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Overall Hotel Rating - how it is calculated
The overall rating of a hotel is the average of all travellers' ratings for that hotel. Travellers rate a hotel on 9 key parameters:
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| Destination |
Location |
Appearance |
Bookings & Front Office |
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Room |
Food & Drinks |
Activities |
In addition, there is one more parameter depending on the type of hotel.
Each parameter is rated on a scale of 1 to 7 by travellers - 1 being the worst and 7 being the best.
The individual ratings for each hotel is the combined average of all these parameter ratings. All travellers' ratings for a particular hotel are averaged to give you the overall rating for that hotel.
Rating Reliability
The more ratings a hotel receives, the more reliable is the rating against it. Which is why we urge travel lovers to rate their holidays and weekend getaways regularly, to help build the ratings and make the site a useful and reliable reference for all travellers.
If travellers have had a great experience at any hotel, it is bound to reflect in the rating index it receives. Giving you a snapshot of what to expect should you visit the hotel yourself. |
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The rating index - what it means
Here is an explanation of the rating index that travellers use to rate any hotel on each of its parameters.
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Outstanding/near perfect/with many excellent features |
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Above average/extra special/with some outstanding features |
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Better than Average/good features/good quality |
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Average/as expected/nothing above ordinary |
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Below average/ could be better/some irritants |
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Barely acceptable/ unsatisfactory/number of problems |
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Terrible/not acceptable/number of major problems |
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Keys to ratings/symbols
Every hotel will have one of the following symbols next to it. Here is a key to what these symbols signify:
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More information available |
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This means that the property page for this hotel has additonal information, including a quick summary about the hotel, rooms and amenities available, photographs and tips on how to get there.
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No ratings yet. Be the first! |
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This hotel has yet to be rated. If you've been there in the last six months, be the first to rate it.
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Not enough ratings yet. Add yours. |
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This hotel has yet to get enough ratings. When a hotel is rated by many travellers, its rating becomes more reliable.
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Many ratings. More reliable. |
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This hotel has been rated by many travellers. Its rating is a more reliable indicator of what to expect if you go there. |
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Types of Hotels
Hotels are conveniently divided into 9 different types as shown below. Each type is specific to the overall experience the hotel provides to the leisure traveller. Hotels that do not clearly fit into any of the 9 main categories go into the 'General' category.
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Description |
| Forest |
Properties inside, adjacent or very close to designated reserve forests or wildlife sanctuaries, primarily offering a �game sanctuary� experience |
| Beach |
Properties very close to the sea, primarily offering a �beach� experience |
| River / Backwater |
Properties on the banks of or very close to rivers or lakes or the backwaters, primarily offering a �waterfront� experience |
| Mountain / Hill |
Properties on or very close to hills or mountains, primarily offering a �high ranges� experience |
| Culture |
Properties within or very close to cultural destinations |
| Spa / Health |
Properties primarily offering a health, �wellness� or �spa� experience |
| Heritage |
Properties situated in old buildings, primarily offering a �heritage� experience |
| Home Stay |
Properties offering accommodation in family residences |
| Tent / Camp |
Properties offering accommodation in the nature of tents or other temporary facilities |
| General |
Properties that do not fall into any of the other categories |
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Hotel Information
Quick Summary
This is a quick snapshot of what you can expect, with a short description of the hotel, its setting & surroundings, and the facilities provided. Consciously avoiding the adjectives and hyperbole associated with all hotel promotional material, our researchers and editors bring you a short, factual take on each hotel, reducing valuable time that you will need to spend on researching a property. |
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Member Reviews
This section shows you the actual reviews written by members when they rated a particular hotel. In addition to the overall rating which is an unbiased numerical indicator of how good or bad a hotel is, these reviews will help you understand the rationale behind the number and showcase the specific reasons why a member rated a hotel highly or poorly.
Please note that while our intention is to display all of the reviews received, to ensure readability for our readers, our editors are authorized to modify/delete or not publish reviews which do not meet our guidelines. Among other things, these would include submissions that do not have any comments, or have comments that have very little relevant content.
All reviews presented here are the subjective opinions of various Members of HolidayIQ. These are not the opinions of HolidayIQ or its parent company LLIS. |
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How to get there
This tells you the best way to get to the hotel and outlines distances from key towns, highways, railheads and airports. Look out for the code next to the name of the railway station – this is the station code you need to use on the IRCTC website while doing an online ticket bookings, once again making life easier for genuine travellers. |
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Rooms & Amenities
This section tells you about the rooms and amenities available at the hotel of your choice, to help you take better informed decisions. |
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Tariff - what it signifies
The tariff shown against a hotel is only indicative of what the accommodation available at that property could cost you. It is neither the peak season rate, nor the off season rate but the regular rack rate for a range of standard rooms in that particular hotel.
Since room tariffs could vary widely depending on season and category of accommodation within any hotel, it is recommended that you visit the hotel website or call them directly using the telephone numbers provided. This way you can get a definite idea of the correct and current room tariffs. |
Contact Information
Location - where the hotel is located
The location is the immediate area where the hotel is situated. This could be a village or town, or an area in a particular district. |
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Address - the postal address of the hotel
This is the full postal address of the hotel. |
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Phone - how to get in touch with the hotel
This is the telephone number of the hotel with its long distance STD code when calling from within India. In case you want to call this hotel from outside India, you will need to append +91 to the number and ignore the leading zero before the STD code. |
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Website - how to find the hotel on the Internet
This is the website URL of the hotel. In many cases, this would take you to the website of that particular hotel. In other cases it will take you to the main website of the group promoting the hotel. many of these groups have multiple hotels around the country and you would need to click through to the page for the particular hotel you searched for on HolidayIQ. |
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