Rating a Hotel is easy, using our simple, online rating form.
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First of all, what is a Hotel?
A Hotel is defined as any commercial accommodation meant primarily for the leisure traveller.

Hotel Types
For your convenience, Hotels are classified into the following basic types:
Hotel Type Description
Wildlife 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
City Hotel Properties located in major towns and cities offering travellers ctiy based vacations and gateways to other regions
General Properties that do not fall into any of the other categories
Rating parameters

You will be rating a Hotel on the following basic parameters on a scale of 1 to 7:
Rating parameters Description
Destination

 What did you think of the destination itself. e.g. Coorg, or Goa. Was it a great place for leisure travellers?
Location What did you think of where the Hotel is situated and its immediate surroundings?
Appearance What did you think of the Hotel itself, its appearance, its architecture and planning?
Bookings & Front Office How did you find the whole process of booking your stay, checking in and checking out?
Service What did you think of the overall service at the Hotel?
Room How was the room you stayed in and its facilities?
Food & Drinks How would you rate the food and drink at the Hotel?
Activities Did you have plenty to do at the Hotel? What did you think of the leisure activities available?
Specific to type of Hotel Lastly, you'll have to tell us a little bit about the type of Hotel itself. E.g. How was it as a beach Hotel? Did it fulfill your definition of the ideal beach holiday?
How to rate - procedure

Simply rate each of the above parameters honestly on a scale of 1-7 using your own personal experience at the Hotel as the measure.

Outstanding/near perfect/with many excellent features
   
Well above average/extra special/with some outstanding features
   
Better than Average/good features/good quality
   
Average/as expected/nothing above ordinary
   
Below average/could be better/some irritants
   
Barely acceptable/unsatisfactory/number of problems
   
Terrible/not acceptable/number of major problems
Criteria for acceptance
No frivolous or biased answers. You will need to tell us your dates of stay and the approximate amount you spent while at the Hotel. All ratings are screened before being included in our ratings.
You should have visited the hotel in the last 36 months. This helps our ratings to be as current as possible, and helps you in giving us an opinion about your experience that is fresh in your memory.
You should have stayed in the hotel for at least one night. This ensures that your feedback reflects all relevant aspects of a hotel experience and helps our rating be more accurate.
How long will it take you?

You should be able to finish a rating in under 5 minutes. It's that easy and quick. Do think about your answers carefully though, because every accepted rating has an impact on our overall ratings. The more honest and accurate ratings we get, the better for all leisure travellers.

Please note:

HolidayIQ reserves the right to include or exclude specific Hotels based on our several criteria for selection.