Editorial team

Authors who actually check in

Our reviewers travel with notebooks, not press kits. Each byline belongs to someone who slept in the room, walked the corridor, and wrote in their own voice.

Theo Lindqvist

Resort & spa specialist

Theo believes the best test of a hotel is a real overnight stay, not a brochure. He lingers over soft lighting, lobby chatter, and whether breakfast feels like care or ceremony — always writing with a cosy, reassuring warmth that makes readers feel accompanied.

When he praises hospitality, it is because someone made him feel looked after in a small, specific way. When he notes a quiet corridor or a balcony view, it is because those details shaped how the night settled.

Articles by Theo Lindqvist

Damian Vance

Senior hotel reviewer

Damian cares most about honest hospitality and staff who actually remember your name. His prose is refined and understated — short elegant sentences, class without clamour, quietly confident.

He notices bathrooms, morning light, and the moment a property shifts after dark. If something is merely fine, he says so. If a pillow finally works, he celebrates it without fireworks.