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Hotel Azores Vip Executive

Ponta Delgada · Portugal

Hotel Azores Vip Executive

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48% SHIT
High confidence 4,150 reviews
≈243 possibly bought
Could still be good with enough luck and social skills, but not inherently social
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≈243 possibly bought
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Suspicious-review evidence ≈243 possibly bought

≈243 possibly bought · 1363 top-rated reviews scanned

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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 1363 top-rated reviews and 1% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 13.39. 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 104 words 20%
    Signal trace
    • Reward tied to a review reviews are way to high for this place. For the price I paid
    • Review-authenticity complaint reviews are way to high for this place. For the price I paid

    This hotel does not provide a 4 stars level services. The Hotel entrance looks good, but inside poorly maintained and really expensive hotel. The rooms are bit outdated and smelly. Also the air conditioner wasn’t working. The Whole AC system was broken and no option of refund was offered by the hotel management. Gym equipment not maintained for years and outdated and also the swimming pool was unavailable, although at the time of the reservation nothing was mentioned. Sorry for this negative feedback, but the reviews are way to high for this place. For the price I paid I could’ve gotten a better hotel.

  2. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Położenie

    Poland
  3. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tudo!

    Portugal
  4. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Top

  5. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    💯

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    Comodidades

    Portugal
  7. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    .

    Portugal
  8. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tudo

    Portugal
  9. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tudo

    Portugal
  10. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tudo

    Portugal
  11. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Magnifique

    Portugal
  12. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Excelente...

  13. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    N/A

    Portugal
  14. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    5*

    Portugal
  15. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tudo

    Portugal
  16. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tudo

    Portugal
  17. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Vale

    Portugal
  18. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tudo

    Portugal
  19. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Jacuzzi

    Portugal
  20. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Everything

    Poland
  21. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Quiet

    United States
  22. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tudo

    Portugal
  23. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tudo

    France
  24. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tudo

    Portugal
  25. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Limpeza

    Portugal

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