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Hostel Gdansk Szafarnia 10

Gdansk · Poland

Hostel Gdansk Szafarnia 10

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15% GODAWFUL
High confidence 4,003 reviews
≈177 possibly bought
Seriously don't stay here please
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≈177 possibly bought
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Suspicious-review evidence ≈177 possibly bought

≈177 possibly bought · 1700 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 1700 top-rated reviews and 0% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 8.85. 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 139 words 40%
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    • Reward tied to a review five star hotel it definitely was NOT value for money

    The breakfast was nice and most of the staff were nice. The guy upon check out was rude and when he didn't understand us or managed to express himself clear in english we got an extra fee although he was the one who said "I didn't understand you". It's sad that his way of behaving was the last we got from the hotel as the other staff in reception and restaurant had a much better attitude. We also changed room twice, first because our room had extremely loud music until very late, louder than just some buzz from the street. The second room was smelly and I could not stand it. I never complained at a hotel before, but from what we paid and considering they should be a five star hotel it definitely was NOT value for money.

    Sweden
  2. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Obsluga

    United Kingdom
  3. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Excellent

    Bulgaria
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    Location

    Ireland
  5. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Vsetko

    Slovakia
  6. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Bardzo

    Poland
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    Mysigt

    Sweden
  8. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Obsługa

    United States
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    L'authenticité

    France
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    Everything

    United Kingdom
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    Fabelhaft

    Germany
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    Excellent

  13. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    location

    United States
  14. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    top

    Austria
  15. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Rewelacja

    Poland
  16. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Utmärkt

    Romania
  17. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    perfekt

    Denmark
  18. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Рекомендую!

  19. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%
    Translated to English

    This is excellent.

    Australia MALE
  20. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Wszystko

    Poland
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    Alles

    Germany
  22. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Läget

    Sweden
  23. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Staff

    United States
  24. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Obsługa

    Germany
  25. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Dobry

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