Editorial guidelines

BestOf.ad is curated by our team. Our principles: 1. Independence. We do not accept paid placement. The "Best of" badge is awarded by algorithm, not editorial. 2. Real reviews drive ranking. We use Google Maps reviews as our source of social signal because they are independent, voluminous, and hard for a single actor to manipulate. We never change a rating. 3. Volume matters. Each place gets a weighted score: its rating is blended with 400 reviews at the Andorra average (4.3★). A place with hundreds of great reviews therefore ranks above a perfect score from a handful. The weighting can lower a score, never raise it above the place's own rating. 4. Threshold transparency. To be ranked or to carry the "Best of" badge, a place must have at least 200 Google reviews. Below that, places are listed but not ranked. 5. Who competes where. Every ranked place is ranked within its category. The national Top 10 and the parish rankings cover places to eat, drink, stay and ski. Chains and franchises keep their category rank but are left out of those tops. When we have evidence that a place collects reviews unfairly, for example in exchange for a reward, we can exclude it from every ranking; it stays listed. 6. Editorial selections are clearly labeled. The "Editor's picks" section on the home is the only place where editorial preference appears, and it never changes the rankings. 7. Andorra-first. Coverage is limited to the seven parishes. We do not cover French or Spanish border towns by default. These rules can evolve. When they do, this page notes the date and the reason. Last change, October 2026: scores weighted by the number of reviews, a national Top 10 limited to places to eat, drink, stay and ski, and chains moved out of the national and parish tops, so that a handful of perfect reviews or a large chain can no longer take the top spots.