How we order toilets
When you browse the map, Relieved decides the order in which toilets are shown to you. Here is exactly how that order is determined, and what does not influence it.
Toilets are ordered first by distance from the centre of your map view, in bands of 100 metres; within a band, toilets that are available now come first, then the highest overall rating, then the exact distance.
Ranking criteria
1. ProximityDistance from the centre of your map view, in bands of 100 metres. This is the main factor: every toilet in a nearer band comes before every toilet in a farther band, whatever its availability or rating.
2. AvailabilityWithin a band, toilets that are available now come first. A toilet that is closed or in use can still rank above an open one if it is in a nearer band.
3. RatingWithin a band, among toilets with the same availability, the highest overall rating comes first. Any remaining ties are ordered by exact distance.
Popular near youOne strip on the map screen is ordered differently: the "Popular near you" row lists the toilets in your current map view with the highest number of completed visits. This ordering applies only to that row. It does not affect the map, the result list or which toilets are shown to you.
No paid placement
No host can pay to rank higher. Ranking is never influenced by any payment, commission, advertising, or by any ownership or capital link between a host and Relieved. Every toilet is ranked on the same criteria.
How a toilet gets listed
A toilet is listed when: it is located in a city where Relieved operates; the host is a business (at launch, only commercial hosts); the host completes onboarding with the required details; and the photos pass moderation.
How a toilet can be removed
A toilet may be delisted or hidden if: the host requests it; the host closes or becomes inactive; the Terms or host rules are not respected; the photos are rejected in moderation; or following repeated, well-founded complaints.
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