Editorial standards
Pool facts age badly. Heating gets switched off, seasons shift, day passes disappear. This page describes exactly what we check, what we require before publishing a fact, and what the labels on a hotel page mean.
A pool fact — pool count, type, size, depth, heating, season, opening hours, access rules — is only published when it is either stated on the hotel's own website, or confirmed by at least two independent sources. If neither applies, the page says "Not confirmed". We never fill a gap with a plausible guess.
Every hotel profile we call verified carries a primary source and a secondary source, both linked on the page, plus the date of the last check and the name of the person who made it.
| State | What it means | In search results |
|---|---|---|
| Verified | Two documented sources, a named checker and a check date. Eligible for rankings and for a final Pool Score. | Indexed |
| Partially verified | Some facts confirmed, others still open. Shown to readers and clearly labelled as preliminary; no final ranking value. | Not indexed |
| Research pending | Collected but not yet checked by an editor. | Not indexed |
| Draft / in review | Work in progress. Never counted, never scored. | Hidden from search |
Guest ratings shown on hotel pages come from Google and Tripadvisor. They are third-party signals, always labelled as such, and never presented as our own reviews.
Seasonal facts — opening dates, heating months, day-pass availability — are re-checked before each summer season. Every profile shows the date of its last verification, so you can judge how fresh the information is.
Found something wrong? See our corrections policy — or read how scores are built on the Pool Score method page.