Hotel ratings are very similar to film ratings. In 1958, the Mobil Travel Guide, now known as Forbes Travel Guide, began a rating system based on a star rating of one to five stars. This is a grading system from F to A, one star being the lowest rating and five stars being the highest rating. It is important to understand that the rating system is not based on whether the hotel is good or bad, but rather on the quality of amenities that a guest can expect to receive and the price they can expect to pay. What do the ...