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St Christopher's Inn Shepherd's Bush

London · England

St Christopher's Inn Shepherd's Bush

Punk Score
9% GODAWFUL
High confidence 2,478 reviews
≈54 possibly bought
Seriously don't stay here please
Sus reviews
≈54 possibly bought
Suspicious-review evidence ≈54 possibly bought

≈54 possibly bought · 467 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 467 top-rated reviews and 0% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 5.24. 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 89 words 10%
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    • Reward tied to a review refund. Review

    We were made to leave the hostel on June 28 due to bedbug infestation. It was in another room a day before snd I took a picture and I guess I should have expected that we were next. Still waiting in refund. Reviews on hostelworld state the same issue in 2022 so it is fully infested. I think they are giving some of these younger people free booze for good reviews because it is a bad place. Bedbugs, men walking in the common room in only towels, run down,

    United States
  2. Suspiciously short 256 words 10%
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    • Review-authenticity complaint fake scams against me because of I given Reviews

    Management teams are seriously abusive Offensive ANTI-SOCIAL OFFENSIVE CULPRITS CRIMINALS gangs. Yesterday incidents happened which caused my life threatened and disgraceful harmful feedback I received from the RECEPTIONS. Seriously Safeguarding concerns then today completely proven that they acted illegally unlawfully harming and make me victim. They terminated my staying to complaints lies fake scams against me because of I given Reviews and feedback which is causing their business policies money loosing. They didn't given my money back they did seriously aggressive abusive behaviours Yesterday and today completely key worked locked which is seriously policies LAWS brokers. I did put on light for minutes after I got entered my room for sleeping wanted to Brush my teeth. One guest she started shouted aggressive violent threatened me to called the POLICE. Then she opened the door and started to called other rooms outside people that helped helped and I was totally shocked unexpected. After complaints RECEPTION man did so abusive aggressive towards me. Anyways I am going to another Hotel in Hayes. All toilets totally broken seriously unhygienic dirty basins awful living conditions. Sorry unable to described more as I am travelling to logged in another property. Serious Offensive Anti-social Criminals activities and harmful humans harming killing murdering targeted they did. I am not sure but will be reported to the POLICE. During this night time I should to be slept because of I paid money for living without refunded my money they blocked my key and terminated to staying. I suppose to be left 22nd not today.

    United Kingdom
  3. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Ok

    United Kingdom
  4. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Everything.

    Italy
  5. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Totul

    United Kingdom
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    Location

    United Kingdom
  7. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    👍

    United Kingdom
  8. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Todo

    Spain
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    Норм

    Kazakhstan
  10. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%
    Translated to English

    This is an exceptional

    England MALE
  11. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Good

    United Kingdom
  12. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Good

    United Kingdom
  13. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Nicely

    United Kingdom
  14. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Czysto.

    Poland
  15. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Nice!

  16. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Fint

    Sweden
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    Location

    Brazil
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    Lovely

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    Nice

  20. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good...

  21. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

  22. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

  23. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    管理有序，组织有效，位置优越，价格便宜。 我续订了7月14号到21号的床位，BOOK收款后给我确认，但酒店说根据他们的政策拒绝了我的续订，说把我已经付过的钱退还，但我至今未收到退款，我药物book平台既然确认了我的订单，就应该确保我入住，至少在酒店拒绝我继续入住后及时全款退还预定款项。

    China
  24. Suspiciously short 2 words 90%

    Le position

    Algeria
  25. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Good Good

    United Kingdom

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