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How to Respond to TripAdvisor Reviews in Seconds (Hotels Workflow + Templates)

By The Review Agent Team December 23, 2025 Updated: 2025-12-23 8 min read

TripAdvisor still influences booking decisions—especially for travelers comparing similar hotels.

The challenge is volume. When teams are busy, TripAdvisor replies become delayed or generic.

This guide shows how to respond to TripAdvisor reviews in seconds while keeping replies human, specific, and on-brand.

A TripAdvisor review inbox with an AI draft panel, a tone selector, and a triage board separating 1–2 stars, 3 stars, and 4–5 stars.

The 30-second workflow

Step 1: Triage (5–10 seconds)

1–2 stars: manager approval
3 stars: empathy + one improvement
4–5 stars: concise thanks + one highlight + invite back

Step 2: Draft with a consistent structure (10 seconds)

Use:

THANK → SPECIFIC → COMMIT → INVITE

Step 3: Add one “proof” detail (10 seconds)

Use one true detail from the review (or ask for one if none is given).

Step 4: Final check (5 seconds)

accurate?
privacy-safe?
on-brand?

Templates (TripAdvisor-friendly)

5-star review

Thank you for your wonderful review. We’re delighted you enjoyed {{highlight}} and we’ll share your kind words with the team. We hope to welcome you back soon.

3-star mixed review

Thank you for the feedback. We’re glad you liked {{positive}}, and we’re sorry {{issue}} didn’t meet expectations. We’re reviewing this with the team and working on improvements. If you can share a bit more detail, we’ll investigate properly.

1–2 star review

We’re sorry to hear about your experience and appreciate you taking the time to share feedback. This isn’t the standard we aim for. We’re looking into {{issue}} internally—please contact our team so we can follow up directly.

For the broader playbook: TripAdvisor Review Management Guide