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St Christopher's Inn Edinburgh - Original

Edinburgh · Scotland

St Christopher's Inn Edinburgh - Original

Punk Score
14% GODAWFUL
High confidence 4,816 reviews
≈101 possibly bought
Seriously don't stay here please
Sus reviews
≈101 possibly bought
Suspicious-review evidence ≈101 possibly bought

≈101 possibly bought · 1118 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 1118 top-rated reviews and 0% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 6.34. 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 35 words 100%
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    • Reward tied to a review discount for people at the hostel) Staff were super lovely and helpful! Would 10/10

    Awesome hostel! In a super good spot with awesome amenities and also a cafe + pub nearby (with a discount for people at the hostel) Staff were super lovely and helpful! Would 10/10 stay again

    Australia FEMALE 25-30
  2. Confirmed paid 43 words 94%
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    • Reward tied to a review pay for. Obviously it’s not going to be a five star

    This place is exactly what you pay for. Obviously it’s not going to be a five star standards, but there was a nice comfortable bed, friendly staff, decent facilities and an amazing location. Tram stops and city centre is right on the doorstep.

    Northern Ireland MALE 18-24
  3. Suspiciously short 22 words 20%
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    • Pressure to leave a review asked to review

    I did not visit this place, though I may have walked past it, so why have I been asked to review it???

  4. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Location

    Australia
  5. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Location

    United Kingdom
  6. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Excellent

    England MALE
  7. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%
    Translated to English

    This is excellent.

    India MALE 18-24
  8. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    位置，员工友好

    China
  9. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%
    Translated to English

    This is fantastic!

    Italy FEMALE 18-24
  10. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    N/a

    United Kingdom
  11. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Ubicación

    Mexico
  12. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

  13. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Everything

    United Kingdom
  14. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    excellent

    Czech Republic MALE 31-40
  15. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Fine

    Hong Kong
  16. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    ウェイズリー駅から歩いて3分以内。街中を歩き回るのにちょうど良い場所にあります。朝食は道路向い側のパブで8時前からやってます。6ポンドと他のバックパッカーの宿よりお得で内容も良いと思います。スタッフが親切です。シャンプーとボディソープはその場でミニカップに入れて購入でき、ゴミを最小限に抑えています。

  17. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    bagni

    Ireland
  18. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Affordable

  19. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Excellent

  20. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Perfect

  21. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Ol

  22. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Nice

  23. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Good

  24. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Location

  25. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Delighted

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🍳 COOKER 👕 Laundry 🍺 Bar ☕ Cafe 🍳 Breakfast
Other facilities (23)
Adaptors Luggage Storage 24 Hour Reception Housekeeping Internet Access Wi-Fi Restaurant Linen Included Hair Dryers Towels Not Included Towels For Hire Hair Dryers For Hire Late Check-out Paid Luggage Storage Paid Security Lockers Security Lockers Key Card Access Smoke Alarms Common Room Free City Maps Free WiFi Free Internet Access Hot Showers

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