Transparency. Integrity. Universality.
PROCESS
Based on the compilation of hundreds of critic assessments, thousands of media publications, and millions of online reviews, Luxe offers South Africa’s best restaurant selection for international and local travelers alike.
AGGREGATION
Reviews of South Africa’s top restaurants by more than 100 trusted publications are put together in a giant database, along with annual HOSCO restaurant assessments.
STANDARDIZATION
Each review score is converted into a standard grade, ranging from 0 to 100, according to conversion tables specific to our guidebook.
GUIDE GRADING
Industry leading chefs are asked to give their opinions about the year’s nominees. According to the results of our guidebook, each assessment is given a “trustworthiness index” ranking from 0 (not to be trusted at all) to 10 (very trustworthy).
PROCESSING
For each nominated restaurant, we calculate the average of all standardised review scores, weighted by each source’s trustworthiness index.
CUSTOMER REVIEWS
Finally, we integrate online customer reviews, giving them a 10% weighting in the final “Luxe score”.
LUXE
All nominees in the award categories are ranked according to their “Luxe score”, determining their placement in the relevant categories.
Method - Luxe Awards