Snapshot: New York Hotels Across Platforms and Baselines
This benchmark separates two effects in New York: channel effects (Google Maps vs TripAdvisor) and market-position effects (New York vs New York Region and US). Data collected on 2026-03-31.
TripAdvisor currently leads by 0.25 points in New York. The strongest city-vs-region signal appears on TripAdvisor (+0.11 vs New York Region), and the strongest city-vs-country signal appears on TripAdvisor (+0.25 vs US).
| Platform | New York rating | New York Region rating | US rating | New York avg reviews | New York Region avg reviews | US avg reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Maps | 4.08 | 4.09 | 3.96 | 1,274 | 1,171 | 7,610 |
| TripAdvisor | 4.33 | 4.22 | 4.08 | 5,027 | 1,526 | 1,413 |
What is the average rating for New York Hotels?
The average rating shown here is 4.21, calculated from listing-level rating totals across 732,039 published reviews in the current locality-level snapshot. The 18,302 sampled review texts are used separately for themes, quotes, and distribution rows.
Google Maps vs TripAdvisor in New York
The current platform gap is 0.25 points (TripAdvisor above the alternative platform).
When platform gaps are wide, prioritize platform-specific response and review-generation workflows. When city-vs-baseline gaps are wide, prioritize local execution fixes before scaling.
What is the rating gap between Google Maps and TripAdvisor?
In this payload, ratings are marked comparable and the current cross-platform spread is 0.25 points.
New York vs New York Region and US
City-vs-region and city-vs-country rows answer a different question than platform comparisons: they show whether this local market is overperforming or underperforming relative to adjacent and national baselines.
- Largest city-vs-region rating delta: TripAdvisor (+0.11)
- Largest city-vs-country rating delta: TripAdvisor (+0.25)
- Platforms in scope: 2
A positive delta means New York sits above baseline for that platform; a negative delta means below-baseline performance.
Is New York above or below regional and country benchmarks?
Use the same platform row across the table: compare New York to New York Region first for local-context realism, then to US for broader market positioning.
Action Priorities for This Benchmark
- Set separate KPI tracks for Google Maps and TripAdvisor. The current 0.25-point spread is large enough to hide platform-specific issues if merged.
- On TripAdvisor, New York is above US by 0.25; use national peers to set realistic next-quarter targets.
- Recheck this benchmark after your next review-cycle update to confirm whether deltas are narrowing or widening in New York.
Data Methodology
Public Google Maps and TripAdvisor reviews. Data collected on 2026-03-31.
Platform ratings and published review totals come from page-level listing data for each included platform. Theme and quote analysis remains platform-specific and should be interpreted inside each platform article.
- Total sampled review texts across included platforms: 18,302
- Google Maps: city sample 109; New York Region sample 100; US sample 3
- TripAdvisor: city sample 118; New York Region sample 55; US sample 3
- Benchmark deltas are directional market aggregates, not listing-by-listing audits.
This is a pooled locality-level snapshot; individual listings may differ sharply.
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