Rotterdam · Netherlands
Thuis bij Schell
Suspicious-review evidence
≈45 possibly bought · 177 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 177 top-rated reviews and 1% were suspiciously short.
Length z-score: 6.81. 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.
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rating as a bar. A few advertised amenities were not included such as a free breakfast
Save your money and go literally anywhere else. To begin, there is no lobby or common space except two chairs in the hallway of each floor. Owners are working out of a dark, grungy bar that is not currently operating as a bar. A few advertised amenities were not included such as a free breakfast, bar, and a terrace. The female dorm smelled poorly despite having a window open and the floors were not clean underneath the beds at all. I found an old sweater, sock, other garbage and more. The women's bathroom is tiny, requiring you to sit under the sink to be on the toilet. Has mold that smells, no ventilation, hand soap, or hand towels. There is also no hot water for the shower. I booked six nights and could not stay that long. On my third night, it was just myself in the dorm and at least one mouse if not more, started crawling up the 10 foot tall curtains near my head while I was trying to sleep. The scratching noises alerted me to their presence. I looked in the corner of the floor and found many mice droppings. I left the next day. This hostel has no sound insulation, the doors slam, stairs are steep and noisy with people coming up and down them at all hours of the night. Primarily older men in the building, I did not feel comfortable at all as a young woman alone. There is no elevator and I was told I could receive assistance with my suitcase, though no one was there to help when I needed. Staff are only around to assist between 12-8 (ish). The only redeemable factor of this hostel is it's location, however, for nearly the same price you can stay two blocks away at King Kong Hostel for an astronomically better experience. This was a truly terrible stay and I would not suggest it to ANYONE. Owners should be ashamed that they pretend to operate a useful service.
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Excellent!!!👌
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👍👍👍😉😉😉
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Yes
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vrouwenkamer
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Ok
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Goed
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😋
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Top
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Gezellig😍
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Polecam
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Everything Nothing
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The location
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Klantvriendelijkheid Niks
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Good Good
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All good
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Tutto ok
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good company
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Goed Goed
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tout rien
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Great service
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Heerlijk gegeten!