Analysis of Hotel Guest Reviews Using Latent Topic Analysis: A Case Study of Surin Province

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Soravit T.Siriwattana
Ekkachai Jueng
Supawadee Phobphimai
Thanin Rabiabpho

Abstract

This research presents a latent topic analysis of hotel guest reviews in Surin Province using data science techniques. The study aims to: (1) analyze latent topics in hotel guest reviews and
(2) examine the relationship between identified topics and guest sentiment levels from a user perspective. The research followed a five-step data science methodology: (1) data collection,
(2) data pre-processing, (3) sentiment level dataset creation, (4) latent topic modeling, and
(5) analyzing relationships between latent topics and sentiment levels.


The research utilized guest reviews from 15 hotels in Surin Province, collected from Google Map, comprising 2,042 reviews. Key findings reveal: 1) Reviews were categorized into 7 optimal latent topics with a coherence score of 0.449, including: (a) Leisure & Environment, (b) Service Quality and Cleanliness, (c) Luxurious Experience, (d) Hotel Renovation Charm, (e) Peaceful and Suitable, (f) Hotel Character and Venue, and (g) Affordable and Practical. 2) Sentiment analysis showed that guests expressed 23.60% positive sentiments, particularly regarding service quality and cleanliness, while 30.89% of reviews contained negative sentiments, primarily concerning hotel renovation charm.

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T.Siriwattana S, Jueng E, Phobphimai S, Rabiabpho T. Analysis of Hotel Guest Reviews Using Latent Topic Analysis: A Case Study of Surin Province. PBRU.Sci.J [internet]. 2026 Jan. 5 [cited 2026 Jan. 17];22(2):42-60. available from: https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/scijPBRU/article/view/267537
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