Hotel Riu Plaza Manhattan Times Square

Hotel · 145 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036, United States · United States

★ 4.7 on Google · 8,948 reviews · View on Google Maps

49 / 100

Manipulation score

Suspicious

Completed Jul 19, 2026 · 299 reviews flagged

How this score works

The score estimates how strongly this place's review record matches known manipulation patterns, from 0 (no signs) to 100. Verdicts: Clean below 40, Suspicious from 40, Likely Manipulated from 70. It rises with the share of reviews flagged and how suspicious each one is.

Burst: — an abnormal spike of five-star reviews in a single day compared to the place's usual pace.
Low activity account: — the reviewer has almost no other reviews, photos, or Local Guide history; throwaway accounts look like this.
Duplicate text: — the wording is nearly identical to another review of the same place.

Verdicts are statistical estimates based on public review patterns, not accusations.

Review anatomy

Reviews examined

1,000

Flagged

299

30% of examined

Flagged avg rating

4.9★

place average 4.7★

Reviews per month

Reviews per month, total and flagged
Month	Reviews	Flagged
Mar ’26	66	50
Apr ’26	283	71
May ’26	268	74
Jun ’26	224	55
Jul ’26	159	49

Rating distribution

5★

4★

3★

2★

1★

Evidence

burst
5 occurrences — worst: 13 five-star reviews on 2026-03-26 vs avg 0.3/day
Show all 5
- 3 five-star reviews on 2026-03-24 vs avg 0.0/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2026-03-25 vs avg 0.1/day
- 13 five-star reviews on 2026-03-26 vs avg 0.3/day
- 13 five-star reviews on 2026-03-27 vs avg 0.8/day
- 13 five-star reviews on 2026-03-30 vs avg 1.5/day
weight 1
low activity account 259 reviews flagged weight 0.8
duplicate text 12 reviews flagged weight 0.9

Flagged reviews

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Great hotel, highly recommended.

eleonora renna ★★★★★ 2026-04-01 suspicion 57
Laurent Balmer ★★★★★ 2026-07-18 suspicion 57

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Excellent hotel and very good location

Paqui Mendez ★★★★★ 2026-05-10 suspicion 96
Cesar Lopez ★★★★ 2026-07-13 suspicion 81

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Very good location just steps from times square.

Procopio Svampa ★★★★ 2026-04-14 suspicion 54
Martin Stenberg ★★★★ 2026-05-28 suspicion 54

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Everything was perfect, great area

Antonio Pérez ★★★★★ 2026-05-05 suspicion 58
Jorge Eduardo Tobon Huerta ★★★★★ 2026-05-14 suspicion 79

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Magnificent hotel with excellent service

Mariano Garcia Lobato ★★★★★ 2026-04-03 suspicion 60
Anne Herder ★★★★ 2026-05-02 suspicion 60

Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording

Incredible location, very comfortable room, and we were three people for six nights. The room service was excellent. The bar offers food items (sandwiches, yogurt with fruit, snacks, pastries, etc.) at very good prices if you want something to eat in your room. If we return, we will definitely stay...

Beatriz Rodriguez ★★★★★ 2026-04-04 suspicion 79
Beatriz Rodriguez Gabeiras ★★★★★ 2026-04-04 suspicion 79

Showing the 10 most suspicious of 287 remaining flagged reviews.

Gigi Fischer

1 review

★★★★★

2026-03-30

alan smith

activity unknown

★★★★★

2026-03-30

Mária Kulichová

activity unknown

★★★★★

2026-03-30

Alessandro Rongaroli

1 review

★★★★★

2026-03-30

Orlando Escobedo

1 review

★★★★★

2026-03-27

Dana P

activity unknown

★★★★★

2026-03-27

Reyes Antonio Santiago

1 review

★★★★★

2026-03-27

I recommend this hotel 🏨 It has a great view and good service 👌 and the staff are very friendly and helpful 😉

eduardo esponda

1 review

★★★★★

2026-03-26

The service is wonderful from day one until you leave the hotel. It's a hotel that exceeds all expectations, whether you're traveling for leisure or business. It's perfectly located, and the quality of service from all the staff is unmatched! Congratulations, Riu Manhattan TS!

Suli Miranda

1 review

★★★★★

2026-03-26

Location, service, cleanliness, breakfast, everything 10 out of 10, a wonderful stay.

francesco cetta

activity unknown

★★★★★

2026-03-26

Report generated Jul 19, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.

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