A new Hotels.com report found the cities with the most affordable five-star hotels, and in all of these locations, the average rate is under $400 a night.

But the nastiest surfaces among all of those that were tested were the bathroom counters in 4-star hotels, which had a stomach-churning 2,534,773 CFU (compared with 320,007 CFU/sq.in. in a 3-star ...

When staying in five-star hotels, I've made the mistake of booking just one night, and I've regretted packing my own toiletries.

A Quora user asked: 'What are things about 5-star hotels that they do not want you to know?' Users with experience in the hospitality industry, including with roles at Rosewood Hotels and the ...