The Daily Telegraph in 2006 said of The Good Hotel Guide: 'The clear leader in recommending hotels of quality and character while not accepting payment for inclusion or free hospitality.
'[5] The hotels which are included within the book are recommended by readers, and are often supported by an anonymous professional inspection to affirm that the hotel meets the high standard that is claimed.
[6] The book shows a strong bias toward small country house hotels and old buildings which have a higher degree of eccentricity or originality and character rather than city skyscraper type hotels.
[6] The book also annually offers considerable voucher incentives to readers;[7] the 2011 edition contained £150 worth of discount vouchers for hotels included in the book.
[8] Caroline Raphael has been the most prolific editor since the late 1990s, often with her husband, award-winning journalist Adam Raphael, although very recent editions (2010 and 2011) are edited by Adam not Caroline, with D. Balmer.