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Old 18th March 2009, 14:09
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Default Hostelworld's "Top Rated" Hostels

Hostelworld just started featuring hostels as "Top Rated". Just go to any listing page like this one and sort by rating.
http://www.hostelworld.com/hostels/London

The first 3 hostels get a "Top Rated" mark and gold star.

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Old 18th March 2009, 14:53
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They always had that feature, it just didnīt appear in the last months. No idea why.
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Default re: Hostelworld's "Top Rated" Hostels

Oh... I hadn't seen it before. I'll change the title of this thread

(removed the word "new")
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By the way, top-rated with 84%. Cute. Only in London!
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Default Re: Hostelworld's "Top Rated" Hostels

But it does not apply for everyone! Rethymno and ourselves have just received our "Top Rated for 2008" stickers but we don't get a "Star" on our page.
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I think you need to have at least 50 ratings.
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Inconsistency again! Either you are a top rated hostel, and I have the new sticker to prove it, or you are not!
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I think they need more Germans at Hostelworld.
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Default Re: Hostelworld's "Top Rated" Hostels

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Inconsistency again! Either you are a top rated hostel, and I have the new sticker to prove it, or you are not!
I guess every hostel on hostelworld received that sticker
We have two hostels and both got these stickers...to be honest: 2 stickers for every place...i think at has nothing to do with the online rating, because we were never applied for any hostelworld award...

Just another way of promotion. But the "recommended by Letīs Go " stickers on our door look even better....
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Default Re: Hostelworld's "Top Rated" Hostels

I talked with HW about that feature.

It is appear at the first 3 top rated hostels in each city, but only if they have more than 50 reviews.
They explain that the idea is to be easier for travelers to see the best hostels in the city. And the best means no 98% of 18 reviews

I think that idea is good.
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