How we review hotels

Every page on Innworthy is researched, written and fact-checked against sources we can name. Here is exactly how a hotel earns its place — and why most don’t.

01 — Sourcing
Facts before adjectives

We start from primary material: the hotel’s own site, its Booking.com record, the design press and verified guest reviews. Marketing copy is not a source — a floor count, an architect’s name or a distance to the beach is.

02 — Cross-checking
Sources must agree

Opening dates, room counts and policies are checked across independent sources. Where they disagree, we flag the conflict and go with the most reliable record. A claim we cannot trace does not run — including awards and chef credentials.

03 — The bar
Most hotels don’t make it

We look for architecture with a point of view, honest pricing, a location that means something and food worth staying in for. Every page is scored before it publishes; pages below our quality bar go back for rewriting or are dropped. Listings are never paid for.

04 — Staying honest
Updates and corrections

Ratings and key facts are refreshed on a rolling schedule, and every page shows when it was last updated. If you book through our links we may earn a commission at no cost to you — it never affects who gets listed. Spotted an error? Write to us and we’ll fix it.

The team

Three editors, three beats — one rule: if we can’t source it, we don’t say it.

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Elena Marchetti
Design editor · Italy

Trained in interior architecture in Milan, Elena reads floor plans and material lists before press releases. She covers Southern Europe and anything where the building itself is the reason to go.

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Oliver Hart
Openings editor · United Kingdom

A decade around hotel openings on the operations side taught Oliver which launch promises survive the first season. He tracks new properties, renovations and the teams behind them.

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Mia Tanaka
Research editor · Japan

Mia comes from design journalism and runs our fact-checking: every claim on a page traces back to the hotel, the guest record or the press — or it does not run. She covers Asia and long-haul stays.