Comment by toast0

2 days ago

> I just stayed at the Westin in Rome, supposedly a 5 star place, but I don’t think it’s been updated in 30 years

Nobody comes and takes your stars away. They earned them once and they're still using them.

The stars are typically assigned based on silly checklists anyway, that’s how you end up with “4-star” $2000+/night Aman properties.