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Identifying memorable hotel experiences: analysis of TripAdvisor reviews Cover

Identifying memorable hotel experiences: analysis of TripAdvisor reviews

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|Apr 2023

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Location of the examined hotels on the map of the city of Warsaw
Source: own elaboration
Location of the examined hotels on the map of the city of Warsaw Source: own elaboration

Figure 2.

Memorable hotel experiences (blue - positive MHE, red - negative MHE)
Source: own elaboration
Memorable hotel experiences (blue - positive MHE, red - negative MHE) Source: own elaboration

Identified experience topics

#TopicWordsn%
0Great view from the floor, pool, lounge, gym & spaview, floor, room, hotel, great, pool, lounge, Warsaw, nice, gym, executive, city, club, top, stay, spa, breakfast, service, amazing, Marriott20805.94
1Noise at nightroom, hotel, night, bed, noise, stay, floor, window, sleep, air, open, bathroom, work, door, time, small, noisy, shower, bit, good22586.45
2Good breakfast, clean, friendly staff & nice locationgood, hotel, room, nice, great, breakfast, staff, clean, location, stay, friendly, excellent, comfortable, helpful, service, bed, recommend, city, restaurant, Warsaw800922.89
3Hotel close to the airportairport, hotel, taxi, stay, flight, bus, Warsaw, early, minute, shuttle, night, free, close, morning, arrive, room, clean, check, take, convenient14804.23
4Breakfast, food & restaurantbreakfast, food, restaurant, coffee, egg, bar, fruit, fresh, serve, eat, hot, cold, order, buffet, juice, bread, drink, wine, choice, selection7372.11
5Good & central locationwalk, hotel, station, town, minute, location, Warsaw, train, city, good, central, bus, distance, close, shopping, located, tram, centre, restaurant, great378210.81
6Price & breakfast (value)hotel, room, good, price, breakfast, free, pay, internet, parking, wifi, stay, value, clean, money, night, expensive, location, nice, small, star22346.38
7Business hotelhotel, business, good, service, room, stay, Warsaw, restaurant, breakfast, standard, time, area, bar, food, bit, quality, expect, conference, Hilton, staff25937.41
8Great hostelhostel, great, stay, staff, nice, people, clean, friendly, Warsaw, room, best, helpful, bar, night, time, good, recommend, help, location, amazing17474.99
9Check-in time, service & bookinghotel, room, check, ask, time, reception, service, staff, book, tell, stay, day, give, call, desk, come, arrive, guest, go, pay25697.34
10Great staff & servicehotel, stay, Warsaw, staff, great, service, best, room, excellent, time, visit, recommend, wonderful, lovely, amazing, helpful, fantastic, night, friendly, beautiful418211.95
11Large bed, shower & bathroomroom, bed, shower, bathroom, coffee, water, large, comfortable, small, free, bath, floor, use, clean, size, tea, provide, towel, breakfast, machine15974.57
12Great locationtown, Warsaw, location, walk, apartment, hotel, restaurant, room, great, square, beautiful, street, building, Bristol, area, right, café, located, stay, castle17244.93
SUM 34,992100.00

Topics and the location of hotels

TopicsSentimentCity centreAirport areaOtherSum
0Great view… pool, lounge…Positive4.00%(0.99%)9.85%5.94%
1Noise at nightNegative6.79%6.69%5.94%6.45%
2Good breakfast, clean…Positive21.76%25.75%23.65%22.89%
3Hotel close to the airportNeutral(1.21%)29.21%(1.72%)4.23%
4Breakfast, food & restaurantNeutral2.07%2.78%1.98%2.11%
5Good & central locationNeutral11.84%(2.04%)11.73%10.81%
6Price & breakfast (value)Neutral5.71%6.95%7.14%6.38%
7Business hotelNeutral6.44%7.94%8.58%7.41%
8Great hostelPositive4.55%(0.77%)6.69%4.99%
9Check-in time, service…Negative7.35%7.26%7.34%7.34%
10Great staff & servicePositive14.57%5.22%10.21%11.95%
11Large bed, shower & bathroomNeutral4.83%4.11%4.34%4.57%
12Great locationPositive8.90%(0.28%)(0.83%)4.93%
SUM18,0093,52613,45734,992
%51.46%10.08%38.46%100.00

Characteristics of the study sample

Number of hotels% of hotelsNumber of reviewsAverage number of reviews% of reviews
Hotel category
1-star77.07978139.712.79
2-star1414.142,509179.217.17
3-star3737.377,203194.6820.59
4-star2121.219,059431.3825.89
5-star1717.1714,957879.8242.74
No category33.0328695.330.82
Hotel location
City centre4141.4118,009439.1751.46
Airport area2020.383,526176.5510.09
Other3838.3813,457354.0838.45
Total/Mean99100.0034,992353.45100.00

TripAdvisor rating and Sentiment analysis results of review topics

#TopicRating on TripAdvisorSentiment
54321Pos.Neg.Total
0Great view… pool, lounge…8.06%4.82%1.79%0.45%0.26%3.404−1.6511.753
1Noise at night1.42%6.24%20.14%32.97%25.03%2.845−2.6010.244
2Good breakfast, clean…25.86%25.64%10.25%2.87%1.17%3.289−1.4451.844
3Hotel close to the airport3.76%5.68%3.71%1.08%0.91%3.022−1.8051.217
4Breakfast, food & restaurant2.04%2.08%2.67%1.88%1.69%3.312−2.0381.274
5Good & central location9.81%14.89%8.11%1.70%0.13%3.165−1.7121.453
6Price & breakfast (value)3.26%8.52%14.84%8.60%5.45%2.859−2.0640.795
7Business hotel4.31%10.85%13.19%6.36%4.02%3.099−1.9721.127
8Great hostel7.76%2.54%1.04%0.72%0.65%3.255−1.5411.713
9Check−in time, service…2.58%5.40%16.85%38.17%58.50%2.837−2.7070.130
10Great staff & service19.96%4.41%1.26%0.72%0.91%3.487−1.5431.944
11Large bed, shower & bathroom4.17%5.41%4.86%3.85%1.30%3.223−2.0081.215
12Great location7.00%3.53%1.29%0.63%0.00%3.395−1.7481.647
Total/Mean51.86%32.35%10.40%3.19%2.20%3.192−1.8171.375
Analysis of varianceF = 259.5, p < 0.001F = 679.9, p < 0.001F = 815.4, p < 0.001
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2084-6118 | Journal ISSN: 0867-6046
Language: English
Page range: 66 - 74
Submitted on: Mar 18, 2023
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Accepted on: Apr 30, 2023
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Published on: Apr 30, 2023
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2023 Marek Nowacki, Agnieszka Niezgoda, published by Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
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