Do you write online reviews for restaurants, hotels, etc. on travel sites, and if so, how much detail do you give about your experiences?

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answer:Yes I do. I don’t do it very consistently though (maybe I write 5 reviews a year) and mostly I write about hotels and restaurants while on vacation. I think I have reviewed a local restaurant only once, maybe twice at most. I rarely mention a specific employee. For a hotel I write about the cleanliness, location, and overall experience. If the bed is very uncomfortable I mention that too. For a restaurant I discuss the food and location. The service would have to be pretty bad for me to bother to mention it. I can only remember one time writing negatively about service, and it was because the service was extremely slow. I just gave it as a warning to consider not going there if you are in a rush.

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