Has anyone noticed that if you give a hotel a great review everyone feels your review was helpful but if anything negative is said they get 0/5 votes for helpful?
Do people really want to hear what others have to say or just get a confirmation of what they believe or want to believe if they%26#39;ve already booked a hotel?
Room reviewsYes, a lot of time people just want confirmation of what they%26#39;ve mostly already decided.
But, a lot of negative reviews are written by people who had something go wrong with their trip, maybe not directly related to the hotel, but it caused them to find fault with everything about the trip.
Also, some of the negative reviews are clearly from people who have unrealistic expectations; maybe they booked at Excalibur but complained that the room service escargots were chewy....
Just a general opinion.
Room reviewsNot really...my review of our Bellagio Lakeview room was 1/15 and wasn%26#39;t negative. LOL
I do agree with your comments, but who knows why people vote the way they do here on TA :(
I don%26#39;t take it personally but I find it amusing that positive reviews I%26#39;ve written get lots of helpful votes but I say a few things about my most recent trip and it%26#39;s unhelpful. Not getting the room we expected and having dirty sheets - I thought were reasonable expectations/concerns but maybe i%26#39;m picky :)
Agree though that people can%26#39;t expect 5 star at a 2 star.
The problem is that many who review hotels are not realistic about expectations or comparisons, and they base their review on these expectations. Many are posted by travelers who have never been to Las Vegas before and don%26#39;t realize the differences. They try comparing these huge complexes with thousands of rooms, a dozen restaurants, showrooms and casinos, to regular hotels at other venues.
Many complain that they have to pay for certain things in LV that are included elsewhere like internet or gym access. And they complain there is no coffee maker.
Some also complain about a wait at check-in. Well guess what folks? There are 3000 rooms here, sometimes it gets a little busy.
Many of these people don%26#39;t realize that Las Vegas hotels can only be compared to each other.
When we read these types of reveiws, the posters lose their credibility. So even if they have justified complaints or opinions, we don%26#39;t consider them very helpful.
If you want more informative postings, you are better off reading Trip Reports, especially those by posters that you are familiar with.
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