ABOUT
Welcome to The Five Star Edit, your ultimate guide to discovering your next luxury getaway. We're a London-based online media publication passionate about exquisite luxury hospitality. We're on a never-ending mission to curate the best possible collection of top luxury 5-Star hotels, resorts, and boutique stays from around the world. Immerse yourself in the world of opulence and elegance as we bring you the finest in accommodation, amenities, sustainability and unparalleled service.
Let The Five Star Edit be your guiding resource to a world of exceptional luxury travel through our tailored recommendations, feature articles and reviews. Think of us as a curated yet comprehensive directory of the very best, verified luxury 5-Star hotels & resorts worldwide.​​​ We also pride ourselves on not only showing you the well known grand dames, but also the local authentic gems with real cultural beauty, properties that are often overlooked or even off the public radar altogether. Browse our homepage and collections to find your perfect stay and don't forget the hotels directory for all listings (categorised by country).
All of our articles and reviews are independent and unbiased, based on the personal first hand experiences of our editors, travel writers, contributing writers, and researchers on the ground.​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​
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How we select and rank our recommended hotels and resorts:
The Five Star Edit only features carefully selected and truly exceptional hotels & resorts from around the world, so what’s our methodology and criteria in selection?
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​Firstly, research:
We undertake a thorough research process on each hotel, to include: A review of public reviews on Expedia, booking.com and TripAdvisor to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction. We confirm accreditations with official rating systems such as Forbes Travel Guide, AAA Diamond Ratings & Michelin Star Awards. We only list officially accredited hotels with a proven track record of excellence in accommodation, amenities, and service.
​Secondly, ​we visit the hotel anonymously as regular guests to undertake an independent review of the accommodation, amenities, service, location, and accessibility.​
All hotels must:
Be an officially accredited 5-Star hotel
AAA Diamond rating​
Have a public review score of 9.0 or higher
Pass our own independent review process.​
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We aim to provide comprehensive and transparent hotel recommendations through an independent and rigorous research, review and inspection process. ​​​​​
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Tailored recommendations:
We offer personalised hotel & resort recommendations to customers, taking the guesswork out of booking your dream getaway. These tailored recommendations are emailed to you within 24 hours of request and are personally drafted by our hotel's feature editor and consist of five thoughtfully researched hotels based on your personal travel requirements, such as specific locations, child-friendly, adults-only, service and amenities and any other must haves that’s requested, available tours & activities and recommended bookings with perks and deals (available at time of booking) are also included in these comprehensive recommendation packs.