So, I came across and article by Barry Napier entitled "what is the difference between a five, six or seven star hotel". 

He makes some great points that there is a great difference between four and five stars, we all know that.

The point that Barry makes that I am in total agreement with, is that beyond five stars, where are you gonna go? How plush is plush, how upscale is upscale. Once you get to a certain point, it is a little overkill.

We can probably go round and round about this, but I guess it is kind a like Supersizing your fries. You can get a triple Superduper, but you still can eat only so many. How many plush towels can they put in the bathroom? How hot can they make the bathroom floor to keep your feet warm? A private chef in your room? No thanks.

The folks who hand out stars need to understand that Event Planners are pretty savvy folks and can see through all of the smoke screens. Event planners choose a property that is correct for the group or program, not for the number of extra stars they get.

Event planners are not going to open an e-mail announcing that that hotel X just got a seven star rating and run right over shrieking in sheer madness at the glory of the seven star moment. We are a skeptical lot.

In fact, most planners I know would probably have a good chuckle and check out the property online. If the hotel met the specs of the meeting and the pricepoint fit the client's budget, we would then plan to give it a site inspection.

The article goes very deep into ethics and other points so give it a read if you have a minute:

http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2007_2nd/Apr07_SixStars.html 

Seven stars, I am not sure if they are joking but I am still laughing..............

Just a thought............