a)If you can't spot fake reviews you're not doing it right
b)If we assume that fake reviews are a systematic source of error (i.e. all hotels have them) then you'd for instance remove one star from all ratings and still expect the same hotels to be on top. No doubt SasGuru can fill in the mathematical rigour ()
You have to read some reviews, not just look at the rating though... we'd do a search and then read the ones that look good, it's fairly clear when a review is NOT fake.
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Originally posted by fullyautomatix View PostSomething does not compute there.
Not bad for a direct contract - wasn't expecting to be trained
Thanks for all the recommendations - I'll look into the suggestions. I dont trust TripAdvisor, et al, one jot - my brother-in-law runs a B&B so I know exactly how genuine most of his glowing 5 start reviews are
Normie
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I review in laterooms.com and look in tripadvisor as well, but it's always a good idea to ask around, isn't it?
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I'd trust TripAdvisor over one person on CUK, if the place has a large number of reviews. Been fairly reliable for us.
I think it's Michael McIntyre does a joke on TripAdvisor... you see an average rating of 4/5 with page of glowing reviews, but you have to scan through until you find a review "there was a poo in my bed".
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostThe thing I find amusing about TripAdvisor is that a place can have page after page of good reviews, but there is always at least one person ranting that it was the worst place they've ever been
Do you find it is usually an USAian couple doing the complaining? Presumably not enough bedbugs or cockroaches as they as accustomed to.
Sorry, I've gone
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostIf only someone had thought of setting up websites where people could write comments on places they stayed.
Search results: tower bridge - TripAdvisor
Much of the CUK congregation has similar requirements so I'd take a recommendation off here more seriously.
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Originally posted by Normie View PostHi,
My client has just asked me if I could go on a course in London next week - would need a stay over on Weds 16th and Thurs 17th November. The course is being held "near Tower Bridge" - no exact details yet. Can anyone recommend a hotel nearby? Client rules probably mean that I shouldn't go over about £140 a night.
Cheers,
Normie
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostIf only someone had thought of setting up websites where people could write comments on places they stayed.
Search results: tower bridge - TripAdvisor
I've stayed at the Guoman a couple of times. The first time I had a spectacular view of Tower Bridge and the room was awesome, but it cost quite a bit. The second time, I paid the same but was stuck in a small room that appeared not to have been redecorated since 1975 and offered a pretty poor view of the river. I haven't been back as, on reflection, I concluded that it wasn't worth the money.
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Originally posted by TykeMerc View PostNormie is looking for recommendations as in "stayed there it was good" not a Google moment. Some Premier Inn hotels are total toilets.
Search results: tower bridge - TripAdvisor
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I recently stayed in the Guoman next to St Katharine's Dock, which is acceptable if unspectacular. Lots of nice bars and restaurants nearby though, and posh yachts to gawp at. And a Waitrose 5 mins walk away.
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There's also the Novel, which is good, right by tower hill station.
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Originally posted by cojak View PostThink Tower Bridge , London | LateRooms.com
Excellent place. Been there a couple of weeks ago.
But take a taxi from Tower Hill tube to the hotel apartments as it's along a quiet road and I was a bit spooked walking there. (Although this is probably less of an issue if you're a bloke...)
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Think Tower Bridge , London | LateRooms.com
Excellent place. Been there a couple of weeks ago.
But take a taxi from Tower Hill tube to the hotel apartments as it's along a quiet road and I was a bit spooked walking there. (Although this is probably less of an issue if you're a bloke...)
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Originally posted by Normie View PostHi,
My client has just asked me if I could go on a course in London next week - would need a stay over on Weds 16th and Thurs 17th November. The course is being held "near Tower Bridge" - no exact details yet. Can anyone recommend a hotel nearby? Client rules probably mean that I shouldn't go over about £140 a night.
Cheers,
Normie
Stayed here last year for 2 nights.
Central London Hotels, Apex City Hotel in London
Was £150 a night for a weekend stay, midweek may be cheaper.
Large, comfortable, airy, modern room. Nice bar, good breakfast. 2 mins walk from Tower Bridge.
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Originally posted by sasguru View Post
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