— About

    Who writes Luxury Hotel Compare

    Jack Williamson is the house name for LHC, a one person independent site in Sydney.

    Behind it is a one person operation run from Sydney, working with a research process rather than a press pass. We do not take press trips, we do not accept payment for placement, and no hotel has ever been given or promised a position in a ranking.

    What that means in practice is set out in full on our methodology page, including where our rates come from, what we have and have not experienced first hand, and how a hotel earns its position. If something on this site is wrong, tell us and we will correct it and say so.

    Read our full methodology

    Luxury Hotel Compare · One person operation · Sydney, Australia
    Who writes Luxury Hotel Compare
    Jack Williamson is a house byline and pen name.
    What it covers
    Luxury hotels and resorts, destination timing and weather, points and rewards, lounges, eSIMs and travel gear.
    How it is funded
    Affiliate commissions. Read how rankings and funding work.
    Press trips accepted
    None.
    Contact
    Contact page
    — Why this site exists

    Luxury travel content is mostly written for people who are not paying for it.

    The gap is between how a property presents itself and the evidence a reader needs before spending real money. Hotel pages can skip the details that decide a stay, including room position, transfer time, seasonal conditions and the price of the category that delivers the advertised view.

    Luxury Hotel Compare exists to put those details in one place. Rankings use the same criteria, name a drawback for each property and carry a date for the evidence checked.

    — What you will find here

    The whole trip, not just the room.

    Where to stay

    Ranked hotel and resort guides based on live rates, guest data, property specifications and published editorial coverage.

    Browse destinations

    When to go

    Weather, seasonal pricing and practical timing information for planning a trip.

    Read the guides

    How to travel better

    First hand airport lounge and luggage testing, plus researched eSIM, points and travel guidance.

    See travel essentials
    — Method

    How a hotel earns its place.

    — 01

    Live rates

    Booking.com rates are checked when a page is updated, and every page carries its own verified date.

    — 02

    Verified guest data

    Booking.com and Tripadvisor scores are considered at scale rather than treating one review as representative.

    — 03

    Five fixed criteria

    Room product, service, location, food and beverage, and value. The full weighting is published on the methodology page.

    — 04

    Property evidence

    Hotel specifications and public editorial coverage are checked alongside rates and guest data.

    — 05

    Dated verification

    Rates are rechecked when a page is updated and material changes are addressed when they become known.

    — 06

    Independent ordering

    No hotel pays to appear, to move position or to be removed. Funding details are published in full.

    The masthead.

    House byline
    Jack Williamson
    A pen name used by a one person operation run from Sydney.
    Editorial standards
    Independent and disclosed
    No press trips or paid placements. The full policy is on the methodology page.
    Coverage
    Hotels, timing, points, gear
    Destination guides, comparisons, lounges, eSIMs and luggage.
    Corrections
    Contact page
    Corrections are checked and accepted corrections are dated on the page.
    — What I promise

    Three things that never change, page to page.

    01

    Research is identified

    Hotel rankings are research based. First hand lounge and luggage testing is identified separately.

    02

    Evidence has a source

    Rates, scores, specifications and published coverage are checked against named sources.

    03

    Corrections are visible

    Accepted corrections are made on the page and marked with the date.

    Questions people ask me

    • Jack Williamson is the house byline for everything published here. It is a pen name used by a one person operation run from Sydney.

    • No. Hotel rankings are researched from live rates, verified guest scores, property specifications and published editorial coverage. The methodology page explains what is first hand and what is not.

    • Every hotel is judged against five fixed criteria: room product, service, location, food and beverage, and value. The evidence and weights are published on the methodology page.

    • Some links may earn Luxury Hotel Compare a commission at no extra cost to the reader. The full funding and independence policy is on the methodology page.

    • No. Luxury Hotel Compare does not take press trips or accept payment for placement.

    • Rates are rechecked when a page is updated and each page carries its own verified date. Pages are also updated when a material change becomes known.

    • The site also covers airport lounge access, eSIM data, luggage, travel accessories, points and reward strategies.

    • Use the contact page. We check corrections, update the page when needed and mark corrected pages with the date.