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Hostelfly

Madrid · Spain

Hostelfly

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14% GODAWFUL
High confidence 16,940 reviews
≈339 possibly bought
Seriously don't stay here please
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≈339 possibly bought
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Suspicious-review evidence ≈339 possibly bought

≈339 possibly bought · 5236 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 5236 top-rated reviews and 0% were suspiciously short.

Length z-score: 9.58. 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 141 words 20%
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    The location is the only good thing. I had read the reviews about how noisy it was but thought because I stayed on 24th December there would be no one there. I was totally wrong it was busy. Every thing in my room was metal the lockers are under the bunk beds. The beds are connected so its not just the person above or below it's the next set of bunk bed connected to yours behind or in front of you banging and vibrating. Also hardly any space so the people across from you are really close. But then everyone is waking up for flights at different times and arriving at different times coming from late night flights ect. Just opening the locker causes banging. Next time I will pay for a hotel room or at least take the reviews seriously.

    Spain
  2. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    good

    Brazil
  3. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Todo

    Spain
  4. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    空港への利便性がとてもいいです。セキュリティもしっかりしています。

    Japan
  5. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    清潔、24時間フロント、部屋ごとにシャワーとトイレ

    Japan
  6. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Todo

    Croatia
  7. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Acomodação

    Brazil
  8. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Comodo

    Colombia
  9. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Encantadoras

    Spain
  10. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Top!!!

    Belgium
  11. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Todo

    Spain
  12. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    很好，离机场很近，走过去10几分钟

    China
  13. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Top!

    Belgium
  14. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Instalações

    Brazil
  15. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Todo

    Colombia
  16. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Todo

    Colombia
  17. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Todo

    Austria
  18. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Clean

    United States
  19. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Todo

    Spain
  20. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Instalacion

    Spain
  21. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Lokalizacja

    Poland
  22. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Todo

    Spain
  23. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    Limpieza

    Spain
  24. Suspiciously short 1 word 100%

    👍👍

    Morocco
  25. Suspiciously short 1 word 90%

    Todo.

    Spain

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🏊 Swimming Pool 🍳 COOKER 👕 Laundry 🌅 Outdoor Terrace ♿ Wheelchair Friendly
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Luggage Storage 24 Hour Reception Wi-Fi Elevator Linen Included Air Conditioning Towels Included Reading Light Hair Dryers Security Lockers Key Card Access 24 Hour Security Common Room Vending Machines Free WiFi Free Internet Access Express Check-in / Out

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