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Hotel Delhi Empire Dx

New Delhi · India

Hotel Delhi Empire Dx

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1% GODAWFUL
High confidence 454 reviews
≈36 possibly bought
Seriously don't stay here please
Sus reviews
≈36 possibly bought
Suspicious-review evidence ≈36 possibly bought

≈36 possibly bought · 134 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 134 top-rated reviews and 1% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 6.28. 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 96 words 10%
    Signal trace
    • Reward tied to a review money. rooms are not as per photos show in the review

    Hotel didn't give me room and asked me pay extra money more then my booked price. Don't go there they are not following booking.com instruction. and first they book you room with low price, at the time of check in they will ask for extra money. rooms are not as per photos show in the review. rooms are very small and old even not cleaned. Booking price and system. they ask me for extra money at the time of checking. and tell me to cancel my booking from the portal. Even staff also very bed .

    India
  2. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

    India
  3. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

    India
  4. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Excellent.

    India
  5. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Good hotel

    India
  6. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice 👍

    India
  7. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Good stayy

    India
  8. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Great stay

    India
  9. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice room

    India
  10. Suspiciously short 2 words 90%

    離車站很近，不用理附近嘟嘟車的糾纏 熱水可能要等一下

    Taiwan
  11. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Amazing stay.

    India
  12. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Happy stay.

    India
  13. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Nice Nice

  14. Suspiciously short 3 words 90%

    Great hotel stay

    India
  15. Suspiciously short 3 words 100%

    Exceed my expectation

    India
  16. Suspiciously short 3 words 100%

    Everything was perfect.

    India
  17. Suspiciously short 3 words 100%

    Good staff behaviour

    India
  18. Suspiciously short 3 words 100%

    Good stay here

    India
  19. Suspiciously short 3 words 100%

    Hotel was good

    India
  20. Suspiciously short 3 words 100%

    Clean and central

    United Kingdom
  21. Suspiciously short 3 words 90%

    Cleaning of Toilet

    India
  22. Suspiciously short 3 words 100%

    Very good service

    India
  23. Suspiciously short 3 words 100%

    Very good rooms

    India
  24. Suspiciously short 3 words 100%

    I like it

    India
  25. Suspiciously short 3 words 100%

    I like it

    India

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🍳 COOKER 👕 Laundry 🅿️ Parking 🍹 Rooftop Bar 🅿️ Free Parking 📋 Meeting Room 💻 Coworking Space 🌆 Rooftop ♿ Wheelchair Friendly ♿ Ramps 🍺 Bar ☕ Cafe
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Airport Transfers Luggage Storage Fax Service 24 Hour Reception Tours/Travel Desk Currency Exchange ATM Postal Service Housekeeping Card Phones Internet Café Wake-up Calls Internet Access Book Exchange Wi-Fi Smart TV Recycling Bins Elevator Linen Included Air Conditioning Towels Included Reading Light Meals Available Mini-Supermarket Tea & Coffee Making Facilities Filtered Water Dispenser Security Lockers 24 Hour Security Safe Deposit Box CCTV in Common Areas Fire Extinguishers First Aid Kits Smoke Alarms Smoke Detector Free City Maps Free WiFi Free Airport Transfer Free Internet Access Free Security Lockers Free Luggage Storage Adaptors Follows Covid-19 Sanitation Guidance Late Check-out Flexible NRR Massage Lounge Room