How This Site Earns

Hotel Booking Referrals

When you click an outbound link on our resort profiles to check room availability or book a stay, you are directed to the official hotel site or a vetted reservation partner. If you complete a booking through these links, or if you ask our editorial desk to research availability for your travel dates, the hotel or booking partner may pay us a referral commission.

This referral process operates entirely behind the scenes and incurs zero additional cost to you. Room rates, package prices, and promotional deals remain identical to those offered directly by the property. These commissions help cover the operational costs of maintaining our editorial database, cross-referencing provincial gaming regulations, and verifying facility details across Canada.

Strict Editorial Independence

Our commercial relationships have no influence on property scores, evaluation order, or editorial copy. Every property in the family ranking is scored using the standardized six-criterion framework detailed in how we rank. Weights for pools, shows, dining options, room policies, and data transparency are applied uniformly regardless of commission rates or commercial agreements.

We do not accept paid placements, sponsored reviews, or paid position upgrades. A hotel cannot buy a higher position in our roster, nor can a resort pay to hide missing amenity details or strict family restrictions. If a property publishes limited information about its guest rooms or pool access, its transparency score drops accordingly.

No Direct Payments or Card Storage

Beyond the Floor is an editorial review site and travel planning service, not a transaction gateway or booking engine. We never collect credit card details, store banking information, or process room deposits on our servers. All financial transactions take place directly on the secure booking engines of the respective resort properties or official reservation providers.

When you consult the non-gaming comparison table or review individual hotel profiles, you can compare facilities with complete peace of mind, knowing your personal payment data remains entirely with the hotel operator.

How Desk Inquiries Work

For readers seeking tailored assistance, we offer a direct travel request service. When you submit your travel dates, group size, and amenity preferences through our plan our stay request form, our editorial desk reviews the published options, checks room configurations, and replies by email with suitable choices and direct booking links.

This planning service is completely free for readers. If you choose to book using the links provided in our email response, the property may pay our desk a standard referral commission. To learn more about our editorial background and operating principles, visit our about us page.