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Hotel City Star

New Delhi · India

Hotel City Star

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60% SHIT
High confidence 1,455 reviews
≈101 possibly bought
Could still be good with enough luck and social skills, but not inherently social
Sus 5★ reviews ≈101 possibly bought
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Suspicious-review evidence ≈101 possibly bought

≈101 possibly bought · 1022 top-rated reviews scanned

Explain how it works

We compare every 5★ review's word count against the global distribution. Hostels where unusually many top-rated reviews are suspiciously short — way under the typical length — start to look like the staff (or a boost-my-listing service) is padding the score with throwaway praise.

The detector flags reviews that are both top-rated and below a length threshold, then estimates how many of them statistically shouldn't exist. For this hostel we scanned 1022 top-rated reviews and 1% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 6.45. A z-score measures how far this hostel's distribution of 5★ review lengths sits from the global average, in standard deviations. 0 = perfectly typical. 1–2 = slightly unusual but within normal noise. 3–5 = strongly anomalous. Anything 10+ means the pattern is so far from the global norm that it's effectively impossible to get there organically.

This is a heuristic, not a verdict — it surfaces hostels worth a second look, not proof of fraud. Read the actual reviews below and judge for yourself.

  1. Confirmed paid 19 words 20%
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    • Reward tied to a review paying money to them,don't go by Google review
    • Review-authenticity complaint review ,it is fake

    Worst hotel,all rating is provided by customer by paying money to them,don't go by Google review ,it is fake,

  2. Confirmed paid 39 words 80%
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    • Reward tied to a review five star but excellent value for money

    Fabulous helpful staff. All very friendly & offering good advice for sightseeing & organising transport. Rooftop breakfast good choices. This is an older hotel but centrally located. Don't expect five star but excellent value for money. Rooms quite noisy.

    Australia
  3. Confirmed paid 108 words 30%
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    • Reward tied to a review pay parking/entry fee 350 INR to driver. Nice coffee The good review

    The location of this hotel is good. "Free hotel pick up", but you have to pay parking/entry fee 350 INR to driver. Nice coffee The good reviews on booking.com is NOT representative of the hotel. Dirty, worn out hotel Dirty sheets and towels. Room needs a deep clean. Bathroom fixtures old and rust stained. No hot water Breakfast is a limited buffet. Other guests were offered eggs, but not us. "Free hotel pick up", but you have to pay parking/entry fee 350 INR to driver. Driver was nowhere to be found at the airport, had to call hotel and after 30min the driver arrived. 100% do not recommend.

    South Africa
  4. Suspiciously short 5 words 20%
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    • Review-authenticity complaint reviews are fake

    All the reviews are fake.

  5. Suspiciously short 52 words 20%
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    • Pressure to leave a review asked me to write a review

    The room was comfortable The room was clean but bathroom was dirty. Upon checkout the staff asked me to write a review which I agreed to but they hovered over me and at one point one of the staff was tapping my phone to choose all the excellent options on the review.

    Australia
  6. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    駅から非常に近くて良かった

    Japan
  7. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    部屋代がリーズナブルなだけでなく、スタッフのサービスが良かった。フロントのスタッフも親切で、ユーモアがあった。若い従業員も紳士的で気持ちの良い対応だった。ロケーションも良く、少し歩くとデープなインドの繁華街があり地元の雰囲気もたっぷり堪能できる。最上階のレストランでは冷えたビールが飲める。お酒を出す店が少ないインドでは貴重。

  8. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    スタッフが親切。ATMでキャッシングができる場所を聞いたら、スタッフが付き添って現場まで案内してくれた。

    Japan
  9. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Everything

    Australia
  10. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    綺麗だった

    Japan
  11. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    日本基準でも十分綺麗なお部屋でした。アメニティもひと通り揃っており、ドライヤーがあったのも嬉しかったです。快適に過ごすことが出来ました。ありがとうございます。

    Japan
  12. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Merci

    France
  13. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    とても清潔感があり快適でした。

    Japan
  14. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    レストランのご飯は最高に美味しかったです

    Japan
  15. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Nyc

  16. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Excellent

  17. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tutto

    Italy
  18. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    ok

    Romania
  19. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Staff

    United Kingdom
  20. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Location

    United States
  21. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Empregados

    Portugal
  22. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

  23. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    スタッフも親切だった。道路沿いだったから、車のクラクションなどの騒音が心配だったが、部屋の中は外の音は全く聞こえなかった。4泊したが毎日部屋をきれいにしてくれ、シャンプーやせっけん、新しいタオル、トイレットペーパー、ミネラルウォーターも補充してくれた。チェックアウト後、荷物を預かってくれた。少し寒い時期の利用だったが、暖房もしっかりきき、シャワーのお湯も熱く、快適だった。次も利用したい。

    Japan
  24. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    必要なものが揃っていて、お願いをするといつも助けてくれました。チャイティーを探していると聞いたら、オンラインで注文してくれました！駅からのトゥクトゥクや、施設が空いているかなど、色々聞くと助けてくれます。ありがとう！

    Japan
  25. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

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