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La Guitarra Hostel Gdansk

Gdansk · Poland

La Guitarra Hostel Gdansk

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9% GODAWFUL
High confidence 3,735 reviews
≈139 possibly bought
Seriously don't stay here please
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≈139 possibly bought
Suspicious-review evidence ≈139 possibly bought

≈139 possibly bought · 1222 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 1222 top-rated reviews and 1% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 8.13. 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 77 words 20%
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    • Reward tied to a review refund anything.Other review

    Basically a den for eastern European alcoholics and those interested in illicit activities.People were smoking in the rooms, the bed sheets/rooms and bathrooms, were very dirty. The other guests were all drunk during the day, I did not feel safe leaving my possessions anywhere. Zero atmosphere. I booked for 2 nights, left after 1 and they refused to refund anything.Other reviews say "You get what you pay for"; it's not even cheap relative to other places.Stay away.

    Scotland MALE 18-24
  2. Suspiciously short 43 words 100%
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    • Review-authenticity complaint Paid 45 a night, was worried by the reviews

    Paid 45 a night, was worried by the reviews but the rooms were perfectly okay. Got a key card for the room+locker, right next to WW2 museum which is eye opening and great for a morning walk. No bedbugs like some reviews saying.

  3. Suspiciously short 74 words 20%
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    • Review-authenticity complaint reviews I think something is fake

    I visit a lot hostel in my life but this is completely worst and terrible, reception Rude and incompetence, specially the Tall guy with Glasses and long hair….him don’t know how to deal with the people, wi fi poor , atmosphere like Tarantino movie , some guests is nasty… trust me don’t look the price cheap and the good reviews I think something is fake… spend little bit more you find better place ..

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    Lokalizacja

    Poland
  5. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Śniadania

    Poland
  6. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Todo

    Spain
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    Top

    Poland
  8. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    飯店附設的餐廳餐點便宜又很好吃，當天的服務人員非常優秀

    Taiwan
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    Klimat

    Poland
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    Wszystko

    Poland
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    Tutto

    Italy
  12. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Ok

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    Lage

    Germany
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    Alt.

    Norway
  15. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Lokalizacja,

    Poland
  16. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Lokalizacja

    Poland
  17. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Central

    Ireland
  18. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Allt

    Sweden
  19. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Perfekcyjne

    Poland
  20. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Czystość

    Poland
  21. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Lokalizacja

    Poland
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    Położenie

    Poland
  23. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Wszystko.

    Poland
  24. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Lokalizacja

    Poland
  25. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Wszystko

    Poland

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