About Family Lux Travel
We’re a family of four who pay for our own trips — and write about them honestly. Marriott Bonvoy, Hyatt, and transferable points are the main currencies we work with. Every review here is a property we’ve actually slept in, every points play is one we’ve actually run, and every trip report includes what we’d do differently next time.
What we cover
Three pillars, one editorial standard: we only write about trips we’ve taken and points plays we’ve run ourselves.
Hotel Reviews
Written by Amelia Carter
Room-category breakdowns, kids’-club notes, breakfast quality, and whether the suite upgrade actually showed up. Properties we’ve stayed at, not ones we’ve read about.
Points Playbooks
Written by William Carter
Sweet-spot award charts, partner transfer math, and the exact redemptions that put families in suites and premium cabins. Screenshots and cash-rate comparisons included.
Trip Reports
Written by Amelia & William Carter
What the days actually looked like: what worked, what didn’t, what we’d skip. Tokyo with teens, Kauai with toddlers, Paris with elementary-age kids — and more.
We won’t write about a hotel we haven’t stayed at or a points play we haven’t run. Every review is specific enough to book from and honest enough to trust.
Amelia & William Carter
Family Lux Travel — editorial promise