How To Respond To A Negative Review: A Breakdown of the Perfect Response
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How To Respond To A Negative Review: A Breakdown of the Perfect Response
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Responses Sway Travelers’ Opinions
Source: PhoCusWright’s “Custom Survey Research Engagement,” prepared for TripAdvisor. September 2012.
say an appropriate management response
to a bad review improves my impression of the
hotel
84% say that seeing a
management response to reviews makes me believe that it cares more about its
guests
78%
1. Open With a Thank You Hotels+ should+ always+ let+ guests+ know+ that+ their+feedback+ is+ appreciated+ and+ valued.+ Begin+ your+response+by+thanking+the+reviewer+for+sharing+his+or+her+feedback.+++
2. Acknowledge and Address No+doubt+about+ it;+ a+nega=ve+ review+s=ngs!+But+suck+up+your+pride+and+apologize+for+the+nega=ve+experience.+ Make+ sure+ to+ address+ the+ guest’s+specific+ concerns+ and+ let+ them+ know+ what+improvements+ you+ are+ making+ to+ ensure+ that+future+ guests+ will+ not+ encounter+ the+ same+problem.+++
3. Sign off by inviting them back Invite+the+guest+back+to+rec=fy+the+situa=on,+and+make+sure+to+sign+off+the+review+with+your+name+and+ an+ appropriate+ way+ for+ the+ reviewer+ to+contact+ you.+ It+ shows+ that+ the+ hotel+ truly+ is+interested+ in+ ensuring+ its+ guests+ have+ a+ great+experience.++
Writing a Response To A Negative Review In Three Simple Steps
Let’s Break It Down: Here’s Your Negative Review
Horrible stay… I wanted to enjoy my stay here. I really did. However, the hotel was a disappointment from the moment we arrived. One of the elevators in the lobby wasn’t working, so we had to wait forever to get upstairs with all our luggage. Then, there weren’t enough towels in the room, and our coffee at breakfast wasn’t even warm.
Horrible stay… I wanted to enjoy my stay here. I really did. However, the hotel was a disappointment from the moment we arrived. One of the elevators in the lobby wasn’t working, so we had to wait forever to get upstairs with all our luggage. Then, there weren’t enough towels in the room, and our coffee at breakfast wasn’t even warm.
“First,(I(want(to(thank(you(for(your(feedback.(While(I(wish(you(had(a(be:er(experience,(it(is(feedback(like(this(that(we(learn(from(and(use(to(improve.(We(work(hard(to(deliver(an(excep?onal(guest(experience,(and(it’s(apparent(in(this(case,(we(fell(short.((”+
1. Open With A Thank You
Horrible stay… I wanted to enjoy my stay here. I really did. However, the hotel was a disappointment from the moment we arrived. One of the elevators in the lobby wasn’t working, so we had to wait forever to get upstairs with all our luggage. Then, there weren’t enough towels in the room, and our coffee at breakfast wasn’t even warm. At(the(?me(you(were(staying(with(us,(one(of(our(elevators(
was(out(of(service(for(rou?ne(maintenance.(For(the(inconvenience(it(caused,(I(am(sorry.(The(safety(of(our(guests(is(a(priority(and(such(service(is(an(unavoidable(necessity(that(should(have(been(be:er(explained..”+
2. Acknowledge and Address
3. Sign Off By Inviting Them Back Horrible stay… I wanted to enjoy my stay here. I really did. However, the hotel was a disappointment from the moment we arrived. One of the elevators in the lobby wasn’t working, so we had to wait forever to get upstairs with all our luggage. Then, there weren’t enough towels in the room, and our coffee at breakfast wasn’t even warm.
“If(you(give(us(a(chance(to(earn(back(your(trust,(I(can(assure(you(that(your(breakfast(will(be(on(?me(and(your(towels(will(be(plen?ful.(I(would(be(happy(to(make(your(reserva?on(personally(and(and(see(to(it(that(you(enjoy(the(experience(that(so(many(of(our(guests(have(grown(so(fond(of.”+
Pulling It All Together
“First,(I(want(to(thank(you(for(your(feedback.(While(I(wish(you(had(a(be:er(experience,(it(is(feedback(like(this(that(we(learn(from(and(use(to(improve.(We(work(hard(to(deliver(an(excep?onal(guest(experience,(and(it’s(apparent(in(this(case,(we(fell(short.(At(the(?me(you(were(staying(with(us,(one(of(our(elevators(was(out(of(service(for(rou?ne(maintenance.(For(the(inconvenience(it(caused,(I(am(sorry.(The(safety(of(our(guests(is(a(priority(and(such(service(is(an(unavoidable(necessity(that(should(have(been(be:er(explained.(If(you(give(us(a(chance(to(earn(back(your(trust,(I(can(assure(you(that(your(breakfast(will(be(on(?me(and(your(towels(will(be(plen?ful.(I(would(be(happy(to(make(your(reserva?on(personally(and(and(see(to(it(that(you(enjoy(the(experience(that(so(many(of(our(guests(have(grown(so(fond(of.”+
Horrible stay… I wanted to enjoy my stay here. I really did. However, the hotel was a disappointment from the moment we arrived. One of the elevators in the lobby wasn’t working, so we had to wait forever to get upstairs with all our luggage. Then, there weren’t enough towels in the room, and our coffee at breakfast wasn’t even warm.
A negative review on its own? Definitely a negative. But, with a proper response, it no longer looks so negative. Follow the three steps to responding to negative reviews, and chances are, you’ll win over the reviewer, and travelers reading your response.
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