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Patio Hostel

Bratislava · Slovakia

Patio Hostel

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14% GODAWFUL
High confidence 7,136 reviews
≈140 possibly bought
Seriously don't stay here please
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≈140 possibly bought
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Suspicious-review evidence ≈140 possibly bought

≈140 possibly bought · 1663 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 1663 top-rated reviews and 0% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 7.18. 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 45 words 80%
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    You get what you pay for Frustrating that the staff are hard to speak to (five floors with about 10 rooms each and then they have one staff member on duty) sometimes you have to wait a substantial amount of time to speak to them.

    South Africa MALE 18-24
  2. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    位置非常好，去哪儿都方便，特别是去巴士站，公交就到了。还有寄存行李，我要去其他国家十来天，拖个大箱子不方便，酒店帮我寄存了，解决了我的大问题，非常满意。

    China
  3. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    干净

    China
  4. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tutto

    Italy
  5. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Everything

    Italy
  6. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    施設がよく管理されてる。ロッカーも鍵がかけられるし、申し分ない

    Japan
  7. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Všetko

    Slovakia
  8. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tudo

    Brazil
  9. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Personál.Okolie

    Slovakia
  10. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Clean

    Indonesia
  11. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    宿泊者達の交流がとてもいい

    Japan
  12. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Cleaning

    Romania
  13. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    ドリンク、パンケーキが無料でいただけます。夜にはイベントもありとても楽しいです。

    Japan
  14. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Všetko

    Slovakia
  15. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Excellent

    Australia MALE
  16. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Всё

    Kyrgyzstan
  17. Suspiciously short 1 word 83%

    recommandable

    Germany MALE 25-30
  18. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    有免費的洗衣機很讚

    Taiwan
  19. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    ano

    Slovakia
  20. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Wi-Fi有點差

    Taiwan
  21. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    everything

    Italy
  22. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Всё

    Kyrgyzstan
  23. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Cómodo

    Spain
  24. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Vsetko

    Slovakia
  25. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Чистотат

    Bulgaria

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🍳 COOKER 👕 Laundry 🅿️ Parking 🔥 BBQ 🌅 Outdoor Terrace 🍳 Breakfast
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Bicycle Parking Luggage Storage Fax Service 24 Hour Reception Tours/Travel Desk Reception (Limited Hours) Internet Access Book Exchange DVD's Board Games Cable TV Foosball Wi-Fi Towels For Hire Hair Dryers For Hire Linen Included Towels Included Cots Available Hair Dryers Security Lockers Safe Deposit Box Common Room Elevator Vending Machines Tea & Coffee Making Facilities Free City Maps Free WiFi Free Internet Access Hot Showers Flexible NRR

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