I've noticed that all recommendations for French hotels in both the Guide to Europe and Guide to France include asterisks, in addition to the $ symbols. What do the asterisks indicate? It is not noted in the guide to symbols in the print edition.
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Virginia, USA
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Are you talking about the Rick Steves guide? In my France book, the explanation appears under the ””Sleeping in Paris” section. France uses a star system (1 to 5) to rate hotels based on amenities. A hotel with 3 asterisks is one rated 3 stars.
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Virginia, USA
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p.s. This website has a pretty good explanation of France’s hotel rating system
https://www.canaldumidi.bike/hotel-stars.html
Posted by
OP
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VERY helpful, Laura. Thank you!
Posted by
Bangladesh
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The asterisks likely indicate the official star rating of French hotels, reflecting their quality and amenities. If unclear, you might contact the guide’s publisher for confirmation!