"The hotel don't matter to me"
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So guys I’m watching this a few minutes before my wife and I head out of town to a wedding. Im hella nervous because we didn’t book a hotel. I pray in the name of Jesus our 4 year marriage is strong enough to endure whatever problems we may encounter😂🙏🏾
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We’ll get on that internet and book now, before you leave. Don’t chance it, especially in the summer months.
When in doubt, Hotwire it out!
Even if you book an hour before getting there you have better chances of getting a room and a better price.
Imma touch and agree with you cause WE DON'T PLAY 'BOUT NO NASTY ROOMS & BEDBUGS!!!!!! Don't do THAT!!!!! Y'all gonna make it 😊
I learned that lesson once. That’s all it took. Now if I’m planning a trip and a “nice” hotel is out of my budget I keeps this ass at home!
LOL, I know that's right!
Yes mam! 😗
Yesss. Cause I'm not staying anywhere
Same 😂😂🙌🏾
Right!!!🤣🤣🤣
My husband tried it earlier in our marriage...I let him know immediately his motel days were over and if we can't afford my standard we ain't going...now, we don't stay in as many hotels as I'd like these days, but when we do they're the nicest of the nice🤣😂
Period because NO. I can't do the cheap places. Reasonably priced hotels to 5 stars depending on the trip.
Let em know 😩😂 I mean those are the lakes and rivers (motels) I use to be use to but I have moved up to oceans 🌊 (hotels)! I feel you sis!
That part! If we can’t afford a hotel or drive back with a Red Bull, we ain’t going 😂
Righttt yeah definitely agree. I am used to a certain hotel so I book all of them
I HOLLERED AT "his motel days are over"‼️🤣😭😂💀
Sounds like Fred was “hotter than fish grease.” 😂🤣 You can’t compromise on a nice hotel especially when traveling. I really hate that the kids didn’t have enough room for their Tik Tok dances though. 😂🤣
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So tragic 😥
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I feel you girl I hate when people say "oh we just sleeping there we gonna be out all day" I dont care!! Not sleeping nowhere that's below my home level 👍🏽"Hotels matter"💯
Luckily I don't have a very bad back ( pre-pandemic). However, I hate being too hot or too cold. Working air conditioning and heating are a must. Post pandemic I have vertebrae that lock if I sit uncomfortably for too long so, I pre-book all my long-haul seats for extra room. Walking and swimming make my spine unlock. the Bed doesn't hurt it for some reason. Plus I always have a travel pillow with me.
Periodt!!!
And No hotels that still have floral quilts from the 80s.. Can't do it!
I want to hear Fred's side of the story cause I know you left the best parts out lol 😆
I couldn't tell it all😂😂😂😂
@@ejspeaks Fred needs to do a rebuttal for all the husbands who’ve been right but listened to us instead. 😆😁😆😁
Lol! Dying laughing!
I just commented the same thing. He need to get it out! And I know I'm gon be in tears 😂
@@ejspeaks Please have Fred tell his side… 😂😂
Being that I worked in hotels for 20+ years, always plan ahead of time. If all hotels are booked except one, there is a reason. Lol
Thank you for that info!
Any other tips? I've had somebody tell me to book rooms with a "ghost card" but never said what that even means...
@@CeeCeeOnIt87 A ghost card is a virtual credit card. This isn’t always a good idea. Especially if a deposit is due. Also, some hotels will try to authorize $1 on the credit cards provided to ensure they have a valid form of payment. If the credit card isn’t good you risk the reservation being cancelled. I recommend using a credit card versus a debit card. The hotel’s system will authorize the card at check in for about $50 a day over the cost of the room. If a debit card is used, those funds will be deducted from your available balance.
@@EricaBonnee You da best! Thank You! 😁
@@CeeCeeOnIt87 You’re welcome
This is the EXACT reason why my husband books our hotels when we go out of town and I don't, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I need you to get it together 😂😂
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Thats what's up! With me it's opposite. He will book cheap and eat buffet. Heck no country boiiiii
Fred ain’t gone let you forget this ever!🤦🏾♀️He was right. Y’all could have been luxurious with a pre-booked room, but noooo. Glad y’all enjoyed the second night.
The hotel has to be booked first. I go on vacation to do nothing so I spend most of my time in my room. I look at the hotel’s page, the Google reviews, and Expedia reviews too. I’ve never been jipped by a hotel because I research thoroughly but I have been jipped by a family member with pest control problems.
See, I always feel bad if I don't go anywhere. Thanks for letting me know I'm not alone. I want my hotel comfortable because most likely I'm staying in there
Yessss! Research is key! I stay in my room most of the time too. It's too risky to do a drive by hotel reservation. I book and then call to confirm. Im tryna have a relaxed stay and I don't want no problems.
Nah for me the flight needs to be booked first, especially long haul. Sitting in an uncomfortable seat for over 4 hours will mess up your spine too! Lol! Most of the time, if I'm not staying with family or friends when I book the flight, I book the hotel at the same time. Now before I pick the hotel, I got to see the map in relation to everything else. If I'm going on a beach holiday, I go to google maps see how far away the beach is and what colour the water ( must be blue) and the sand ( must be white or golden) show up as on the satellite. Lol! Then I check, the facilities of the hotel ( better have airconditioning and extra heating), the properties next door,( building sites are horrible), Tripadvisor and Google Reviews. Expedia is paid by the hotel to advertise....not a true review. That said I went to a 5-star private reserve with a french chef in Madagascar and one review complained the pool was too small ( literally 10 private 2-person beaches with white sand within walking distance) and another said that the menu was too small and the alcohol was too expensive. The reason the alcohol was so expensive was that If you get drunk and have a severe accident, the nearest hospital is a 30-minute 4 x4 drive truck ride AND a 1 hour and 45-minute flight to land at the hotel runway to pick you up AND a 1 hour and 45-minute flight back to the capital of Madagascar and then however long it takes from the airport to the only trauma hospital in the country. On the way back from Madagascar to France, there was a lady in a full hospital bed on the flight with two doctors attending. It was a 10-hour flight. Always remember you are a guest and you are not in your home environment, don't push the boundaries and stay safe.
Waaaaait..... I'm hollering🤣🤣🤣🤣
We went to Orlando. Had to book a “reasonably priced” hotel because the price of the theme parks was already a lot for us. Man did we get lucky. Cheap hotel had comfortable beds, small but clean bathroom and a kitchenette, safe parking, internet and cable. We were good in our cheap hotel lol
Hey. Do you remember that hotel and location? I may visit Orlando next year lol. Keeping options open.
Yeah what is the name of it?
@@wheavel99 the Howard Johnson in Kissimmee. Worked out cheaper to stay there and rent a car than to stay at the theme parks.
Disney's hotels are ridiculously priced!
HOJOS are decent hotels; they were really popular back in the day. Oh yes, you can always find better priced outside of Disney hotels, especially in Kissimmee.
Made this mistake one time and ended up two hours past out of the city. And then the motel that finally had a room looked like it had seen crime and probably murder. We all just slept in our clothes and brushed out teeth with bottled water. Never again. I do not stay in motels. It’s a hotel or I can’t do it. Unless like you said it’s a last minute emergency to bury someone. But if I can’t make a hotel.reservation I probably ain’t gonna make it. I’ll send a card and flowers. 😂
I need you to show up to the funeral 😂 Just bring your own sheets and Lysol! 😂
@@yootoob2 🤣
Lol! This sounds very much like my bad hotel experiences.
The room looked so bad that we went to Walmart to buy blankets to lay on top of the comforters. 😩 We didn’t even trust the bathroom so we showered when we got home. Luckily, that was an one-night only situation. I don’t take the blame because my sister booked that one. Lol. In another instance, I booked the room. The hotel was just dingy. The elevator, the carpets, the tv… 😩 They did move us to a slightly less dingy room, because the first room was blazing hot.
Now I don’t stay anywhere without scouring every review I can find. If someone else books a room with bad reviews, I’m backing out. Can’t do it! 🙅🏾♀️ Lol
@@cme4743 Gurl, I only ever look at the bad reviews to see what's really going on at the hotel lol.
@@NN-re7cy Right!! Cause what’s the real tea?! I need worst case scenario. Lol
Man me and my ex rode around all night trying to find a room one time. I don't play from then on. And I don't do motels. It gotta be nice cause I can stay home. My bed super nice and comfortable 😂
Aight🤣🤣🤣 can stay in my own bed
Exactly!! 😂
You are PREACHING!!! Why would I want to PAY for a place that makes me miss my OWN BED?? LOL!! #Facts
Girl facts. If the stay ain't equal or better then I'm staying home.
I thought you were going to say for now I’m going to listen to Fred-lol
YES 🙌🏾 Now my friends call me bougie and that’s ok because my dad works for Hilton and all through my childhood we stayed at Hilton chain hotel because, you know employee discount. I made the mistake ONE TIME ☝️ of letting my friends plan a trip and the hotel was not up to my standards. I straight of left and book the Hilton down the street with my family discount. No Ma’am. Im spending money and this room is less than my day to day life? Absolutely not
Maaannnnnn My Daddy owns a timeshare @ the Hilton and let me tell You!! Going on a trip I'm so quick to be like.... " Daddddyyy.... Can I uhmmm... Use the timeshare for such and such?!" Cus... I'm not doing it ! ☺️🤣🤣😁🥳
Right!!!
When my daughter and her friends go on trips she’s in charge of the hotel booking because her friends don’t do right. 😆
My mom worked for Marriott and used to take my oldest son and I to a different hotel with a pool every chance she could get. Had us bougie bougie when we started taking our own vacations
I would consider myself cheap except when it comes to feeling too cold and feeling too hot and sitting on a plane for 5 or more hours. Now If I'm on a plane for 2 hours. That's a little car ride. But if I'm going to be on a plane for 8 hours I'm paying for extra leg room, bags in the hold and priority boarding and they best feed me. My Moma is even extra...she even refuses to walk in the damned airport but I give her a pass since she was 69 but she expected to just turn up at the airport and they would give her everything. I said Moma no you got to let them know they are going to have a senior citizen and pay for everything upfront. Meanwhile, I'm the one walking fast pulling my carry on trying to keep up while these old ladies and my mom ( she doesn't think she is old unless there are perks) cruising along in the indoor golf buggy. Lol! At least they let me go through the buggy passport control with them because these old people can't stand long in those immigration, passport control and customs lines! My spine pre-pandemic was ok but now at nearly 41 it's acting up.
This is too funny! I don't do hotels with dark comforters or ones with flowers on them. They're hiding something! My friends and family wait for me to pick a hotel because they know! Mmm mmm I can't do it! 😂
I completely agree with you on the comforters. White comforters only
Omg I had a friend just like this and now I’m the same way. White duvets only! 😂
As a former front desk agent (EJ voice "cuz I got fired"), it always baffled me when people would try and walk in to stay multiple nights and then get mad at us for the rates or availability or whatever. I tried my best to help, even finding better hotels for them, but it was always annoying to have to explain how a hotel works. Just because you're here now and want the room doesn't mean that overrides the upcoming reservations. At the same time, if you're already staying and want to extend, you can't if someone already booked your room. It doesn't work like that. Hotels have a finite number of rooms, we can't sell what we don't have. **Tip: if you really want to stay somewhere that is booked, tell them to call you if there is a cancel. No guarantees but hotels want to sell out if it's possible
Preach!, Im currently with Omni Hotels Love the benefits!, I use to work for Hilton ( Night Audit) I felt bad for people coming in and couldn't get a room (Atl) & the city is sold out 15-30mins outside of Downtown. 🤷♀️ Hair Show
You are too freaking funny girl, the presentation of the story was fantastic!! 🤣🤣
YeSsss, EJ is Funnyyy as Heck! I ❤️❤️wen she Busts Out Laf'n @ herself n be tryn 2 hold it. Lol 😆😆😂😂😂
💯.. she indeed is!
I swear!!! I love how funny she is🤣🤣🤣😂 is this a cave😂😂😂
@@jasmineavery4870 This line had me choking on some good food.😒🤣💀
Hotels and motels does matter. For my family and I we are accustomed to high end hotels with lots of space with cable tv, micro fridge, and free hot breakfast.
Naw lol I need to know where I’m laying my head before hand 🤣🤣
RV is sounding better and better. Just book the RV park and go. My uncle was a trucker and loved it. But they sleep in the cab with a gun...or two... lol!
I am wayyyyyyyyy too type A control freak to go somewhere without having a hotel booked! That is living on the edge for me! 😂😂😂
Absolutely it matters! Me and my husband going to a hotel is definitely a luxury because my husband is chea....uh.... frugal. But he will pay extra to make me happy.🥰
We married the same man! 😂😂😩😩 I love my baby but whew FRUGAL!! But if we stay at a hotel, 4+ star Marriotts only. He knows how to spend when it matters.
This is too funny! I learned this lesson almost 20 years ago going on a spontaneous trip to NC to DC with my ex husband. But these days, I can't play them reindeer games. I gotta know the sheets, carpets, and tub are at least clean. And because my mama is Black, Ima still bring a bottle of bleach, cleaning spray, and Lysol.
Yessss hunny! I'm still wiping down airthang!! I don't know how well the cleaning crew cleans.
Exactly! Like I want my room to have a tub but I also need to bring bleach to scrub the tub, and gloves--🤣🤣🤣
Girl ! Lol me too … I’m usually nervous about the bedding too even if it’ is a 3+ star hotel. I be wanting my own pillow cases (silk ) and blankets but I’m like naaa that’s doing too much lol but I definitely inspect the bedding for any stains or hair cause that’s a tell tale that they didn’t Change the sheets . Just remade the bed lol or did a bad laundry job
Facts! Clorox all dayy
@@fl33khidsha yeah I tried booking a hotel to give myself a spa day but it was too stressful, I just waited until everyone left the house and then had a spa day in my clean oasis LOL--- I have to request fresh linens, and then I have to still bleach everything LOL
I heard a comic say ‘ I’ve reached the place in my life where roughing it means no room service.’ You just added new rules. I agree with you 100%.
Apart from the Hilton and Relais & Chateaux, I've never been impressed with room service. And those two were special occasions. Maybe I'm just picky about my food and I don't have a bad back. I've always been picky about the air-conditioning and heating. I think I'm getting too old for a beach shack and sleeping bag in a tent. Lol! I might just manage an RV/Caravan. Lol!
@@marleyhill34 I remember loving sleeping bags and tents… now if I got on the ground to sleep, I’d require a hoist to get me up! Lol. I’m with you.
@@leemi-cha3229 I never slept in a tent in a sleeping bag. I'm on the ground during yoga and pilates and the instructor is there to rescue me during the 60-minute class. They also have first aid trained staff and a defibrillator. I'm not trying that stuff on vacation! lol!
Once when I was kid went to my dad’s country hometown. We got to the hotel it look like a motel. But my dad left to go hang out with his family. My momma was getting me and my 3 siblings at the time ready for bed. I was laying in the bed and I said, “ momma it’s a cat in here!” Honey it was a whole rat!!!
The way I hollered OUT LOUD! 🤣🤣🤣
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Omg...your Poppa is wrong fuh that. lol! That sounds like something my cheapskate dad would do........Good thing we don't travel with him. My mother has become very high price and Luxurious in her old age......Always taking me to expensive restaurants (she pays or makes my Dad pay. I order cheap wine and a salad. My sister orders water and a salad. Lol!) and demanding extra comfort seats and extra leg room and "wheelchair" assistance in planes and airports. This lady is 5' 2 slim, healthy and she can walk unassisted. She doesn't need it but she's taking all the "age 72" old lady perks she can. Literally nearly everyone normal feels too guilty to argue with a little old lady. Nearly....my sister has zero tolerance for my mother's antics. lol!
I grew up staying in budget hotels when we would take family trips and always loved it. However, when I had my first luxury hotel experience I quickly became hotel bougie. I no longer play myself with the cheap hotels. Ain’t nobody got time for that 😂
Yes Lord! From Econo Lodge to the Intercontinental.
The only place I've never slept is a shack by the beach or a tent with a sleeping bag. I think I'm too old for that now at nearly 41, I can't even sit in an uncomfortable long-haul seat for more than 2 hours. I need to get up!!
When you said you didn't pre book and were just gonna go and get it when you got there, my jaw dropped. Don't ever do that. You will end up sleeping in the car. I'm so glad you learned your lesson, even though it was the hard way..that's how I learned mine too before I decided to do better. 😂
Child when she said that I was triggered 😵💫🥴. Where I lay my head takes time and researching. The hotel brand, the rates, the location, reviews, pics, amenities, parking, etc. Child it's a whole research assignment 🤣
Car? gona sleep in the airport. Lol! I don't have kids and I'm a back packer in half my trips. Well that was pre-pandemic but I'm over 40 now so I'm not trying that ish no more! Before I used to go to work while sick, Today I'm at home because the next thing I collapse in my job and they ask me if I feel I'm still 20, I would be shamed. Lol! Manager wouldn't even let me in the building. Said no you go home. Lol!
When she said that, I already knew this was gonna be a good story.
Agreed. I didn't even know this was a thing. Partly because I usually book through Hotwire and decide on the hotel and flight at the same time.
The way my OCD is set up 👀 I plan and pay for stuff months before our summer road trips. Our clothes be packed a month in advance. And Groupon packages or city passes be printed out month(s) in advance. I'm a weirdo 😂😂 I be doin' too much!
No I do not think you do too much. You are just stay ready so you don't have to get ready.
@Tay9sdaughter 😂 This is funny to me because my oldest just went to basic training and I packed her bag. I labeled everything with my label maker 😂 I packed everything so she wouldn't have to buy anything at basic training for atleast a month. I told her to be ready so she wouldn't have to get ready there 😂 I know they know her mommy packed her bag.
@@yootoob2 Good looking out. It pays to be prepared. Let's be prepared for the Lord Jesus Christ.
@@yootoob2 you are an awesome mom.
@@barbram8001 Amen! Be spiritually packed!!! There is limited time to board the proverbial ark!
Fred not gonna let you live this down for awhile🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He gonna be the hotel booking agent for all future trips🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Also I 100% agree with you, if the hotel stay is beneath my standard of living, then I can't do it. It needs to be equal or better cuz I can stay at home🤷🏿♀️😂
I was forced to stay in the grimiest hotel on earth for 2 months because of a house fire. The next hotel I stay in is going to at least NOT have security glass at the front desk.
Not the security glass 😭😭😭
😂😂🤣🤣🤣..I'm done...security glass at the front desk??
I don't play around with where I lay my head or wash my booty!!
We became Hilton Honors members due to a hotel mishap for a family reunion and I knew THAT DAY...I would never get caught slipping again!
I learned my lesson when I let Priceline pick for me.🤦🏾♀️ Went to the hotel and I was highly disappointed. It was a tiny room that three people had to sleep in. Then we went to the hotel my in laws booked and it was like a breath of fresh air. It was beautiful, and to think where we had to go back to was upsetting! We had waffles and cereal, they had grits, eggs, toast and sausage. I really learned a lesson and always check reviews!
When I was younger, I booked a hotel that had a few poor reviews. I thought the few people who made complaints were just being picky. The rest of the people were satisfied with the hotel, so I booked. Well let me tell you the complainers was 100% on point! The place was low standards even though it was less expensive than some of the other ones in the area! I learned that you get what you pay for! Since that terrible experience I make it my business to check the pictures that the customers take (not the hotels deceiving pictures) & read all the reviews! When the customers are very specific with details & others also chime in with similar issues I refuse to book! I definitely will not book a motel or any place that ends with the word “INN”! It have to be a top notch reputable hotel with a pool & breakfast! That’s the requirement my kids expect when we go on vacation ! 😅😂
Fred's like,
"EJ, honey?
U LEARNED TODAY." ☕
“It felt like the heart of outside” Now Ima have to use that one. 😂😂😂😂
Honey you got me dying at my desk I feel you though 😂😂😂
I need you to focus on the expense report in front of you and stop cuttin' up with EJ 😂
@@yootoob2 hey if Friday my reports are done they were done at 12 😂😂😂
Yeah nawh the hotel ABSOLUTELY matters... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 this whole video is a vibe... lol
My neck was broke!!
We don't play ourselves, but sometimes we got played. Went to a hotel that was under construction. Didn't say that online, showed beautiful lobby, rooms etc. Our last stay at Hilton was trash. We had no maid service, get our own towels, had to get tv switched out. They're blaming it on not having enough workers. I'm done with Hilton for life.
Wow. I've always had good times at the Hilton but internationally not in the USA. TV doesn't bother me. I'm a reader. I've been to hotels with no TV and been happy. I'm a hot shower, clean and clean bed kind of person. I grew up in the Caribbean so I'm slightly eco-conscious so I have no problem re-using my clean towels and sheets....like I do at home. They do not have to change them every day. Oh, and it has to have working air conditioning and heating. I hate being too cold all my life and now with the perimenopause, I'm not staying anywhere too hot! It's a damned health risk from heat stroke!! Good thing my spine is still working good enough but I'm avoiding the sleeping bag in a tent situation. lol! I always have a travel pillow so if the hotel pillow is acting up I use my own pillow. We have to do these things as we get old. Some people bring their own sheets.
EJ!!! GURL!!! You cause the smoke 💨 from FJ’s ears 👂🏼 absolutely hilarious- there was absolutely NOTHING you could say. 😂😂😂😂 Little Ms. Let’s be spontaneous 😂😂😂😂
Always book ahead of time and never compromise on the quality of the hotel/resort… that’s one of my pet peeves 😆
Poor kids was just there being victims of circumstances 🤣🤣
They were troopers for trying to make Tik toks in there. I would have been the kid minding my own business on the bed with my book and walkman headphones while my parents argued. lol!
Always bringing back memories. When I was a kid my parents never made reservations, they were free spirits with 3 little kids in the back seat. They would drive until dad got tired and start looking for that glowing Vacancy sign. We never knew what type of accommodation we would have.
Me too! The family story is at one place I would not have take off clothes and slept sitting up in a chair until morning 😂
Same thing happened to me last week, but not as far. I was gonna go cheap and then I was like … yea… I should just stick to what I know! I got a little deal but you have to remember you’re paying for a certain level of hospitality! I like the bell coming to my rescue when I pull up and be able to order from the bar or restaurant if I don’t feel like moving and it’s QUIET!! I be in the minibar too! The way I see it. I work hard for that money and I should enjoy it! The bills are paid.. I got savings… this is mine to enjoy!
Amen! I was saying this today. The hotel absolutely matters! Especially on a vacation. I absolutely refuse to spend money on vacation to stay somewhere that is less comfortable than my own home.
I plan MONTHS in advance for the hotel. I compare at least 10 and narrow it down from there. We do not play. I grew up poor so I'm fine with aesthetic issues but bugs? No. Bed bugs? Hell no. Dirty sheets/towels? Nope nope nope.
Young me: we can stay at Motel 6. Older me: I need at least a 1br suite. 🤷🏾♀️
THIS WAS HALARIOUS 🤣!! My best friend and I usually stay at luxury resorts but the last night wasn't available to book so we looked online and booked a room at a Best Western. The pics online looked really nice. We get in there and the room had stains on the carpet, a mildew smell, wood panel walls and the shower curtain had a yellow rim. We were so exhausted that day that we just sucked it up and we were leaving to go back home in 5 hrs. I got out the shower and my friend had a bed bug under her sheets. We slept w pants tucked in our socks fully clothed with hoodies on and on top of our comforters with bath towels under us. The MINUTE we woke up we ran out of there. NEVER AGAIN!! 🤣
I’m the type to book a hotel room as SOON as I confirm we actually going somewhere.
But then my cheap ass be booking the one that looks nice with the same energy you have in this video.😜
And my husband looks at me like Fred with the heat comin out his face when we check in and the light fixtures on upside down & shit.😳
Stay relatable EJ, we love you for it!♥️
Not upside down?!!!!🤣☺️😄😜
😂😂😂😂🤦🏽♀️
😂😂😂😂🤦🏽♀️
🤣🤣🤣🤣 yall gon make me wake errbody up laughing so much!!!
My parents stayed at a place one time and there was earplugs on the end tables. My parents were like uh...that's weird. That night they found out why. You could hear traffic roaring through all night and the walls were paper thin. They were like well..lesson learned. If you see earplugs provided,RUN!! Lol
Hilarious!!!! I stayed in one super-sketchy MOTEL once on some "we can find a hotel anywhere" mess. Never again! I couldn't sleep the whole night, but my friend was totally fine with it. No sir. Never again. The floor was linoleum, no carpet. The comforter was one wash away from shredding. And the remote had one battery, not the two it needed. 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂 Girl I feel your pain (literally/physically/emotional). I tried that "we can just get a room when we get there" mess several years ago and just my luck there was some type of major construction going on it the small NC town so all the construction workers got all the rooms at the good hotel and me and my poor family go stuck at what I kindly refer to as the Bates Motel. OMG. I did not sleep at all that night watching over my kids. In fact I told my kids to not take off INTEE YES, I said INTEE of their clothes. We layed on top of the covers completely dressed, shoes and all in case some shit popped off at the "Bates Motel". WORST NIGHT OF MY LIFE. Thank GOD it was only a one night stop. I learned and book my room well in advance. We laugh about it now. But back then I was crying inside. 😂😂😂 My NC family tell me I "done got uppity living up in DC" My come back to them is " I don't live in DC I live in Maryland! & I have always live there so stop making it sound like I was country and moved to the big city. 😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂. INTEE!!!
In my early 20's & my first time in California taught me what a Hostel was and that not every City's Downtown are the same. The owner of the Hostel said "I usually doesn't do this but you two look like you didn't know what you booked so I'm going refund you your money"
I stayed in the YMCA near Harlem but it was a big group of us together in a room we survived. lol! But Harlem/Manhatten ain't skidrow. The centre of London isn't bad but not far from the centre are some really seedy places. My sister went to stay in Hackney and I was scared as heck for her. Luckily she wasn't alone. She and her friend are 2 tall black girls so I don't think anyone really wanted to bother them but they were approached by a few unsavoury characters. Certain Arrondissements in Paris you need to stay out of as a tourist and also as a local!
This was so so funny. Literally we all act like this when we mess up and are thinking the same things haha
EJ you so silly! 🤣 "From now on, the hotel does matter."
Poverty raised me too 😊
I did this many moons ago and promised myself never again! It does matter about the hotel.💯❤️
Was it a popcorn on the ceiling too!!??😫😫
Girl, no Boo
When I travel with my family, we have to follow my one sister's lead. And yes, we have moved our room in the middle of the night because of her allergies. I was told if it was my turn to plan, the place has to be at least three stars. These days, I just pay the money and enjoy the amenities.
I booked a hotel in ATL and it had ok reviews. Well at some point they had lost their sign (they were a chain but they lost their rights to it).
It was so dingy, only half the lights worked. We couldn't even see half of it.
We were only sleeping there one night on the way through. It was so bad.
So, we were like... Look we are here. We're just sleeping. It is bad but we can do it. I woke up the next morning and what I couldn't see the night before because it was so dark was BLOOD STAINS AT THE END OF THE DUVET.
at least I didn't touch that part.
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Man this is funny. 🤣🤣🤣🤣. My siblings and I experienced this. I knew something wasn't right when we pulled in the parking lot and saw cars with broken windows. The lobby smelled like weed. The hallway was so deem. The bed covers had spots on them. We were out of there.
modest nurse...Saw cars with broken windows. LOL!
Why are you giving me body chills?
@@nakairoberson3057 it gave me chills and made me itch.
By reading the title before clicking on the video, I thought this was about to be the FIRST time EJ and I disagreed because the hotel absolutely does matter!! I'm checking for amenities, location, and recent reviews. EJ don't you do that no mo'!
My ex and I drove to DC on a Friday night with no reservation, he actually pulled up to a motel/hotel (sing along Holiday Inn) but this one had bullet proof reception desk. I’m like nope not going to happen.
Yeah that was all on you boo 🤣
Girl you are to funny, I did that once going to Austin, Tx thank God we found a nice hotel but we drove around for a while 🤣😂😂
This happened to me in Austin. Ended up 45 minutes outside but nice place! It was worth it. The other places where ugh!!!
I love the way you tell stories! I feel like I was there touching the ceiling with y'all 😂😂
Girl I’m too old to be playing myself with a hotel and my hotel surroundings
1. First floor only
2. Has to have stuff around or in close proximity
3. Must not be loud or lots of people near me
4. If I can see the bathroom door from my bed? Nope!!!
I guess as I get older, my comfort is a higher priority
Lol! bathroom door from bed. I'm dead. I'm not there yet. I take earplugs and sedatives. The only way I sleep on a plane.
Similar experience here. I always book in advance with this particular app. Good experiences every time but the last time. The hotels in that city was particular high for some reason. So I decided to be different this time. I booked a room thru a prepriced group of hotels option with full payment-no refunds. The Laquinta was one of the options listed. I've never had a good experience with that hotel. Before booking, I 🙏🏾 hard that it wouldn't be the one chosen. It was chosen. Okay, but the pics look great....HORRIBLE. Left that hotel within the hour. Got back on the app and booked the one that I really wanted in the first place. I left my money behind but comfort and peace of mind was ahead.
I would never book a hotel without seeing the place in pictures not taken by the hotel and the trip advisor reviews, a google satellite and street view. Let me say home in my small but comfortable apartment/flat.
Now once, while traveling across the country on a PCS move (Army talk). We found hotels along the way. My trick was to stay at the same hotel chain no matter what state we were in. Every room we stayed in was great but there was this one hotel where the "conditions" on the exterior of the hotel gave us a fright. The outside of the hotel was covered in what looked like locust 😂😂😂. You should have seen us trying to dodge those things😂😂
Girl!!!! PCS’n!!! Lawd staying in those hotels for weeks at a time, listen they had to be top tier for a family of 4! 🤦🏽♀️ and those government rates weren’t too shabby either
The hotels on the bases be the worse. How do you all drop millions on one vehicles but can't keep these post hotels up to code? The projects look like the Hilton compared to those places. You get what you pay for.
@@Jaded6911 for real!!!!! Like those should be the most luxurious ones!
Yeah as a single person with no kids, I don’t roll like that when it comes to my hotel. I had a bad experience with booking a room and when I got there is smelled like someone had been smoking in the bed. That was enough for me lol. Now I only stay at certain brands and they must be booked in advance.
Which brands do you recommend? 🥰
This reminds me of about 7 years ago when I drove from Maryland to Cleveland, picked up my grandmother then drove to Detroit for a cousin’s funeral. Got to the hotel I booked on line, Marriott property in a nice neighborhood. Only one bathroom in the lobby, got on the elevator and the floors squeaked. The next day after the funeral, I didn’t stay after the Repast, drove back to Cleveland, made sure grandma was okay and the checked in a Embassy Suite, paid more than I expected, but it was worth it!!! A total nightmare. I feel you!
I've been using this as a standard when my wife and I travel for many years! When the kids were younger, like everyone else, we did what we had to do! Now, my rule is I'm not gonna be less comfortable when I travel than I am at home! #period!
I almost shed a tear. I have to say that even my immigrant parents understood the importance of a decent/ nice hotel when we first came to the states (no money but we made do). I carry that with me on to my marriage, i taught my hubby how to read reviews/what to look for, book nice airbnbs, bring our own sheets and cleaning stuff,etc. Dont skimp out on a decent hotel you if can afford it! You'll have a much more enjoyable vacay :)
I know that "heat coming out of my husband's ear" feeling, girl!!! I don't do on-the-spot planning anymore!! Hotel is booked a whole 2 months in advance, everything else comes easy!😂🤣😂🤣
LMAO YES with a friend and her MOM going to Vegas the place was sooo Smokey my Asthma starting tripping... Never will I ever do THAT Again... I need to 👀 where we going because DIS Right HERE AIN'T FOR ME
Bless you, EJ. My family is not traveling until we buy an RV.
yeah, I'm getting too old for this hotel hopscotch. Lol! Plus I hope to retire in Barbados and they have plenty of wonderful hotels, guesthouses and Airbnb's for a staycation. No flights, no packing. no parking. My mother had been having lots of great staycations at her cousin's 5-star time share there. It's spoilt her now. She wants luxury all the time now. Meanwhile, my Dad, my sister and I are looking at the prices sideways. lol!
Your hair looks gorgeoussss 💗
Girl, you had me laughing & crying. To much just too much🤣🤣🤣
I'm with you! Luxury only for hotels. I'm thankful that my house is very comfortable so the hotel has to match or be better 😄 I let my Mom pick the hotel for a family vacation..I knew it was going to be problem as soon as we pulled up, we looked in the room and was able to cancel and book a really nice airbnb. Lesson learned, my Mom isn't able to choose the accommodations going forward 😄
I travel quite frequently and the best advice I can give is to plan, plan, plan.
💯%facts but EJs absolutely hilarious 😂. Some military friends of mine do the neatest thing when traveling. They sleep in a military hotel the first part of their vacay then splurge on a luxury hotel the last part of their vacay.
I work in a hotel and I KNEW EXACTLY where she was going when she said that they didn’t pre-book the room and she is right…..you better book your room because there may not be rooms! I can only IMAGINE how upset Fred was….actually, I’ve seen guests this pissed because they didn’t pre-book and my sarcastic ass was the one to look at them crazy and POLITELY talk shit to them! 🤣
I hope you didn’t bring bedbugs and roaches from the flea bag hotel to the nice hotel.
I’m with you. If the hotel isn’t nicer than home, I don’t want to stay there. I was never so happy to see a “white bread” American chain hotel as when I had to stay near the international airport the night before leaving a Central American trip. Covered with mosquito bites, sick of mud, humidity, and corruption, I felt like I arrived in heaven. Central a/c, down duvet, plenty of fluffy white towels, sofa, no mildew odor . . . relief!
Listening to the story all I thought about was bedbugs. Those creatures are from hell.
At this point, I do so much research on our lodgings that I could pass a pop quiz on Undercover Boss for the property.😂
Totally agree I made a deal with myself long ago after every raise the next year's vacation room/hotel upgrade.
Amen 🙌🏻 we’re slow learners so this has happened to us a couple times, but after spending way too long looking for a hotel with 2 year old twins in tow we ended up paying way too much $$$ to be stepping over vomit on our way out the next morning! From that day on, my only priority is knowing where I’m going to sleep! I don’t even care if it’s a campground, ‘cause I’ll bring my cot! I just need to KNOW where I’m laying my head.
The very 1st time I drove to FL I chose cheap over comfort. The 1st hotel room on my way down had a carpet that smelled like sour feet and the 2nd hotel on my way back had what seemed like a homeless community living there. The next time I drove down I chose differently. Always book ahead of time.
I made this mistake on a spontaneous trip with my husband. It took almost 3 hours trying to find a hotel because EVERYTHING WAS BOOKED! I was not going to stay in a hole-in-the-wall motel.
I stayed at a hotel one time that looked like it was straight out of an episode of intervention. There was a lot of movement outside all night, the fridge didn't work, and the smoke detectors were gone. The carpet was so dirty my socks were turning black, I slept in my clothes praying that this would NEVER happen again. My husband was like Fred, lol, I could see the smoke from his ears. He said, "what did the picture look like when you booked this place?" I said, "I think it might have been from when they first built it, or it was photoshopped."
We learned this lesson this year too! 😂 We went out of town last minute because we were showing our house all weekend. The hotel we tried to get was full but they offered another one that was a bit cheaper and we were already on the road there and it was late so we grabbed it without looking it up. The lobby was good, but when we got to the room….We could touch the ceiling too. 😂 We agreed that we would not do that again. But we had the most magical time together as a family. Just outside the hotel.
Listen! This last trip was it for us! We were ontop of the boiler room and it sounded like we were in a submarine all night. Definitely sticking with the bigger names hotels!
Lesson learned 🤣😂🤣😆😆
I wish I could have seen the steam coming outta Fred's ears! 😂
😂 naaaaaw EJ I got to look at most of the reviews I got to look at pictures I got to go on TH-cam to see if it's reviews on there I got to know what kind of stuff we can do while we there 😂
EJ, somehow your videos are like a warm blanket to me. Thank you for being you!
This me all day long. I have to plan and my first question to anyone is what the comforter looking like😭. I just sent this video to all my siblings so they can finally understand what I be trying to say. So thank you!
Ms. EJ this right here was some good marriage counseling. 👏👏 You showed us how to manage a potentially dangerous situation, this cudda blown up and tanked the whole vacay (and spilled into the next weeks). You masterfully demonstrated how to keep things from blowing up...you kept your mouth SHUT🤐! You didn't complain about the heat, nor the low ceilings, nor the indoor portable potty..you knew that man was pissed and you did not add to the fire 🔥 shut up in his belly... Thank you for your sharing such a great wealth of wisdom with us on today🤗
and she was the cause of him being pissed. You have to know when to take the L in marriage and parenting. lol! Love that the kids still tried to make Tik Toks. Lol!
I learned my lesson about staying in low-end hotels after experiencing a huge ball of hair floating out of the shower drain. The thought of an accumulation of someone's head/facial hair, pubic hair and other body hair floating around my feet in a layer of soap scum had me gagging and dry heaving 🤢🤮 Nope. NEVER again!
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I think I would have died on the spot
Why did you slay me when you said that you could touch the ceiling? I could not stop laughing 😂😂🤣🤣
Literally, nearly every damned place in the UK has terrible low ceilings. Like it was a pre-requisite for buildings built in the 60, 70s and 80s.
I sorry I’m just as bougie when it comes to my hotel. If I can’t get at least 4 star ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ service, I’ll sleep in my comfy mini van till I find the hotel I want.
Yes lawd!!! Guess we both boogie then...I will sleep in my van before I sleep in a motel or bad place. I already got it tricked out for camping so not a lot to get it comfortable.
Sorry meant bougie (I hate spell check sometimes)
I only stay at Nicer Hotels cause I had my share of Not So Nice when we traveled as a family of 7. We did what we had to do but DEAR God I's single now and I deserve the Best, and paying for it! 😊
Hotels DO matter a whole lot!! I recently went on a road trip and couldn’t book hotels ahead of time because we weren’t sure we would be able to drive that much in some days, and let me tell you, I was sufferinggg because I was scared of the very same thing happening to us. And we had a cat with us, so that added a lot of stress to this
Have stayed in a Motel 6 and thought for sure someone died previously in the room while my husband slept with one eye open. Slept in the car at a rest stop. Decades ago slept on the floor of the airport in New Orleans. I HAVE DONE MY TIME! We went to Disney, stayed at one of the park hotels and thank you sweet baby Jesus we did because I ended up with a tooth infection and a swollen face so we stayed the whole day in bed. COMFORTABLY! I’m with you EJ.
Saving your marriage...... is sometimes a moment by moment responsibility!!!!! 🤐🤐
That bathroom was the size of a cruise ship bathroom. And I agree, hotels have to be better than my residence.