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The Bulldog

Amsterdam · Netherlands

The Bulldog

Punk Score
20% SHIT
High confidence 4,293 reviews
≈464 possibly bought
Could still be good with enough luck and social skills, but not inherently social
Sus reviews
≈464 possibly bought
Suspicious-review evidence ≈464 possibly bought

≈464 possibly bought · 2181 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 2181 top-rated reviews and 1% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 20.63. 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 30 words 94%
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    • Reward tied to a review 10/10 would do it again best buy for my money

    Perfect location with lounge downstairs. Beds were nice and FREE towels, shampoo and soap were just perfect. Everything was clean. 10/10 would do it again best buy for my money

    Slovakia MALE 18-24
  2. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Excelente

    Uruguay MALE 31-40
  3. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Beste

  4. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Merveilleux

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    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  6. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Top

  7. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    👏👍

  8. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Wysoko

  9. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Bellissimo!

  10. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Bien

  11. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Yop

  12. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Excellent

  13. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    fantastic

    USA MALE
  14. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    💚💛❤

  15. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Excelente

  16. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Perfecto

  17. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Bueno

  18. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Amazing

  19. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    تحدي

  20. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Excellent

  21. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Gooddd

  22. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Magnifique....😘👍🏻

  23. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Perfezione

  24. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    💙

  25. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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👕 Laundry 🌅 Outdoor Terrace 🌆 Rooftop 🍺 Bar ☕ Cafe ♿ Wheelchair Friendly ♿ Ramps ♿ Shower Chairs ♿ Wheelchair-Accessible Bathrooms ♿ Wider Doorways 🍳 Breakfast
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