Holiplanet standards
How Holiplanet Rates and Selects Places
Holiplanet stars are five criteria, not a ranking scale. A place earns each star or it does not.
The five Holiplanet stars
Our stars answer one traveller’s question: will this place make me live the city? A simple trattoria can earn five stars; a famous room with no link to its city can stop at four.
How our inspections work
- Every rated place is visited in person by the Holiplanet team.
- We judge the five criteria at the table, during a real meal.
- We update the page whenever something important changes.
- Places we have not visited carry no stars, but our editors may still list them as Word of Mouth.
What the badges mean
A place we keep under watch through several signals: prices and positioning, what guests say on the most trusted online platforms, its local reputation and word of mouth, and, where we run them, Holiplanet surveys. We use platform ratings only in our own research and never publish them. No stars, and never paid for.
Our highest recognition. A Holiplanet Favourite is a place our team has visited in person and awarded at least four of the five Holiplanet stars: Food, Welcome, Place, Fair price and Local soul. Its page shows the stars it earned, the month of our visit and genuine photos taken during it, and we review it whenever something important changes. It cannot be bought or requested: no payment or subscription can earn it.
In short: Word of Mouth is an editorial pick based on watching and analysing several signals. Favourite means Holiplanet has visited the place and rated it in person.
The Holiplanet Favourite badge
Five stars for our five criteria and the year of the award. When you see it at the entrance, our team has visited the place and it has earned at least four of the five Holiplanet stars.
The badge is never sold: it cannot be bought or requested.
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