Marylyn Svetlik is a journal for travel and hotels. Honest guides for the curious traveler, written by working travel editors, not salesmen. We book, pay for, and stay in what we review, then publish the rate we paid and the parts of the trip that did not work.
Who we are
We are a small crew of travel editors, hotel reviewers, and route analysts who got tired of press releases pretending to be advice. Marylyn Svetlik started publishing in 2026 as a one-person hotel notebook and grew as readers kept asking for the same thing: a straight answer about what a stay, a resort, or a fare is really worth.
Our mission
Every week we publish free guides on hotels, resorts, city guides, adventure travel and flights. You get real 2026 rates, honest coverage of fees and conditions, and recommendations you can act on this afternoon, with no affiliate spin choosing the winner.
Editorial standards
No sponsored picks, no pay-to-rank lists. We buy at retail what we test, disclose any relationship before it matters, and correct mistakes in public within 48 hours. Numbers come from our own bookings and published fare and weather records, never from a brand's marketing deck. If a hotel, resort, or airline fails in real use, we say so.
The team
Marylyn Svetlik runs the desk as founder and editor. Reporting comes from contributing hotel reviewers and route analysts who file their own expenses, and every guide is checked by a second editor before it ships. None of us take payment from the properties or carriers we cover.
Talk to us
Corrections, pitches, and reader questions are welcome at [email protected] or through our contact page. We reply within one business day, and we read every note. If we got something wrong, tell us and we will fix it where everyone can see the change.