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Campbell Inn

Singapore · Singapore

Campbell Inn

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6% GODAWFUL
High confidence 845 reviews
≈39 possibly bought
Seriously don't stay here please
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≈39 possibly bought
Suspicious-review evidence ≈39 possibly bought

≈39 possibly bought · 168 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 168 top-rated reviews and 1% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 6.08. 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. Suspiciously short 43 words 20%
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    • Review-authenticity complaint review on Google is seriously a fake

    I honestly think putting this property on hostel world only give negative effect on trustworthiness of the website. It was absolutely filthy and disgusting and all the 4,5 stars review on Google is seriously a fake. Please don't recommend this place to ANYONE!

    Japan MALE 25-30
  2. Suspiciously short 51 words 20%
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    • Review-authenticity complaint fake review

    Such a rude staff & unclean hostel i ever saw in my life. Don't book and waste your money. They don't know how to speak with customer. Bathroom are stinky. Even room too. And there are lots of fake review in here and other booking apps like agoda and booking. Com

  3. Suspiciously short 70 words 20%
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    • Review-authenticity complaint fake positive reviews

    This is honestly the worst hostel I’ve ever seen. The staff is extremely rude and has no idea how to talk to customers. Rooms are dirty, bathrooms are stinky, and the whole place feels unhygienic. Totally not worth the money! To make it worse, I noticed many fake positive reviews on sites like Agoda and Booking.com — don’t fall for them. Save your time and money, and stay somewhere else.

  4. Suspiciously short 88 words 60%
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    • Pressure to leave a review reviews are true. My booking was cancelled by them while I was standing at the reception

    All the reviews are true. My booking was cancelled by them while I was standing at the reception. Additionally, when I booked online, I paid three times the price for an immediate booking. It seemed so intentional. For a place of lower quality or the same type of disappointment. There are better hostels and other accommodations in Geylang. Please check them on Google, Booking, Klook, and other booking platforms. Discovering these places might be tricky. This place is definitely not worth it unless you have no other choice.

  5. Suspiciously short 108 words 20%
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    • Review-authenticity complaint review is 100% FAKE

    Came to Singapore for the first time thinking even the cheapest hostel I could afford won't be not too bad but man I was wrong. I've stayed at so many dirty gross hostels and especially in developing countries but man I could not believe my eyes that this is Singapore. Absolutely disgusting and smells so bad and zero security. Back door is always open to the alley and room door never gets locked and people staying there has no respect for others. Literally all those 5/5 star review is 100% FAKE. Let's hope the owner will not delete what's real shown to the world. It was absolutely DISGUSTING.

  6. Suspiciously short 126 words 20%
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    • Review-authenticity complaint fake reviews

    AVOID AT ALL COST ‼️ For all stays, this is easily rank F. Male toilet is in a very bad state, which I presume for a long time, without reparation. The smell of the toilet leaked to the reception. Everything is crammed. The rooms are untidy, perhaps due to a lot of long-term tenants Locks are for decorations. Not feeling safe while staying. Customer service is basically nonexistent. Reception doesn't open until 10 AM, so you have only 1 hour window to check out before being penalised; it closed at 6 PM, despite claiming at 10. I booked 7 nights, but checked out after 3. This is totally unacceptable. EDIT: Skip all the 5 ⭐ fake reviews. It's not what a majority of us are experiencing.

  7. Suspiciously short 229 words 20%
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    • Review-authenticity complaint FAKE REVIEWS

    FAKE REVIEWS! Campbell Inn. This place is surviving on fake 5 star reviews and photos from over 2 years ago. (The photo of the check-in booth isn't the real situation) Just please beware. Don't be that backpacker who books here because nothing else is available in Singapore for the night. Even then it's NOT worth it. BEDROOM NOT LIKE PHOTOS: MOLD ON ROOF. People coughing all night. I couldn't stand the idea of mold spores getting in my lungs too so I left at 5am. Read reviews on RATS getting in rooms. With video evidence. No rubbish bin. No shelves. I had no night light. Anyone can walk in Campbell Inn hostel and into your room, as nothing was ever closed locked. SHOWERS NOT LIKE PHOTOS: lots of tiny bugs crawling out of vents. No shower mount/holder, you have to hold it up and let it hang when putting on soap. No shelves for your stuff/soap. No hangers for towel or clothes. Tiniest shower cubicle. Dodgy doors. TOILETS: No sanitary bin. Water all over floor and seat. No shelves for sanitary items. WASHING MACHINE NOT LIKE PHOTOS: dried up wash powder & rust all over the machine. Looks like a good way to get your clothes dirty than clean. BAG STORAGE: No 'safe room' per say. This place would be shut down if the Singaporean authorities did an inspection.

  8. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Yes

    India
  9. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Best

  10. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Seru

  11. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    🙏认识是缘🫀文明👀☯️⌚️☁️

  12. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

  13. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

  14. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

  15. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Nice

  16. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    나쁘지않음

  17. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Affordable

  18. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

  19. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    应有尽有

  20. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Singapore

  21. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    bersih

  22. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Ji

  23. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Lo

  24. Suspiciously short 2 words 100%

    Good. 👍🏻

  25. Suspiciously short 2 words 90%

    Địa điểm

    Vietnam

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