About SEA Hotel Index
SEA Hotel Index scores hotels in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Bangkok, Bali, Ho Chi Minh City and Metro Manila from 0 to 10 for families travelling with kids, with a third of each score based on room space, kids' facilities and kid-friendly food. Hotels can't pay to rank, and the commission we earn when you book never changes the order.
Why we built it
Booking a hotel in this region usually means reading hundreds of reviews and still guessing. Will the room be clean? Will the air-con keep up in April? Is the room above a bar? We built one number that answers those questions first, so you can pick a place you'd be happy to bring your family and get on with the trip.
Who runs it
SEA Hotel Index was started by Ben, a Malaysian parent who has lived and worked around the region. It is run independently by Ben. No hotel group, booking site or investor owns any part of it.
How the ranking works
Every hotel gets a score from 0 to 10, built for families with kids, from 14 factors. Room space, kids' facilities and kid-friendly food make up a third of it, and cleanliness, air-con and quiet come next. We'll publish exactly how scores are made when the first rankings go live. Lists are sorted by score, then by price when scores tie.
How we make money
When you book with one of our partners, that partner may pay us a commission after your stay is completed. That is our only income.
- We don't sell placement. A hotel can't pay to appear, to rank higher, or to be left out.
- Commission isn't a sort key. The ranking doesn't know which hotels pay more or less.
- We don't take your payment. You book and pay on the partner's site.
- We don't add anything to the price. The partner sets it.
We don't have any booking partners yet. When we add one, we'll list it here.
What we don't do
We don't write sponsored reviews. We don't accept free stays in exchange for coverage. We don't call our score a guest rating, because it isn't one.
Corrections
If a fact about a hotel is wrong (a closure, a renovation, a wrong address), tell us at contact@seahotelindex.com. We fix facts. We don't change scores on request.