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BlueStays Hostel

Rishikesh · India

BlueStays Hostel

Punk Score
20% GODAWFUL
High confidence 1,014 reviews
≈110 possibly bought
Seriously don't stay here please
Sus reviews
≈110 possibly bought
Suspicious-review evidence ≈110 possibly bought

≈110 possibly bought · 446 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 446 top-rated reviews and 1% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 10.61. 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 53 words 10%
    Signal trace
    • Reward tied to a review paid reviews
    • Review-authenticity complaint reviews dkh kr to nh krwana.bcz paid

    Nothing.... staff v.bad.hospitality is soo poor. Hamne AC room book krwaya..aur ac work nh kr rha tha. Bht khrb tha sbb Parking bht dur hai... Friends agr aap is hotel ko book krwa rh ho reviews dkh kr to nh krwana.bcz paid reviews hai...koi aur krwa lijye is se achcha.sb bht khrb th

    India
  2. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Cleanliness

    India
  3. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Service

    India
  4. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Services

    India
  5. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Recommended

  6. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    😊😊

  7. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

  8. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Lovely

  9. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    👍🏽👍🏽

  10. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Great location

  11. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Friendly vibe

  12. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Budget friendly

    India
  13. Suspiciously short 2 words 90%

    予約をしてから到着するまでの間、チャットでのやり取りが親切でした 特にありません

    Japan
  14. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    スタッフはとても親切で、自分の少し無理なお願いにも真摯に向き合い、なんとか解決しようとサポートしてくれました。 インドの格安ホテル全体に言えることですが、水回りの清潔さには改善の余地があると感じます。この点が整えば、さらに快適で居心地の良い滞在になると思います。

  15. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Everything Nothing

    India
  16. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Highly recommended

    India
  17. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Great stay

    India
  18. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Top -#

    Switzerland
  19. Suspiciously short 2 words 97%
    Translated to English

    Nice place to be

    India MALE 18-24
  20. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Fully recommended

  21. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Fully recommended

  22. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Price Place

    India
  23. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    hostel vibe

    India
  24. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    quiet room

    India
  25. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    polite behaviour

    India

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👕 Laundry 🅿️ Free Parking 🍳 Breakfast
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