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The Michelin Comitments & 11 Key Points (Jan 24th 2007)
The Michelin Guide has made firm commitments to its one million readers around the
world.
Written in French, English, German, Spanish and Italian, these five commitments have
been clearly stated in the Introduction to each of the 15 Guides in the collection since
2005. Since the beginning, these commitments have shaped the Guide.
The five commitments are as follows:
Anonymous inspections: The inspectors make regular and anonymous visits to hotels
and restaurants to gauge the quality of products and services offered to an ordinary
customer. They settle their own bill and may then introduce themselves and ask for more
information about the establishment. Our readers' roughly 45,000 comments are also a
valuable source of information, which can then be followed up with another visit of our own.
Independence: The choice of establishments is a completely independent one, made for
the benefit or the readers alone. The decisions to be taken are discussed around the table
by the inspectors and the editor. The most important distinctions are decided at a global
level. Inclusion in the Guide is completely free of charge.
Selection: The Guide offers a selection of the best hotels and restaurants in every
category of comfort and price. This is only possible because all the inspectors rigorously
apply the same methods.
Annual updates: All the practical information, classifications and distinctions are revised
and updated every year to give the most reliable information possible.
Consistency: The criteria for the classifications are the same in all 21 countries covered
by the Michelin Guide.
The Michelin Guide has made firm commitments to its one million readers around the
world.
Written in French, English, German, Spanish and Italian, these five commitments have
been clearly stated in the Introduction to each of the 15 Guides in the collection since
2005. Since the beginning, these commitments have shaped the Guide.
The five commitments are as follows:
Anonymous inspections: The inspectors make regular and anonymous visits to hotels
and restaurants to gauge the quality of products and services offered to an ordinary
customer. They settle their own bill and may then introduce themselves and ask for more
information about the establishment. Our readers' roughly 45,000 comments are also a
valuable source of information, which can then be followed up with another visit of our own.
Independence: The choice of establishments is a completely independent one, made for
the benefit or the readers alone. The decisions to be taken are discussed around the table
by the inspectors and the editor. The most important distinctions are decided at a global
level. Inclusion in the Guide is completely free of charge.
Selection: The Guide offers a selection of the best hotels and restaurants in every
category of comfort and price. This is only possible because all the inspectors rigorously
apply the same methods.
Annual updates: All the practical information, classifications and distinctions are revised
and updated every year to give the most reliable information possible.
Consistency: The criteria for the classifications are the same in all 21 countries covered
by the Michelin Guide.
Eleven Key Points about Michelin in 2007
1. The 2007 edition of the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland includes some 4839
establishments, of which 3052 are hotels and 1787 restaurants. The Michelin Guide,
updated every year, includes approximately 400 new addresses this year.
2. The 15 editions in the Michelin Guide 2007 collection feature a selection of more than
45,000 hotels and restaurants in every category of comfort and price.
3. Many of the establishments selected for the Michelin Guide are highly affordable.
4. The establishments listed in the Michelin Guide are checked and updated every year.
5. The Michelin Guide selection is made by a team of professional inspectors who make
anonymous visits. They are independent and pay all of their bills in full. Throughout each
year, they travel the country, visiting new hotels and restaurants and verifying service
quality in establishments already listed in the Guide.
6. A new category for the best restaurants, called Rising Stars. These establishments,
listed in red in the selection, are the best in their present category. They have the potential
to rise further, and already have an element of superior quality; as soon as they produce
this quality consistently, and in all aspects of their cuisine, they will be hot tips for a higher
award. With this distinction, the Michelin Guide wants to draw readers’ attention to
restaurants that offer a foretaste of the gastronomy of the future.
7. An important category of accommodation—guesthouses—is included in the Michelin
Guide. The public’s enthusiasm for guesthouses is one of the major trends to emerge in
recent years. These establishments provide a good alternative to hotels, especially since
they now offer high-quality amenities. The Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2007 lists
937 guesthouses, most with three to six rooms.
8. The Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland includes many detailed maps to make
reading easier and more enjoyable. The maps show the position of localities, in particular
those with an establishment that has received one or more stars, a Bib Gourmand or Bib
Hotel award, or other distinction. The goal is to help the reader easily and quickly find the
most convenient locality for their itinerary or trip.
9. The Michelin Guide represents decades of expertise, professionalism, knowledge and
fieldwork. The Michelin Guide selection is well-known and highly regarded around the
world, not only by its hundreds of thousands of readers but also by the chefs themselves.
Ratings criteria are the same for the 21 countries covered by the Guide. A one-star
restaurant in Paris, for example, delivers the same quality as a one-star restaurant in
London, New York, Rome or Madrid. In the same way, hotels awarded three pavilions
always offer the same service quality regardless of where they are located.
10. The Michelin Guide 2007 collection covers 21 countries through 15 Guides: Germany,
Austria, Belgium & Luxembourg, Spain & Portugal, France, Great Britain & Ireland, the
Netherlands, Italy, London, Main Cities of Europe, New York City, Paris, Portugal, San
Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country and Switzerland.
11. Readers can give their own opinions about the establishments. Every year, the Guide
receives some 45,000 letters and email messages which the teams take into account and
to which they reply.
1. The 2007 edition of the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland includes some 4839
establishments, of which 3052 are hotels and 1787 restaurants. The Michelin Guide,
updated every year, includes approximately 400 new addresses this year.
2. The 15 editions in the Michelin Guide 2007 collection feature a selection of more than
45,000 hotels and restaurants in every category of comfort and price.
3. Many of the establishments selected for the Michelin Guide are highly affordable.
4. The establishments listed in the Michelin Guide are checked and updated every year.
5. The Michelin Guide selection is made by a team of professional inspectors who make
anonymous visits. They are independent and pay all of their bills in full. Throughout each
year, they travel the country, visiting new hotels and restaurants and verifying service
quality in establishments already listed in the Guide.
6. A new category for the best restaurants, called Rising Stars. These establishments,
listed in red in the selection, are the best in their present category. They have the potential
to rise further, and already have an element of superior quality; as soon as they produce
this quality consistently, and in all aspects of their cuisine, they will be hot tips for a higher
award. With this distinction, the Michelin Guide wants to draw readers’ attention to
restaurants that offer a foretaste of the gastronomy of the future.
7. An important category of accommodation—guesthouses—is included in the Michelin
Guide. The public’s enthusiasm for guesthouses is one of the major trends to emerge in
recent years. These establishments provide a good alternative to hotels, especially since
they now offer high-quality amenities. The Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2007 lists
937 guesthouses, most with three to six rooms.
8. The Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland includes many detailed maps to make
reading easier and more enjoyable. The maps show the position of localities, in particular
those with an establishment that has received one or more stars, a Bib Gourmand or Bib
Hotel award, or other distinction. The goal is to help the reader easily and quickly find the
most convenient locality for their itinerary or trip.
9. The Michelin Guide represents decades of expertise, professionalism, knowledge and
fieldwork. The Michelin Guide selection is well-known and highly regarded around the
world, not only by its hundreds of thousands of readers but also by the chefs themselves.
Ratings criteria are the same for the 21 countries covered by the Guide. A one-star
restaurant in Paris, for example, delivers the same quality as a one-star restaurant in
London, New York, Rome or Madrid. In the same way, hotels awarded three pavilions
always offer the same service quality regardless of where they are located.
10. The Michelin Guide 2007 collection covers 21 countries through 15 Guides: Germany,
Austria, Belgium & Luxembourg, Spain & Portugal, France, Great Britain & Ireland, the
Netherlands, Italy, London, Main Cities of Europe, New York City, Paris, Portugal, San
Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country and Switzerland.
11. Readers can give their own opinions about the establishments. Every year, the Guide
receives some 45,000 letters and email messages which the teams take into account and
to which they reply.
