Topic

What hotel reviews say about location in New York, United States

Location appears in 7.5% of analyzed complaint excerpts in this market.

Google Maps is below the baseline by 1.4 percentage points.

Confidence
26,930
Reviews analyzed
Last update
July 24, 2026
2 platforms in the sample

At a glance

Share of complaint snippets where this topic appears by platform.

This metric tracks topic presence in complaint snippets, not positive versus negative sentiment split.

Balance is praise minus complaint for this topic on the same platform.

Google Maps
Signal balance: +31.0pp

Complaint signal

7.0%

Praise signal

38.0%

Tripadvisor
Signal balance: +41.8pp

Complaint signal

8.0%

Praise signal

49.9%

How this market compares

Compare this subdivision with country-level Hotels patterns.

Largest gap: Google Maps is below baseline by 1.4 points.

Google Maps

Country baseline

8.4%

Tripadvisor

Country baseline

8.7%

Platform-by-platform signal

Compare complaint and praise mentions by source, including the available baseline.

Tripadvisor

Complaint signal is 8.0%.

Praise signal is 49.9%.

Baseline signal is 8.7%.

Delta vs baseline is -0.7 points.

Google Maps

Complaint signal is 7.0%.

Praise signal is 38.0%.

Baseline signal is 8.4%.

Delta vs baseline is -1.4 points.

Largest difference from baseline

This is the largest measured difference between the current market and its available baseline.

Google Maps

1.4pp below

Current signal is below baseline by 1.4 points (current 7.0%, baseline 8.4%).

Tripadvisor

0.7pp below

Current signal is below baseline by 0.7 points (current 8.0%, baseline 8.7%).

What reviewers keep mentioning

These themes appear most often in the analyzed excerpts for this market.

Google Maps Top complaints
A very big warning against the Da Vinci Hotel, which will be quite difficult to find as their quite dirty old front is somewhat hidden in the quite dirty street they're located in, and doesn’t reflect their prices.
Google Maps Top complaints
Also, please note that unless you buy the most expensive category, which is often more expensive than the last-minute deals at the nearby Hilton and Marriott hotels, your room will face back walls and noisy restaurant fans, not a very charming situation.
Google Maps Top complaints
The location is fine, you’re in Chinatown.
Google Maps Top praises
Great location.
Google Maps Top praises
Good location.
Google Maps Top praises
Excellent location.
Tripadvisor Top complaints
$20 a night for parking was expensive.
Tripadvisor Top complaints
$25 a day for parking.
Tripadvisor Top complaints
The hotel is well located.
Tripadvisor Top praises
Great location.
Tripadvisor Top praises
Great location!
Tripadvisor Top praises
Great location

Representative review quotes

These excerpts show the review language behind the measured signal.

Google Maps Complaint quote
We had to walk through the area and ended up getting soaked.

Review rating: 1.0

Google Maps Praise quote
Excellent parking as well.

Review rating: 5.0

Tripadvisor Praise quote
Excellent hotel great location friendly service

Review rating: 5.0

What the signal means

Coverage

344 insight listings mention Location in this scope.

Signal strength

Complaint signal is 7.5% across available platforms.

Praise signal is 43.9% across available platforms.

Next step

Pick one issue worth checking, then use recent reviews to see whether the pattern is still present.

Compare New York, United States with the national Hotels pattern to see what stands out locally.

Use the Location signal to decide where to look, then check it against recent feedback from your own Hotels.

Evidence behind this topic

  • Location groups review language such as location, parking, neighborhood, nearby, and area, so the signal stays tied to concrete guest wording rather than a generic score.
  • New York, United States, Hotels uses 26930 analyzed reviews across 2 platforms, 7 locality records, and 344 supporting insight listings for Location.
  • Tripadvisor has the strongest complaint signal for Location at 8.0%, compared with a measured average of 7.5% across platforms.
  • Tripadvisor has the strongest praise signal for Location at 49.8%, compared with a measured average of 43.9% across platforms.

How reliable is this signal?

Check how much evidence is available and when it was last updated before relying on the finding.

Reviews analyzed

26,930

Collected reviews: 1,259,218 · Analysis coverage: 2.1%

Platforms covered

2

Last update

July 20, 2026

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