About the desk
An independent editorial publication. No listing is paid for, and no score is for sale.
About the editorial desk
Trunquela exists to assess resort hotels in the Gulf Coast and lower Mississippi and publish what we find. We are an editorial operation: no bookings are taken, no commissions are earned, and no listing position is purchased.
Assessments are carried out on site against an unchanging six-part rubric. We publish the resulting score together with the reservation we hold about the property, in plain terms.
Our assessment framework
Our editors complete the same six-part assessment at every property, using the weights below. No property receives a bespoke rubric.
- 25% — The casino floor and its lounges
- 20% — Guest rooms
- 20% — Front-of-house service
- 15% — Food and beverage
- 10% — Location and access
- 10% — Value for money
Editorial independence
Nothing in this catalogue is bought. Properties do not pay for inclusion, do not preview their reviews, and cannot have an unfavourable line taken down.
Where we link to a property's own site or to a third-party reservation service, that link is provided for the reader's convenience. Any booking that follows is a contract between the reader and the property, and we take no part in it.
Getting things wrong
Tell us if we have made a mistake. Send the property and the specific point; where the report stands up, the page is corrected and re-dated so the change is visible.