AIR Hotel Methodology
How AIR Reviews Hotels
AIR is designed to answer a practical question: which Amelia Island stay best fits this particular trip? We compare properties using consistent decision criteria rather than pretending one hotel is universally “best.”
What we compare
How facts are verified
AIR prioritizes current official hotel pages, policy pages, press releases and other first-party materials for hotel facts. When a fact is volatile—such as parking, pet fees or resort charges—we maintain a verification date where practical and tell travelers to confirm the final booking total.
What AIR Verified means
An AIR Verified label means the displayed factual details were checked against current primary or official sources on the stated date. It is not an endorsement from the hotel and does not mean every possible property detail was audited.
Firsthand experience
AIR does not use “I stayed here,” “we visited,” “personally tested,” or similar language unless that actually happened. When firsthand work occurs, it should be labeled AIR Inspected or AIR Stayed, with a date and enough context for the reader to understand what was experienced.
How recommendations work
Recommendations are decision-oriented. For example, one resort can be AIR's stronger fit for luxury dining and couples while another is the stronger fit for families, golf and recreation. That is analysis, not a claim that one property is objectively superior.
Affiliate links
AIR may earn a commission from qualifying bookings. Commission availability does not change the factual comparison criteria. Sponsored placements should be labeled separately from editorial recommendations. See our Affiliate Disclosure.
Corrections and changed policies
Hotels change policies, renovations and fees. If something has changed, AIR updates the structured hotel data and affected pages. If AIR had the fact wrong when published, we treat it as a correction under the Corrections Policy.