STAYBAREHotel rating comparisons

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Two fictional hotels
Illustrative ratings
RAW SCORESOURCE BASELINECALIBRATION APPLIED ✓
SOURCE A 9.1 / 10
Juniper HouseQueen room · $148 / night*
RELATIVE TO ITS SOURCE+1.00

Above a 8.3 baseline
30 example reviews

SOURCE B 8.4 / 10
Eastwell RoomsQueen room · $152 / night*
RELATIVE TO ITS SOURCE+1.00

Above a 7.6 baseline
30 example reviews

Same relative position. Keep both on the shortlist.*Invented hotels, rooms, rates and scores. No bookings or live review data.

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“I was about to pay more for the bigger number. Seeing its source changed the question I asked.”

Elena M. / Fictional traveler note
SURFACE / TWO SOURCE RATINGS

Hotel tab A

Hypothetical source A

Hotel tab B

Hypothetical source B
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+1.00ABOVE SOURCE BASELINE
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+1.00ABOVE SOURCE BASELINE

UNDER THE FILTER / SOURCE CALIBRATION

A generous source
makes everything brighter.

A 9.1 on a source that averages 8.3 can stand out exactly as much as an 8.4 on one averaging 7.6. We compare distance from each baseline, not the printed scores. Enter your own researched calibration; these defaults are invented.

SOURCE A
SOURCE B
(score − source mean) ÷ source deviation

This simple z-score illustration is not a validated hotel-quality model. Different guest populations, room types, dates and review selection can still make sources incomparable. A source's whole distribution matters.

BASE LAYER / WHAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY CHOOSE

Keep the uncertainty.
Lose the fake winner.

±0.36

Illustrative 1.96 / √review-count intervals assume independent, representative standardized reviews. Real reviews violate those assumptions. Overlapping intervals are a warning to investigate, not proof of equality.

Staybare's fictional $12/month app would keep source context attached to a travel shortlist. This free local calculator does not fetch reviews or book rooms.