Editorial bar
What it takes for a review to be approved.
Mochi publishes hotel reviews that are specific, opinionated, honest, and useful. Editors are not looking for perfection. They are looking for proof that you stayed there, paid attention, and can help another traveler make a better decision.
Your real stay, your real opinion.
A Mochi review should sound like you. We want specific, reasonable, lived-in opinions, not brochure language or rage-posting.
Enough detail to help someone decide.
Good service is not enough. Tell us what happened, who noticed what, how the room worked, and whether the hotel matched its promise.
Photos that prove the stay.
Upload original photos in decent light across the room, view, public spaces, food, pool, beach, or other areas you actually used.
Context that fits the hotel.
A grand resort usually needs more context than a simple city hotel. Cover what you experienced, and be clear about what you could not see.
Hotel coverage
Cover the hotel broadly, and tell us what you missed.
You do not need to see every corner for a review to be useful. If the gym was under renovation, the beach was closed, or you skipped the spa, just say that. What matters is that the review gives a fair picture of the hotel you actually experienced.
- Room, bathroom, storage, lighting, and sleep quality
- Arrival, service moments, and what staff did or did not notice
- Food, breakfast, bars, coffee, or room service when relevant
- Pools, beach, spa, gym, lounge, kids spaces, or other shared areas you used
- Location, noise, crowd, atmosphere, and who the hotel is best for
Photo proof
Good photos matter because trust is visual.
Your photos do not need to be professional. They do need to be original, legible, and broad enough to show what the stay was actually like.
Use natural or clear indoor light when you can.
Show full spaces before close-up details.
Include captions or context for anything non-obvious.
Avoid hotel press images, screenshots, or heavily filtered photos.
"Service was good and the room was nice."
"Housekeeping noticed we were working from the room and left extra water by the desk without being asked. The room looked dramatic, but the bedside outlets were awkward and the bathroom lighting was too dim for getting ready."
The bar is not about being fancy. It is about being useful, honest, and specific enough that another traveler can trust what you saw.