If you are working in the hospitality or if you are doing business in this industry, in the article “Are 7 stars Hotels officially ranked” get to know more about the most luxury hotels in the world.
The extreme luxury in the hospitality is a curios topic. There are some unconventional theories concerning the classification of the most luxurious hotels in the world.
Shortly, the classification is related to services and facilities. Hence, if the highest number of stars assigned is five, even for this latter there might be different options on the market. Effectively, there is no limit to luxury.
Does the 7 stars category exist?
Let´s begin this article with the most important fact: hotels with seven stars, officially classified, DO NOT EXIST. The highest international rating is five stars. Nevertheless, there are some hotels which are particularly offering very high standards facilities, expensive furniture and luxury services.
Some are located in historical buildings, other in amazing natural places. Shortly, these hotels have in common the reputation made by journalists, media or critics: they have been appointed as seven stars hotel. But basically, this classification is not part of the international hotel rating system.
Let´s check out the most popular “seven stars hotels” in the world.
Burik Al Arab, Dbai
This stunning five stars hotel has been frequently appointed as the only 7 stars in the world. If you imagine the skyline of Dubai, there is this amazing building sail shaped, facing the seaside: this is the most luxurious hotel in the world. Even more, the Burij al Arab is one of the tallest hotel in the world, built on an artificial island in 1999, by the hotel-chain group Jumeirah.
The hotel has been built on 53 floors and it offers 199 exclusives suites. The smallest room´s size is 169 m² and the largest is 780 m². Each room has private butlers available 24 hours.
Moreover, there are different spaces for high standards events for premium customers. Additionally, there are vehicles at disposal as Rolls Royce, Lamborghini and even a helicopter. After that, the hotel offers six restaurants, including the famous “Al Mahara”, where customers can be totally immersing in a submarine experience, through a large seawater aquarium.
Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi
Once again in the Emirates for another magnificence of the hotel industry. The Emirates Palace is managed by the Mandarin Oriental group. Nonetheless, the Arabian building consists of 394 residences including 92 suites and 22 residential suites. Most of the suites have furnitures in gold and marble. This is the peculiarity of this luxurious hotel. The hotel offers different facilities including two wellness, several meeting rooms, a private beach, shops, restaurants and even two helicopters.
Town House Galleria, Milan
Luxury hotel with a very elegant interior design, based in the famous gallery Vittorio Emanuele II, next to the famous Duomo. The Town House Galleria offers 58 rooms and suites, facing to the Galleria and to the famous Octagon. The hotel is part of the italian group Town House. It concerns a small hotel luxury group. Basically, Town House Galleria is the most important and glamorous hotel in Milan.
Further “7 stars Hotels”
Next, find the further unofficially rated 7 stars hotels:
– Centaurus Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan
– Laucala Island Resort, Fiji Islands
– Karkloof Safari Spa, South Africa
– Pangu Hotel, Peking, China
– Shangri.La Bosphorous, Istanbul, Turkey
– Aman Canal Grande, Venice, Italy
What about the 6 stars category?
The question about this topic is: why media like to say seven stars hotels, and not six stars? What´s the difference? The number seven is only for promoting the luxury status, hence it comes to capture the thought of the big difference between a regular five stars and the high luxury.
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