Stars classify.
Reviews count.
We rank.
One transparent score per hotel, recomputed nightly from cross-source consensus, expert awards, and a trust graph of the world's best properties. The formula is public.
The formula · published & versioned
How the score is made
Four components, four fixed weights. Tap a segment.
HRI = 0.40·CRS + 0.35·EXP + 0.15·FAC + 0.10·TRJ
Not an average. Sources are normalized against themselves, thin samples shrink toward the prior, and disagreement between platforms pulls the score toward uncertainty , a hotel Google loves and TripAdvisor doesn't is a hotel we are less sure about.
Every parameter, weights, prestige table, calibration anchors, is published. Read the full methodology, formula included →
Independence Charter · adopted June 2026
“No hotel group, hotel operator, online travel agency, metasearch platform, hotel marketing or distribution company, nor any entity controlled by or affiliated with them, may directly or indirectly hold more than 5% of the equity of the company that operates the HotelsRating Index, or hold a seat on its board.”
Where to start
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