Do Reviews Put You Off a Hotel
@Jackalyn (7558)
Oxford, England
9 responses
@LadyDuck (471497)
• Switzerland
26 Apr 17
I do not trust the online reviews because I have noticed that most of the time they are far to be real. I have recently seen a review that praised an Indian restaurant not far from our home... the restaurant was closed two years ago and it was closed for hygienic problems. Imagine how real is that review.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
26 Apr 17
I will look at the reviews. One or two bad reviews in the mix won't put me off, but if the reviews are overwhelmingly bad, I will look for alternatives.
When I owned the store, I had someone post a review (somewhere I couldn't delete it) I read the review and could neither identify the event they were discussing, nor respond to it. Anyone reading the review would have thought we were horrible, rude and dishonest.
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@Jackalyn (7558)
• Oxford, England
26 Apr 17
That is terrible. I do think that even if there is a bad review the vendor should have the right of reply.
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
26 Apr 17
@Jackalyn it's one of the reasons why I take most reviews with a grain of salt
@Poppylicious (11133)
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26 Apr 17
I do read reviews for hotels, but I only take notice if all the reviews are bad. Often people give bad reviews for the most ridiculous things, so it's about being able to weed out the idiot reviewers from the more astute ones.
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@Jackalyn (7558)
• Oxford, England
26 Apr 17
Sometimes it is hard to tell. One aggrieved person could make up reviews.
@JudyEv (340278)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 17
We certainly take some notice particularly if there are several reviews that mention the same problems - or good things.
@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
26 Apr 17
Online reviews are often done just because one person is upset at that place of business and review is alot harsher then it should be so i dont listen to online reviews
@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
26 Apr 17
@Jackalyn I guess that is true if there is multiple bad reviews and no good that would make me believe them
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@OldRoadsOnceTraveled (331)
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27 Apr 17
I am an obsessive review reader on just about everything. I don't have much need for hotel bookings, but I couldn't tell you how many purchases I have decided to make and then changed my mind and didn't buy anything at all because of the reviews.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16761)
• China
26 Apr 17
I am very dubious about an online reviews for a hotel.Some hotels get people to put in good words for them.
