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Arc House Madrid

Madrid · Spain

Arc House Madrid

Punk Score
22% SHIT
High confidence 452 reviews
Could still be good with enough luck and social skills, but not inherently social
Sus reviews
≈127 possibly bought
Suspicious-review evidence ≈127 possibly bought

≈127 possibly bought · 1344 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 1344 top-rated reviews and 0% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 7.17. 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 88 words 40%

    Starting with the positive this place is in the central of Madrid otherwise nothing good about this place. Had multiple bug bites even after moving rooms. Washrooms have a strong smell. Not sure if this place even gets clean frequently. Rooms are extremely hot. Staff not very friendly. It was really noisy at night time. Waiting for my refund at the time of writing this review. Don’t recommend this place at all. Go time where else and enjoy your time in Madrid. This place will ruin your stay.

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    Confort

    Spain
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    Ubicacion

    Italy
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    Top

    Spain
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    Todo

    Argentina
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    Recomiendo

    Venezuela
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    R

    Colombia
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    地點超棒的。下樓沒走多久就是太陽門廣場，看到吃葡萄的熊碑石。地方很大，櫃臺服務親切，checkin時間標明下午三點，可是兩點就在樓下按電鈴，櫃臺開門讓我進帶我先到廚房沙發，可以先放下背包，三點時他來廚房通知現在辦理checkin，速度很快，解說很清楚，如果不是早訂隔天的旅點很想續住，楚房也清掃得很不錯。

    Taiwan
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    Todo

    El Salvador
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    Todo

    Spain
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    Excelente

    Spain
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    جيد

    Yemen
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    Exelente

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    Excelente!!!!!

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    Céntrico

    Spain
  16. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%
    Translated to English

    This is unbelievable!

    USA ALLMALEGROUP 25-30
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    Atención

    Colombia
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    离广场和地铁站非常近。

    United Kingdom
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    Si

    Spain
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    Ubicación

    Colombia
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    Todo

    Spain
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    Muybbuena

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    Location

    France
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    Todo

    Spain
  25. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Awesome

    Austria

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🍳 COOKER 👕 Laundry 🍳 Breakfast
Other facilities (19)
Adaptors Luggage Storage Housekeeping Reception (Limited Hours) Internet Access Linen Included Air Conditioning Hair Dryers Towels For Hire Late Check-out Security Lockers 24 Hour Security Safe Deposit Box Common Room Elevator Free City Maps Free WiFi Free Internet Access Hot Showers

Prices

Dorms $24 / night
Privates $88 / night

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