Paramount Times Square - A Generator Hotel
Hotel · 235 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036, United States · United States
★ 3.4 on Google · 7,600 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 19, 2026 · 80 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
999
Flagged
80
8% of examined
Flagged avg rating
2.4★
place average 3.4★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Feb ’25 | 34 | 7 |
| Mar ’25 | 47 | 3 |
| Apr ’25 | 40 | 1 |
| May ’25 | 60 | 3 |
| Jun ’25 | 68 | 5 |
| Jul ’25 | 72 | 9 |
| Aug ’25 | 91 | 2 |
| Sep ’25 | 56 | 3 |
| Oct ’25 | 61 | 7 |
| Nov ’25 | 51 | 0 |
| Dec ’25 | 56 | 3 |
| Jan ’26 | 60 | 4 |
| Feb ’26 | 42 | 5 |
| Mar ’26 | 37 | 3 |
| Apr ’26 | 57 | 6 |
| May ’26 | 65 | 7 |
| Jun ’26 | 63 | 7 |
| Jul ’26 | 39 | 5 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- burst 3 five-star reviews on 2025-02-14 vs avg 0.1/day weight 1
- low activity account 77 reviews flagged weight 0.8
Flagged reviews
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 80 flagged reviews.
Nico Rimoldi
4 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-02-14
Sybilla Bakzaza
329 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-02-14
Mark Lively
164 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-02-14
This hotel was in the perfect location.right across from theater where Hamilton was playing. Construction being done on front of building when I just went. I thought price was good for NYC and location. Really neat lobby bar. Rooms were meh, nothing to talk about there standard rooms. But good price...
Clay Boyer
2 reviews
★☆☆☆☆
2026-07-16
If I can do you one favor in your life, do not stay here it’s the absolute worst. Air-conditioning does not work. Guest services does not work. Phone does not work. You wanna call the front desk you have to walk the down there doesn’t matter if you’re on the 18th floor. I repeat do not stay here.
Ariel Cherkasky
2 reviews
★☆☆☆☆
2026-07-14
Caden Bardsley
1 review
★☆☆☆☆
2026-07-04
Ive waited 2 hours already just to get checked in. They have the rooms and im not waiting in line, just sitting in the lobby waiting. Will update when I get checked in
ciclope 095
1 review
★☆☆☆☆
2026-07-03
For what I paid for the room for two people, it was very expensive. The bed was only a single, the room they gave us was tiny, the door almost hit the bed, we couldn't even open our suitcases. The bathroom was super small too, the toilet broke and they implied it was us, the sink was smaller than on...
Planes Especiales DOSEP
1 review
★☆☆☆☆
2026-06-26
Excellent Location
samantha mackay
1 review
★☆☆☆☆
2026-06-12
The lobby is nice but that’s about it. I arrived and they made me pay another $200 for a “facility fee.” That’s on top of the about $1000 I’d already paid at booking for 4 nights. The beds only had flat sheets. No fitted sheet. No duvet cover. Just two flat sheets below and on top of the duvet inser...
Steve Hendry
1 review
★☆☆☆☆
2026-06-11
Room was tiny, only one bedside cabinet, bathroom was dirty and in desperate need of redecorating, bath had chunks of enamel peeling off and not very pleasant at all, bed was knackered, pillows were horrible, air con sounded like someone had a cement mixer in the room, tv was falling off the wall, o...
Report generated Jul 19, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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