Review Guidelines
At Caribbean Resort Guide, our goal is to provide you with the best recommendations to suit your specific needs. That is why our team of editors and certified travel experts have researched, visited, and reviewed hundreds hotels, resorts, cruises, and services to curate resources you can trust.
Why You Should Trust Us
Recommendations from Caribbean Resort Guide are completely independent of external pressures. That is how we are able to keep our unbiased perspectives throughout the entire review process. Occasionally, brands or PR agencies will send us items for consideration, even under those circumstances, our beliefs and opinions remain our own.
We never accept a service, accommodation, or payment in exchange for positive coverage or beneficial rankings in our reviews, and we’ll always disclose to you if services are provided to us at a discount or for free. That said, once we decide to review something, we treat it as though we paid for it ourselves and we will only recommend them to you if we believe they are truly great. This also means if the product sucks, we will say that too! We treat it as though we are reviewing it for our own friends and family.
Because of our conflict-free process, we are able to provide straightforward pros and cons so you get the full picture to help you make the best decision.
What We Do
Are you considering a trip to the Caribbean, but don’t know where to begin? We don’t blame you, there are thousands of islands packed into the Caribbean!
The Caribbean Resort Guide team of industry professionals, travel experts, and writers will create the information you need to consider before making any decisions. Whether you need to know which island is best, or just a simple “Things To Do Guide”, we do the work so you don’t have to.
We recognize not one size fits all, so we when we create our review guides, we like to explain which recommendations might be best for certain circumstances. At the heart of all our content, we want to provide value to our users with the most relevant and transparent information possible. We will cut through the noise to save you time and money.
How We Do It
We recognize that nothing beats boots on the ground investigation! Once we have a resort, hotel, cruise, or tour we choose to review, we follow a process that has been honed through years of practice and a lot of trial and error.
We rigorously review our subjects based on the most relevant factors for decision making like: price, amenities, service levels, rewards, and location. We will additionally review and location specification criteria that apply that stay, including: dining options, nightlife, local experiences, crime rates, transportation, and more.
The review process can include visiting the physical location, contacting company management, interviewing professionals in the field for a boots on the ground perspective, and gathering real-time verified reviews. Please note, we may not personally visit every location ourselves, however, when we do, we will indicate this within our review.
The last step is to consolidate our findings from our information gathering stage to rank the hotel, resort, cruise, or experiences according to the results. We will share all of our information with you in our final reviews published on caribbeanresortguide.com and our social media platforms. We will not hide or conceal any information, just the unvarnished truth from our research!
This process is a continuous feedback loop as the market is constantly changing, new services and lodging options are introduced, and we incorporate new feedback and data. Therefore, we are constantly updating and modifying our results based on the most up-to-date information we have.
Review Board and Fact Checking
Caribbean Resort Guide has reviewed hundreds of resorts, hotels, cruises, and tours over the years and brings all of our resources and experience to the table so you get the most trustworthy reviews.
Our team of seasoned industry experts and editors fact check our content to make sure we are providing the most accurate and up-to-date information on the products we recommend.
For our specialized content, a member of our expert travel review board with fact-check the content to ensure sure what we are writing about is accurate, safe, and useful.
Caribbean Resort Guide writers will also only use sources from trusted data providers like independent peer studies, industry trade journals, government agencies, and academic institutions when collecting supporting details for all of our articles.
Our sole mission is to help you make an informed decision so you don’t get buyer’s remorse or have a bad travel experience that doesn’t meet your expectations. We work hard to curate everything for you in a straightforward manner so you can see why each recommendation has earned our approval.
How We Make Money
Caribbean Resort Guide is reader supported and we may receive an affiliate commission for the hotels, cruises, or services we recommend. This does not increase the price to you as the buyer, and we only will get a commission if you click through to the merchant’s website and make a purchase. We do not receive payments from merchants for recommending their product, or for proving a positive review or preferential ranking for their product. We only recommend merchants that are trustworthy and have demonstrated great service offerings and solid customer support. Read more on our Affiliate Disclaimer.
What Our Rating System Mean
The individual ratings we provide are intended to be a quick summary of a hotel’s or service’s overall review in an easily-digestible visual.
They are not comprehensive and are based on factors that are most applicable to any given service like: price, location, customer service, accommodations, and personal experiences. You should consider it a composite of the most important factors based on our subjective and objective review findings.
Review ratings are also relative to the service providers competitors. Meaning if a product has a rating of 8 and its competitor has a rating of 9 , it should not be broadly compared against all offerings, but that we believe the relevant competitor’s offering has a higher composite score.
Content Policy and Disclaimer
Caribbean Resort Guide aims to provide unique, original, and unbiased content. All content posted on carribeanresortguide.com is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional or medical advice. While we make our best effort, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of all the information on carribeanresortguide.com at all times. For more information please read our terms of use and privacy policy.
All contributions to Caribbean Resort Guide must be properly attributed and abide by all applicable laws and standards, Including United States Copyright Law, Fair Use Doctrine, and FTC Guidelines and Disclosures
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