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When I review, I apply the value for money proposition. So, if a five-star hotel charging, multiple several 100€'s a night, I expect the service to be spot on - no inconsistencies in the service. If I get a mix of four- and five-star service, I will rate the hotel much lower, than a 90€ three-star hotel where I get a mix of three get a mix of three- and four- star service.
As a user of tripadvisor, I have always found the comparative rankings to be relatively useless, because too often they compare apples to oranges. How do you compare a high-end property which doesn't quite meet expectations, with a one-star property which completely exceeds them?
I agree with you 100% here. I have written many reviews for TA and always keep the value for money proposition in mind when I write the review. I also think many of the reviews are really about expectations. People book at three-star hotel and then judge it on five-star standards. You can read this all the time when people write that a particular hotel did not have a bellman or free breakfast when neither amenity is listed on the hotel website or offered at the hotel.
I would like to see TA put hotels for large cities into three different categories: luxury, mid-class, and budget. I feel this would make sifting through hundreds of hotels (2000+ for Paris!) more manageable.