For well over 20 years, I have been a passionate traveler, culture-inhaler and frequent guest at the world's finest hotels and resorts. My quest for excellence has taken me to over 80 countries, where I inspected or stayed at more than 2,000 of the world's greatest establishments. I consider myself very fortunate to have lived in world-class places such as New York, Berlin, Cape Town, Shanghai and Bangkok. I spend most of my time exploring our wonderful planet, and learning from people about destinations and where to stay.
“My tastes are simple; I am easily satisfied with the best.” — Winston S. Churchill
“Life is too short to drink bad wine." — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Allow me to add, “...Or stay at a bad hotel!"
I have known Jochen Ehrhardt for many years. He is one of the most dedicated and knowledgeable professionals I have met, always striving to deliver the highest service for his clients, with an exceptional eye for service and details. Any client seeking his professional expertise will be in excellent hands with Jochen.
Georg R. RafaelI have know Jochen Ehrhardt since my days at the Breidenbacher Hof and in recent years we together founded DNA Quality Assurance. When it comes to luxury hospitality there aren’t many people that I know who are as uncompromising as Jochen, when it comes to setting the bar high for true luxury standard. His dedication and passion for the luxury hotel industry make him an excellent choice to offer advice to hotels that want to improve on their standard of excellence.
Welf J EbelingIt was a great pleasure to share a relaxed evening around a fine dinner with you here at The Alpina Gstaad. Your passion for travel, with special focus on the personalized service delivery and the emotional perception from a guest’s perspective made for very interesting conversation topics. Lovely also to have so many industry friends in common across all continents!
Tim WeilandWhat a great start to the day that was: enjoying a delicious THE OMNIA breakfast with Jochen, and discussing the luxury hospitality market, the importance of a unique guest experience and personalized service. Thank you very much for sharing so many valuable insights and intriguing stories on our shared passion: travelling and the "fine art of creating a home away from home"!
Christian EckertWhenever we met at Pimalai, I was always very impressed with Jochen’s comprehensive overview and vast knowledge of the world’s top hotels. Talking to him felt like talking to an encyclopedia for luxury hotels. His website TRUE 5 STARS is stylish, cleverly designed, and you can sense that he effectively and genuinely includes only the best of the best in the hospitality industry.
Franck de LestapisAlways a true pleasure to be in touch with Jochen. Visiting hotels he “reads between the lines”, also pays attention to the less obvious and sees and says what truly matters.
Jannes SoerensenPlease e-mail me at jochen.ehrhardt@true5stars.com