Originally Posted by
LOCommish
I do the same. I also see how many reviews have been posted by the individual. If it's a negative leaning review and that's the ONLY review the person has posted, I'm more skeptical.
What I find most helpful are the detailed postings, like the rooms overlooking the pool are nice but noisy. Or - they have a shuttle but you have to ask at the front desk.
In addition I:
1. Disregard one post reviews.
2. Disregard multiple reviews by one reviewer that rate a single chain with rave positive or negative reviews. They're either hotel staff or some very disgruntled traveler.
3. Spread the ranking because the "statistics" are not reliable. So a hotel in the ranked 5th would probably be nearly as good as a hotel ranked 1st.
4. One I learnt recently: check if a whole set of negative reviews have been "buried" in one of the hotel's other venues on site e.g. poor reviews about a hotel lobby cafe are moved to the hotel restaurant to enhance the overall rating.
Are there any additional strategies for getting the best information? Thanks.