Increase Hotel Reviews
Build a system that reliably earns more reviews at the right moments across platforms.
Review volume and recency are among the biggest factors in whether a hotel ranks on Google's map pack, wins the click on an OTA, and earns a traveller's trust — yet most independent properties get reviews by accident, whenever a guest happens to feel motivated. The happiest guests, who'd gladly leave five stars, walk out the door and forget, while the occasional annoyed one is the most likely to post unprompted. The result is a review profile that undersells the actual experience.
The fix isn't asking more often; it's asking at the right moment through a repeatable system. For a hotelier, the difference between four reviews a month and twenty comes down to timing (the peak of a happy checkout), effortlessness (a one-tap link or QR code per platform), and consistency (a weekly routine) — all while staying compliant, because gating out unhappy guests or incentivizing ratings can get a property delisted.
Reach for this prompt when your review count doesn't reflect how good your stays actually are, or when you're trying to climb the local rankings. It works with the positive-review prompt (for replying once they arrive) and the post-stay message prompt (which is often where the ask lives).
You are a hotel reputation strategist. Build a system to reliably increase the number and quality of my reviews. Context: - Hotel: [HOTEL NAME] in [LOCATION] - Where I need more reviews: [PLATFORMS, e.g. Google, Booking.com, TripAdvisor] - How I contact guests: [CHANNELS, e.g. WhatsApp, email, in person] - Current review volume: [ROUGH VOLUME] Deliver: 1. The best moments to ask for a review (and why timing beats frequency). 2. Exactly what to say at each touchpoint (front desk, checkout, post-stay message) — with sample scripts. 3. How to make leaving a review effortless (links, QR codes) for each platform. 4. How to ethically encourage reviews without violating platform rules (no incentivizing specific ratings). 5. A simple weekly routine to keep review velocity steady. Keep it compliant — no buying reviews, no gating out unhappy guests.
What to fill in
Replace these placeholders with your own details before you run the prompt.
[HOTEL NAME]- Your property's name.
[LOCATION]- City / area.
[PLATFORMS]- Where you want more reviews.
[CHANNELS]- How you can reach guests to ask.
[ROUGH VOLUME]- Roughly how many reviews you get now.
How to use this prompt
- 1Ask for the exact moment to request a review — timing (right after a happy checkout) matters more than how often you ask.
- 2Get platform-specific review links or QR codes so leaving a review takes one tap.
- 3Stay compliant: never incentivize a specific rating or hide the link from unhappy guests.
Example input
Hotel: Lakeside Boutique Hotel. Need more Google + Booking.com reviews. Contact via WhatsApp + front desk. Currently ~4 reviews/month.
What you'll get
Identifies the post-happy-checkout window as the prime ask moment, gives front-desk and WhatsApp scripts, provides a QR/link setup for Google and Booking.com, explains compliant encouragement, and lays out a weekly routine to keep reviews flowing.
Pro tips
- •Ask at the peak of happiness — usually right after a warm checkout — not days later when the glow has faded.
- •Never gate reviews (asking only happy guests) or incentivize ratings; platforms detect it and it can get you delisted.