To find the best of the best, Forbes Travel Guide's undercover inspectors stay at each hotel for three days and two nights, posing as ordinary guests.
SANTO DOMINGO- Five hotels in the Dominican Republic, out of a total of 1,827 properties, have been selected as winners of the Forbes Travel Guide 2022 Star Award Winners, in its 64th annual list of Star Rating awards, which honor the most sophisticated facilities in the world and refined and intuitive service.
The hotels selected this year in the four-star category are: Casa de Campo Resort & Villas, Amanera, Eden Roc at Cap Cana and Tortuga Bay Puntacana Resort & Club, which are repeating their selection, and the JW Marriott Santo Domingo is listed in the recommended hotels category.
For its 64th annual list, Forbes Travel Guide ventured into new destinations, including the Canary Islands, Greece, Ibiza, and Malta. The winners include 323 five-star hotels, 558 four-star properties, and 401 recommended hotels.
There are also 74 Five Star restaurants, 112 Four Star restaurants and 67 recommended restaurants, as well as 102 Five Star spas and 193 Four Star spas worldwide.
The total number of facilities studied, monitored and evaluated by a series of certified inspectors is 1,827, of which a total of 146 new properties including hotels, restaurants and spas have been included this year 2022.
To find the best of the best, Forbes Travel Guide's undercover inspectors stay at each hotel for three days and two nights, posing as ordinary guests.
They test up to 900 rigorous and objective standards, from modern luxuries, such as whether a room is designed to improve sleep or whether food and beverage options are healthy, to more traditional services, such as the quality of the decor and the courtesy of the staff.
Seventy-five percent of a hotel's rating is based on service, while the remaining 25 percent is determined by the quality of its facilities.
Source: MITUR Website
