ROW NYC
Hotel · 700 8th Ave, New York, NY 10036, United States · United States
★ 3.7 on Google · 11,190 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
SuspiciousCompleted Jul 15, 2026 · 409 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
409
41% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.9★
place average 3.7★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Mar ’24 | 6 | 2 |
| Apr ’24 | 6 | 1 |
| May ’24 | 5 | 0 |
| Jun ’24 | 3 | 1 |
| Jul ’24 | 6 | 2 |
| Aug ’24 | 14 | 5 |
| Sep ’24 | 10 | 1 |
| Oct ’24 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov ’24 | 5 | 0 |
| Dec ’24 | 5 | 1 |
| Jan ’25 | 4 | 1 |
| Feb ’25 | 9 | 1 |
| Mar ’25 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr ’25 | 0 | 0 |
| May ’25 | 2 | 0 |
| Jun ’25 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul ’25 | 8 | 1 |
| Aug ’25 | 5 | 3 |
| Sep ’25 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct ’25 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov ’25 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec ’25 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan ’26 | 4 | 0 |
| Feb ’26 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar ’26 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr ’26 | 0 | 0 |
| May ’26 | 325 | 154 |
| Jun ’26 | 418 | 175 |
| Jul ’26 | 149 | 59 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- burst 30 five-star reviews on 2026-05-01 vs avg 0.0/day; 21 five-star reviews on 2026-05-02 vs avg 1.0/day; 13 five-star reviews on 2026-05-03 vs avg 1.9/day weight 1
- low activity account 368 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 16 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Amazing service. Thanks Joe for the hospitality! 😄
- Facundo Curti ★★★★★ 2026-06-26 suspicion 54
- Carlos 10 ★★★★★ 2026-06-30 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Joe and Nelly were great!
- Sofia Carballo ★★★★★ 2026-06-17 suspicion 100
- Anderson Ahn ★★★★★ 2026-06-24 suspicion 90
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
joe @ row is the of this Hotel
- Eliandy Ortega ★★★★★ 2026-06-19 suspicion 79
- Laura Orozco Vaquero ★★★★★ 2026-06-19 suspicion 62
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Excellent service and very nice rooms
- Jack E ★★★★★ 2026-05-20 suspicion 79
- Diego Martinez ★★★★★ 2026-06-19 suspicion 58
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Very good service and nice people:)
- Natalia Santana ★★★★★ 2026-06-17 suspicion 90
- Martin Flåten ★★★★★ 2026-06-17 suspicion 90
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Amazing experience. The owner Joe is awesome!
- John Kelly ★★★★★ 2026-05-24 suspicion 69
- Meredith Atterbery ★★★★★ 2026-06-17 suspicion 69
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great experience with Joe
- Niurka Mesa ★★★★★ 2026-05-23 suspicion 59
- Esteban Frot ★★★★★ 2026-05-23 suspicion 59
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Everything was great, including the location in Times Square. Thank you to all the staff and especially the manager! From Diamant Kazazi
- diamant kazazi ★★★★★ 2026-05-23 suspicion 77
- diamant kazazi ★★★★★ 2026-05-23 suspicion 77
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 393 remaining flagged reviews.
Lara Van Dongen
1 review
★★★★★
2026-05-03
Great guy
Rebecca Eagan
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-05-03
Ashleigh Trudeau Walls
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-05-03
This hotel is in an amazing location and easy to get anywhere you need. Would stay again for sure.
glox 24
1 review
★★★★★
2026-05-03
Joe helped a lot he’s the best
Unknown Unknown
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-05-03
Would def stay again. Renovations are wonderful!
Manuela Pellini
1 review
★★★★★
2026-05-02
I had forgotten my passport in the first room, and Demar was extremely kind and retrieved it for me. Thank you very much, and thanks as well to all the reception staff, who were very helpful.
Tommaso Bernocchi
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-05-02
Emari Money
1 review
★★★★★
2026-05-02
Joes incredible
Elliyah Li
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-05-02
Chris S
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-05-02
Professional and courteous. Shoutout to Joe
Report generated Jul 15, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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