quality
in Tourism
0845 300 6996
The AA
01256
844455