What Hotels Are Rated?
Mobil rates hotels in North America. Of the approximately 50,000 hotels, Mobil recommends and rates about 8,000. Of those, only a few dozen earn the Five Star rating. The ratings are intended to be independent. Mobil has rated hotels since 1958.
Mobil Travel Guide "inspectors" appear at a hotel property unannounced. They inspect the hotels and rate them as a One, Two or Three Star hotel. If the hotel is a candidate to qualify for a Four or Five Star rating, an inspector is sent undercover to evaluate the hotel's service. The inspector will typically spend two or three nights at the hotel, experiencing all of the facilities and rating the service on a checklist of more than 500 items.
Does the Star Rating Effect the Room Rates?
Sometimes, but not always. You can count on a One Star hotel being much less expensive than a Four Star hotel. Between the Two, Three, Four, and even Five Star hotels, however, there is a wide range of prices. A lower Mobil Star rating does not by any means guarantee a lower room rate.
