The advantages of independence
The Good Hotel Guide, founded 31 years ago, is totally independent. It receives no payments, hospitality or advertising from hotels though some hotels buy copies of the Guide. Selected hotels are recommended by its readers, backed up where necessary by an anonymous professional inspection. The British edition of the Guide is published each autumn. Adam & Caroline Raphael, who own and edit the Guide, are award-winning journalists. Caroline, a former BBC researcher and a travel writer, is editor-in-chief. She has worked on the Guide for more than a quarter of a century. Adam, who previously worked for The Guardian, The Observer, the BBC and the Economist, is the Guide's editorial director. Desmond Balmer, formerly travel editor of The Observer, is editor of the British guide. The Guide specialises in small owner-managed hotels and B&Bs in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the Channel Islands.It includes budget B&Bs, good-value hotels as well as luxurious country houses. Contact: editor@goodhotelgui de.com