My reviews are un-biased, so I seldom read or write reviews on the big review sites because I cant help suspecting that most of the reviews are written by staff of that particular establishment.
It’s crazy how most reviewers claim that their hotel is “clean” ! I think that is insane. All hotels SHOULD BE clean or they should not be in business. The reviewers must have low standards?
I seldom write reviews on these sites, in fact it has been more than a year since I wrote one, so I was astonished that they sent me an email telling me that I am in the top 10%. It is brilliant marketing on their part because I felt obliged to write a review. TripAdvisor has hotel reviews and travel advice for vacations.
If you are in the hospitality industry, whether it is a hotel or a restaurant, it should be clean!!! Even fast food Restaurants know that cleanliness is the cornerstone of a business, so McDonalds and Burger King employ their own inspectors. For those that don’t have in-house inspectors, the Government (City) has food inspectors. Food Safety and Inspection Service by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Perhaps I will go to the site more often and take it more seriously than I have due to deriding its content. It really annoys me when I read a review of a Hotel claiming to be “clean” .
You nailed it. I also find all the review sites are the same and lots of reviewers say the hotel was "friendly" well i dont want them to be friendly. I want them to give good service quietly, because I'm paying them for service. I have enough friends and I dont have time to chat.
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