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Hi! Ostello Milano

Milan · Italy

Hi! Ostello Milano

Punk Score
8% GODAWFUL
High confidence 4,462 reviews
≈50 possibly bought
Seriously don't stay here please
Sus reviews
≈50 possibly bought
Suspicious-review evidence ≈50 possibly bought

≈50 possibly bought · 398 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 398 top-rated reviews and 1% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 5.15. 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 148 words 20%
    Signal trace
    • Reward tied to a review paid The staff was rude and careless to end this review

    I had a horrible experience at this hostel… do not go for dorms in this hostel at all Yellow dirty water from tabs and shower- pathetic No doors in the shower room… just a curtain to hide that too in front of common washroom area. No light switches in the toilet You wont be able to sleep peacefully because: -There are tons of mosquitoes in the room -No fans, you have option to open balcony door but again its a common balcony attached to all room on the floor so it compromises security and privacy -there is a white glass on top of door without curtains so light gets into the room - No lockers… they said you can use couple them but i personally cannot locate them so so i ignored… rest of the lockers were paid The staff was rude and careless to end this review

  2. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Recepção

    Brazil
  3. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Usluga

    Serbia
  4. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Location

    France
  5. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Good

    Netherlands
  6. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    非常乾淨，而且還有沐浴乳洗髮精，還可以借吹風機

    France
  7. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Price

    Spain
  8. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Posizione

    Italy
  9. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

  10. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Normal

  11. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Pqrfqis

    Morocco
  12. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Ottimo..!!!

  13. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Fantastico

  14. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Ubicación .

    Colombia
  15. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    🙏🏻 💪🏻

    Romania
  16. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Tutto Niente

    Italy
  17. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    La ubicación

    Chile
  18. Suspiciously short 2 words 90%

    Evre thing

    Norway
  19. Suspiciously short 2 words 90%

    Todo bien

    Portugal
  20. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Very good

    Serbia
  21. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Excellent Excellent

    Morocco
  22. Suspiciously short 2 words 94%
    Translated to English

    This is a great experience

    Italy MALE 18-24
  23. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Tutto Niente

    Italy
  24. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Very nice

    China
  25. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    كل شيء

    Italy

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🍳 COOKER 👕 Laundry 📋 Meeting Room 🅿️ Parking 🍺 Bar ☕ Cafe ♿ Wheelchair Friendly
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Luggage Storage 24 Hour Reception Housekeeping Reception (Limited Hours) Internet Access Wii Board Games Wi-Fi Restaurant Meals Available Vending Machines Linen Included Towels Not Included Towels For Hire Hair Dryers For Hire Express Check-in / Out Late Check-out Security Lockers 24 Hour Security First Aid Kits Common Room Hot Showers Free WiFi Free Internet Access Free Luggage Storage

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