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The new Scottish Tourist
Board Star System is a world first. Quality determines our
star awards, not a checklist of facilities. We've made your
priorities our priorities.
Quality makes or breaks a visit. This is why it is the quality
of the welcome, service and hospitality; the ambience, comfort
and condition of the property and of course the food, which
earns Scottish Tourist Board stars, not the size of the accommodation
or the range of available facilities.
This easy to understand system tells you at
a glance the quality standard of every type of accommodation
in Scotland. We have a wide range of Hotels, Guest Houses,
Bed & Breakfasts (B&Bs) and Self Catering available,
a selection of Campus Accommodation and an increasing number
of Inns, Lodges, Serviced Apartments, restaurants with rooms
and International Resort Hotels.
Each property is visited every year by the Scottish
Tourist Board inspectors to assess them for the standards
you can expect.
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for the standard of the visitor services they provide:
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Camping and Caravan parks are inspected for
the quality standard of the facilities and services on offer.
Their quality standards range from one tick (acceptable standard);
up to 5 ticks ( excellent standard).
Caravan Holiday Homes for hire of the highest
quality standards are recognised by the Thistle Award. Individual
Caravan Holiday Homes for hire are also inspected.
A quality service for walkers and cyclists is
acknowledged by our Welcome Schemes.
Establishments with a concern for the environment
can take part in our Green Tourism Business Scheme and their
efforts to operate in an environmentally friendly way are
graded Bronze, Silver or Gold.
Visitors with disabilities can be sure that
the accommodation matches their requirements by looking for
the Scottish Tourist Board access assessment which gives guidance
on whether wheel chair access is possible and, if so, whether
it is Assisted or Unassisted access.
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