Guide to AA Ratings and Awards

 

Guest House
Accommodation for more than six paying guests, with the owner and staff providing more services, eg dinner.

Accommodation standards Star ratings

Star ratings, from one to five, show the standard of quality for hotels and guest accommodation. The following brief summary gives the main standards within their ratings.

Coedllys Country house have been awarded a 5 star rating with a highly commended reccomendation, putting us in the top 10% rated accomodation of UK guest houses.

Star rating Guest Accommodation
One Star
Minimum quality requirements for cleanliness, maintenance, hospitality, facilities and services. A cooked or substantial continental breakfast is served in a dining room or eating area, or bedroom only.

Two Star
Courteous service, well-maintained beds, and breakfast prepared with a good level of care.
Three Star
Friendly welcome, and good-quality, well-presented beds and furniture. A choice of good-quality, freshly cooked food is available at breakfast.
Four Star
Attentive, more personalised service. At least half of the bedrooms are en suite or have private bathrooms (from 1 Jan 2008). Very good beds and high quality furniture. Breakfast offers a greater choice, and fresh ingredients are cooked and presented with a high level of care.
Five Star
Awareness of each guest's needs with nothing being too much trouble. All bedrooms are en suite or have a private bathroom (from 1 January 2008). Excellent quality beds and furnishings. Breakfast includes specials/home-made items, high quality ingredients, and fresh local produce.
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Other accommodation symbols used by the AA

Yellow star symbol Highly Commended
AA inspectors determine a quality score as a percentage to cover all aspects of a guest accommodation, including service. The score is then represented as a one- to five-Star rating. Yellow Stars indicate that an establishment is within the upper 10% of the quality score range for a three-, four- or a five-Star guest accommodation.