We love to put travel-related products through the test here at The Travel Tester, and so we’ve developed our own unique ways of doing so.
On this page, you can find a bit more information about the ratings we use on the website:
THE TRAVEL TESTER 5-SENSES TEST
All products that we review are subjected to our self-invented “5-sense-test”. Here we pay attention to:
LOOK
style, shape, features (pockets, zippers, handles), colours, sizes, etc.
SOUND
actual sound, sound of moving zippers, sound the fabric or material makes, but we also listen to the sound of the brand promise about the product.
SMELL
actual smell, but also how the idea of this product ‘smells’ to us: when would we use this in the future?
FEEL
feel of the fabric / material, softness, weight, carry comfort and also ease of use.
TASTE
actual taste and possible ingredients, but also if the product is to our ‘taste’ (our style) or not.
We always end our 5-senses test with the question: Does this product make us happy?
UNBOXINGS
In our unboxing videos, we talk about:
- Introduction of the company that made the product
- Our expectations of the product
- Our experiences with ordering, sending and delivery of the product
- Our opinion on the packaging of the product & its eco-friendliness
- Short overview of product features
- Short overview of additional items that come with the product
PRODUCT REVIEW RATINGS
Style
- terribly ugly
- very ugly
- pretty ugly
- not very stylish
- some small things to improve
- quite stylish
- surprisingly stylish
- very stylish
- incredibly stylish
- out of this world
Features
- not enough features
- very few features
- pretty few features
- not very many features
- some small things to improve
- quite good features
- surprisingly good features
- very good features
- incredibly good features
- out of this world
Comfort
- terribly uncomfortable
- very uncomfortable
- pretty uncomfortable
- not very comfortable
- some small things to improve
- quite comfortable
- surprisingly comfortable
- very comfortable
- incredibly comfortable
- out of this world
Quality
- terrible quality
- very low quality
- pretty low quality
- not very good quality
- some small things to improve
- quite good quality
- surprisingly good quality
- very good quality
- incredibly good quality
- out of this world
Practical Use
- terribly unpractical
- very unpractical
- pretty unpractical
- not very practical
- some small things to improve
- quite practical
- surprisingly practical
- very practical
- incredibly practical
- out of this world
Value for Money
- terribly wrong buy
- very wrong buy
- pretty wrong buy
- not very good buy
- some small things to improve
- quite good buy
- surprisingly good buy
- very good buy
- incredibly good buy
- out of this world
ACCOMMODATION REVIEW RATINGS
Interior of Reception / Bedroom / Bathroom
- terrible interior
- very ugly interior
- pretty
- ugly interior
- not very nice interior
- some small things to improve
- quite nice interior
- surprisingly nice interior
- very nice interior
- incredibly nice interior
- out of this world
Quality of Bed
- terribly uncomfortable bed
- very uncomfortable bed
- pretty uncomfortable bed
- not very comfortable bed
- some small things to improve
- quite comfortable bed
- surprisingly comfortable bed
- very comfortable bed
- incredibly comfortable bed
- out of this world
Quality of Breakfast
- terribly bad quality
- very bad quality
- pretty bad quality
- not very good quality
- some small things to improve
- quite good quality
- surprisingly good quality
- very good quality
- incredibly good quality
- out of this world
Quality of Amenities
- almost no amenities
- very disappointing amenities
- pretty disappointing amenities
- not very good amenities
- some small things to improve
- quite good amenities
- surprisingly good amenities
- very good amenities
- incredibly good amenities
- out of this world
Uniqueness of Accommodation
- terribly boring accommodation
- very boring accommodation
- pretty boring accommodation
- not very unique accommodation
- some small things to improve
- quite unique accommodation
- surprisingly unique accommodation
- very unique accommodation
- incredibly unique accommodation
- out of this world
BOOK REVIEW RATINGS
Look & Feel
- terribly ugly
- very ugly
- pretty ugly
- not very pretty
- some small things to improve
- quite pretty
- surprisingly pretty
- very pretty
- incredibly pretty
- out of this world
Practical Use
- not practical at all
- very unpractical
- pretty unpractical
- not very practical
- some small things to improve
- quite practical
- surprisingly practical
- very practical
- incredibly practical
- out of this world
Contribution to Self-Development
- terribly uninteresting
- very uninteresting
- pretty uninteresting
- not very interesting
- some small things to improve
- quite interesting
- surprisingly interesting
- very interesting
- incredibly interesting
- out of this world
Value for Money
- terribly wrong buy
- very wrong buy
- pretty wrong buy
- not very good buy
- some small things to improve
- quite good buy
- surprisingly good buy
- very good buy
- incredibly good buy
- out of this world
HOTSPOT REVIEW RATINGS
Accessibility
- impossible to get to
- terribly difficult to get to
- very difficult to get to
- pretty difficult to get to
- not very easy to get to
- sometimes easy to get to
- quite easy to get to
- surprisingly easy to get to
- very easy to get to
- incredibly easy to get to
Interior Design
- terrible interior
- very ugly interior
- pretty
- ugly interior
- not very nice interior
- some small things to improve
- quite nice interior
- surprisingly nice interior
- very nice interior
- incredibly nice interior
- out of this world
Quality of Food
- terribly bad quality
- very bad quality
- pretty bad quality
- not very good quality
- some small things to improve
- quite good quality
- surprisingly good quality
- very good quality
- incredibly good quality
- out of this world
Value for Money
- terribly wrong buy
- very wrong buy
- pretty wrong buy
- not very good buy
- some small things to improve
- quite good buy
- surprisingly good buy
- very good buy
- incredibly good buy
- out of this world
TOUR & ACTIVITY REVIEW RATINGS
Accessibility
- impossible to get to
- terribly difficult to get to
- very difficult to get to
- pretty difficult to get to
- not very easy to get to
- sometimes easy to get to
- quite easy to get to
- surprisingly easy to get to
- very easy to get to
- incredibly easy to get to
Tour Guide (When Available)
- terribly disappointing
- very disappointing
- pretty disappointing
- not very good addition
- some small things to improve
- quite good addition
- surprisingly good addition
- very good addition
- incredibly good addition
- out of this world
Uniqueness of Tour / Activity
- terribly boring tour / activity
- very boring tour / activity
- pretty boring tour / activity
- not very unique tour / activity
- some small things to improve
- quite unique tour / activity
- surprisingly unique tour / activity
- very unique tour / activity
- incredibly unique tour / activity
- out of this world
Contribution to Self-Development
- terribly uninteresting
- very uninteresting
- pretty uninteresting
- not very interesting
- some small things to improve
- quite interesting
- surprisingly interesting
- very interesting
- incredibly interesting
- out of this world
Value for Money
- terribly wrong buy
- very wrong buy
- pretty wrong buy
- not very good buy
- some small things to improve
- quite good buy
- surprisingly good buy
- very good buy
- incredibly good buy
- out of this world