How to leave a review in Google Places

Had good service? Got a comment? Want to make a recommendation?

Google Places makes it easy to make your opinions public. And this step-by-step guide from The Tin Piano makes it easier still.

Step 1: Find the ‘place’ you want to leave a Google Places review for.

To find the listing in Google Places, go to the Google search page and click on the Maps tab.

Type in the name and location of the place.

In this example, we’re going to leave a review for Holly House bed and breakfast, Brockenhurst

If you can’t see the place you’re looking for, try adding the county, region or postcode.

You should now see the place marked on the map and listed on the left.

Click on the place name.

You can now see the Google Places listing for this place.

Here’s the page for Holly House Bed and Breakfast, Brockenhurst

Step 2: Click Sign in to rate or Rate and review.

Look under Reviews by Google users. You’ll see either Sign in to rate (above) or Rate and review (below). Whichever you see, click the link.

• If you see Rate and review, you’re already signed into your Google account and are ready to leave your Google Places review.
• If you see Sign in to rate and you already have a Google account, at the next screen, enter your username and password. You’ll now see Rate and review.
• If you see Sign in to rate and you don’t have a Google account, you need to create one before you can leave a review. This is Google’s way of making sure people don’t cheat by leaving fake reviews. It only takes a couple of minutes to set up a Google account. Once you have an account you can review any service listed in Google Places and take advantage of the growing number of Google services.

Help setting up a Google account >

If you don’t yet have a Google account, see How to create a Google account, another step-by-step guide from The Tin Piano.

Step 3: Write your review.
You can write your review straight into the text box or copy and paste it.

Now, click the stars to give your rating. If this is your first Google Places review, you’ll be prompted to ‘set your appearance’. This is another thing Google asks for to stop people cheating. Simply click Get started.

Enter the nickname you want to use. Click Start rating.

You’ll now see  something like this.

You can ignore this screen. Simply go back to the Google Places listing and complete your review. Choose how many stars you want to give. Click Publish.

Your review is now live. If you need to you can edit it or delete it.