Independent hotel reviews in Canada Est. 2019
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Four staff writers travel for Ivory Cliff Keep. Each checks in under their own name, sleeps in a standard room when they can, and writes in a voice you will recognise from stay to stay.

Valentina Sinclair

City-break correspondent

Valentina has a soft spot for family-run properties with a genuine sense of place, though she will just as readily take apart a busy casino hotel if the night warrants it. Her copy stays factual and balanced: she leads with what she noticed, owns the meh as carefully as the good, and keeps the reader ahead of the marketing line.

Articles by Valentina Sinclair

Elena Castellano

Senior hotel reviewer

Elena started out working front-desk shifts before turning to travel writing, and she still notices the small rituals of arrival. Her pieces run bright and enthusiastic — sensory, holiday-minded, and quick to celebrate a detail that lifts a stay without pretending every corridor is perfect.

Articles by Elena Castellano

Freya Okafor

Boutique hotels writer

Freya has a soft spot for family-run properties with a genuine sense of place, and she brings that same unhurried eye to larger resorts. Cosy and reassuring on the page, she focuses on comfort, hospitality, and the quiet signals that tell you whether a room will let you rest.

Articles by Freya Okafor

Selene Holloway

Resort & spa specialist

Selene always books the ordinary room, never the showcase suite, to see the real experience. Her sentences stay short and elegant — refined without clamour — and she trusts the reader to hear the pause between what impressed her and what merely passed.

Articles by Selene Holloway