Originally Posted by M60_to_LGA

I find it breathtaking that anyone would actually pay attention to anything on Tripadvisor or any other review site, for precisely this reason.

I mean, I can understand looking at the basic review metrics (e.g., 83% of respondents liked this hotel, or whatever), but I generally assume most people writing a review on the Internet will be either cranks and weirdos, or shills for the place being reviewed.