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Hotel Raj Dx

New Delhi · India

Hotel Raj Dx

Punk Score
24% SHIT
High confidence 762 reviews
≈196 possibly bought
Could still be good with enough luck and social skills, but not inherently social
Book here: Booking.com HW prices from 2 months ago
Suspicious-review evidence ≈196 possibly bought

≈196 possibly bought · 406 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 406 top-rated reviews and 1% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 19.78. 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 396 words 10%
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    • Reward tied to a review pay full money and threaten me to not to provide negative review

    I liked nothing it was the worst experience of life Mr. Alam tried best to harras and threatene It was totally different from pictures The ceiling of the room was peeling There was no curtain on the and many spots the glass surface was transparent Ac was not working properly No light for hours When I asked to change my room they agreed but didn't do anything and i have to go to reception many time and then denied room I am pure vegetarian and i was served omelette without my knowledge and when I called them to confirm it they said it is pure veg and then comes a room service man who said it is omelette and i can exchange and then i returned the break fast For this I had to check out early And i have requested the date change in the evening itself and when next morning I went to check out they asked me for full money of 3 days but I stayed only one night I called many times customer care and property owner but no one could help and hotel staff harassed me. Mr.Alam made me to pay full money and threaten me to not to provide negative reviews It was totally different from pictures The ceiling of the room was peeling There was no curtain on the and many spots the glass surface was transparent Ac was not working properly No light for hours When I asked to change my room they agreed but didn't do anything and i have to go to reception many time and then denied room I am pure vegetarian and i was served omelette without my knowledge and when I called them to confirm it they said it is pure veg and then comes a room service man who said it is omelette and i can exchange and then i returned the break fast For this I had to check out early And i have requested the date change in the evening itself and when next morning I went to check out they asked me for full money of 3 days but I stayed only one night I called many times customer care and property owner but no one could help and hotel staff harassed me. Mr.Alam made me to pay full money and threaten me to not to provide negative reviews

    India
  2. Suspiciously short 34 words 10%
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    • Review-authenticity complaint reviews are fake

    This hotel is really bad. All the reviews are fake. The facilities provided are not worth the price. The washroom is very dirty, the internet doesn’t work properly, and the TV doesn’t function either.

    India
  3. Suspiciously short 69 words 10%
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    • Review-authenticity complaint fake positive review

    Nothing. Dirtiest hotel anyone can find. The rooms provided was extremely unhygienic with no proper ventilation. The toilet was very dirty, and there were cockroaches in the room. The worst part was during checkout - the receptionist used my phone without permission to submit a fake positive review on Booking.com and even deleted the original review email from my inbox. This was a complete breach of privacy and trust.

    India
  4. Suspiciously short 177 words 10%
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    • Review-authenticity complaint too good to be true

    The price. I was extremely disappointed and felt like this was a bait and switch the pictures shown on the website ARE NOT at all representative of the room I received. Yes, the price is cheap but if I saw what the actual room looked like I would not have booked it. The walls are very dirty, the bed was dirty, the bathroom was dirty...this was a complete scam of a room. It was very cheap and I should have realized it was too good to be true. I paid for my time and left for a better hotel that same day. I was supposed to stay 3 nights and did not even stay one. I only wish I took photos but I was in such a rush to leave I forgot to take pictures. Needless to say this place should be avoided if you're coming here based off the pics. If you just need a cheap place to stay in New Delhi, this is fine it meets that criteria but it's not nice by any means.

    United States
  5. Suspiciously short 182 words 10%
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    • Pressure to leave a review insisted for best review
    • Review-authenticity complaint review these are all manuplated reviews Nothing all fake

    Nothing all fake , When we leave hotel they insisted for best review but believe me services are very poor and Ours was included breakfast but they didn't have dining hall they they bring that cheap tea with rotten bread with foul smell after instant calling for breakfast from 8 am and bought at 10:30 we stayed for 5 days and have rotten breakfast for only 2 days rest they didn't serve and charged same So my suggestion don't book and don't be fooled by review these are all manuplated reviews Nothing all fake , When we leave hotel they insisted for best review but believe me services are very poor and Ours was included breakfast but they didn't have dining hall they they bring that cheap tea with rotten bread with foul smell after instant calling for breakfast from 8 am and bought at 10:30 we stayed for 5 days and have rotten breakfast for only 2 days rest they didn't serve and charged same So my suggestion don't book and don't be fooled by review these are all manuplated reviews

    India
  6. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

    India
  7. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

    India
  8. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Yes

    India
  9. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

    Thailand
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    Good

    India
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    Good

    India
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    Good

    India
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    Good

    India
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    Good

    India
  15. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

    India
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    Good

    India
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    Good

    India
  18. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

    India
  19. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

    India
  20. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Goid

    India
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    Good

    India
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    Good

    India
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    Good

    India
  24. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

    Nepal
  25. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

    India

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