The People

The Review Team

A small team with one requirement: we only rate what we have experienced ourselves.

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Kai Yu

Founder & Lead Hotel Reviewer
GOLD LOCAL GUIDE

Kai Yu founded SWISS RATED to create a more disciplined approach to hotel reviewing: first-hand stays, consistent scoring and a focus on the details that determine whether a property genuinely performs. His assessments focus particularly on room execution, sleep quality, service, design, location and value.

54
Hotels Tested
18
Countries
6
Continents
Gold Local Guide
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TR

Tim Rufer

Hotel Reviewer & Editorial Contributor

Tim Rufer contributes property evaluations and editorial perspectives to SWISS RATED, with particular attention to service, functionality, atmosphere and the consistency of the overall guest experience.

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LA

Leon Affolter

Hotel Reviewer & Visual Contributor

Leon Affolter contributes hotel assessments and visual documentation to SWISS RATED, focusing on room execution, architecture, design and the relationship between a property's visual promise and its real-world experience.

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