Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by cryptozeus 2848 days ago
Ok, here is some more feedback only because you asked.

All the features are highly opinion based and without context. For example in thailand ,it says this.

Costs Total 4.9/5 Accommodation: CHEAP Supermarket: CHEAP Restaurants: CHEAP Transportation: AFFORDABLE

Here what is the 4.9 ? How do you decide that ? What is cheap accommodation ? This is all very relative. Something that is cheap to you could be expensive for someone. You need actual numbers there so people can decide themselve or provide context as to how you derive cheap vs expensive.

1 comments

Many thanks for your feedback and questions! To establish the accommodation prices I've scouted hostel prices in several cities in Thailand. Placed them in database and benchmarked versus hostel prices in other 11 countries to determine what could for example "Cheap" mean. Then I've named the price segments: for example if average hotel room in Thai costs 1-5 usd per night, then it's Cheap; 5-8 usd in Affordable and so on. Does it sound right to you?
Yes it make sense but i think if you provide rough breakdown example then user would be more likely to trust this data. For example see how yelp.com considers place is $,$$,$$$ or $$$$. They provided explanation so user would know what to expect.
clear, thanks again!