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Quality Sainte-Catherine

Bordeaux · France

Quality Sainte-Catherine

Punk Score
24% SHIT
High confidence 5,813 reviews
≈133 possibly bought
Could still be good with enough luck and social skills, but not inherently social
Sus 5★ reviews ≈133 possibly bought
Suspicious-review evidence ≈133 possibly bought

≈133 possibly bought · 2154 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 2154 top-rated reviews and 0% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 5.84. 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 46 words 90%
    Signal trace
    • Reward tied to a review rating. No on site parking (but discount

    Having stayed here a few times now, the hotel has always been clean and comfortable and is in an excellent location. Expensive for the size of rooms and star rating. No on site parking (but discounted rate available at a car park 10 mins walk away)

    France
  2. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    立地がよい。スタッフが感じがよく、気持ちよく対応してくれた。バスタブの栓が壊れていて、お湯を溜めることができなかったが、すぐに対応、修理してくれた。毎日、お風呂に入って疲れた脚をほぐすことができてよかった。

    Japan
  3. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Localização

    Brazil
  4. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Niets

    Belgium
  5. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    立地が抜群

    Japan
  6. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Everything

    United Kingdom
  7. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Central

    Switzerland
  8. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tout

    France
  9. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    L'emplacement

    France
  10. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    L’emplacement

    France
  11. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tutto

    Italy
  12. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Emplacement

    France
  13. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Central

    United Kingdom
  14. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    L'emplacement

    France
  15. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    L'emplacement

    France
  16. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Tout.

    France
  17. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Tout

    Morocco
  18. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tout

    France
  19. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Todo

    Spain
  20. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tout

    Morocco
  21. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Todo

    Argentina
  22. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    フロントの案内が親切だった。

    Japan
  23. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tout

    Switzerland
  24. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Tout

    France
  25. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    👍

    Spain
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🏊 Swimming Pool 👕 Laundry 🏢 Business Centre ♿ Wheelchair Friendly 🍺 Bar 🍳 Breakfast
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