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Pensao do Norte

Porto · Portugal

Pensao do Norte

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100% TINY SAMPLE
Low confidence 1 reviews
≈91 possibly bought
Sus 5★ reviews ≈91 possibly bought
Suspicious-review evidence ≈91 possibly bought

≈91 possibly bought · 529 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 529 top-rated reviews and 1% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 8.04. 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 28 words 50%

    It was okay! Did the job. Don’t expect a 5 star. But value for Your money. Hallway light not working, smell emitting from The room and poor mattress

    Canada
  2. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tudo

    Portugal
  3. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Ubicación

    Spain
  4. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Nice

    Portugal
  5. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Todo

    Spain
  6. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    tudo

    Portugal
  7. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    volveremos...

    Spain
  8. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Ubicación

    Spain
  9. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Maravillosa

    Andorra
  10. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    todo,

    United States
  11. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    位置优越，24小时前台，服务周全

    China
  12. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Tudo

    Portugal
  13. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Läget.

    Finland
  14. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Ubicación

    Venezuela
  15. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    tutto

    Italy
  16. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Internet

    Portugal
  17. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Excelente atendimento

    Portugal
  18. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Le calme.

    France
  19. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Tudo perfeito.

    Brazil
  20. Suspiciously short 2 words 90%

    Confortavel Nada

    Portugal
  21. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Todo excelente

    Argentina
  22. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Le tout

    Algeria
  23. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Profecional N/A

    United Kingdom
  24. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Lage Zimmerhrösse

    Germany
  25. Suspiciously short 2 words 90%

    Ubicación perfecta

    Spain
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Luggage Storage 24 Hour Reception Housekeeping Air Conditioning Towels Included Cots Available Free City Maps Free WiFi Cable TV

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Privates $49 / night

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