I have to say I just loved the horses. But I just can't believe there aren't more comments about how funny you made the walk through in that hotel room. We'dBee laugh'n so hard I got honey all over myself! Are you sure you weren't in an already occupied room? I mean...that was outrageous! I could live with the spider as we have huge cane spiders in Hawai'i, but the crap on the wall, the toilet paper on the tub, the hair on the toilet seat, the nurdle of toothpaste (hey, it was complimentary), and no need for pizza delivery...you had an enchilada in the microwave! Now THAT'S SERVICE!😅😅 You couldn't script "crap" like this, Eric. I never laughed so hard in my life. I give you the 2023 Oscar for best TH-cam Comedy! Thank YOU, Eric!
*THIS!!!* IT CANNOT BE STRESSED ENOUGH!! Always, ALWAYS, *ALWAYS* check the bed first thing before you sit on it because you have no idea what was on the person/people before you. and we all here know how NASTY most people are! I said Most, not all, just simmer down, Okay? Needles, drugs, spent shell casing, infectious bodily fluids on the wall &/or toilet..... you get the idea!
We were having problems with the air conditioner filters at hotels. I got sick one time and it ruined her vacation, so from then on, I would check the air filters. In every case they were nasty. And I would demand a fresh air filter. Or go get one myself. Once we bought the RV for traveling around, we never had that problem. The main reason we needed the RV originally was because we refused to be abused by the airlines. Having a clean place to sleep, turned out to be a bonus.
Most a/c filters in rooms are cleanable. Turn them fuzzy side down and run it under the tap, takes the junk out of it. Let it dry and reinstall. Don't scrub at it, it will ruin the filter.
McNuggets is only 60% chicken - time to microwave your own chicken tenders with honey mustard sauce and tater tots. Gave up eating at McDonald’s spicy chicken sandwich for this reason - same for most major franchise fast foods.
I have done a lot of traveling and spent many nights in motels. My experience has been that Super 8 is typically one of the worst chains to stay in. I have had better luck staying in the older Mom & Pop run motels. They are typically not the most modern, but mostly they are clean and well maintained. I also like Days Inn, as most of them have doors that open to the outside, not in a hallway which I prefer. Great video as usual. Only three more months until my wife and I go full time on the road.
A lot of motels across the country have been housing homeless and transient people through a government program. Where I live there have been lots of drugs and shootings, including deaths in those places. Be safe out there everyone!
Uh Eric... That MOTEL should be reported to the Health Department and CLOSED DOWN ! Fire Department would also like to talk with them about their SMOKE DETECTORS. Oh, and is that spider a BROWN RECLUSE ??? RUN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi 😊 I’m one of your fans that watched all your latest videos, but on a “dumb TV,” so I’m back to like them, and express my thanks for your creativity. Maybe the longer videos are too much for people…I loved them, but I know what the analytics showed. I care about you, although we’ve never met, and want for you to live your best life. I’ve always enjoyed your videos because of you, secondarily to what you do. If you choose to stop, it’s okay….but I sure have been looking forward to watching you build out your home base! (No pressure lol.) You are a gem in my world, and will continue to be brilliant which ever direction your road takes. Thank you for the wonderful content you have shared thus far! Your emotional and mental health must come first. Take care of you first. Do what makes you happy. Much love to you and the kitties from San Diego.
Grandma Ruby here…Oh my gosh, little brother! Don’t do that again please!!! God knows what’s in the bed! Hey, there is not one thing wrong with treating yourself to a nice room once in a while! It’s not like you do it everyday! It’s part of enjoying your life! Don’t settle for good enough! Plz don’t be offended by our comments. There are folks out here that care about you and enjoy you!❤
I would be out of that room so fast! Definitely send this video to the state health department. Hilton Garden Inn is great. Their rooms are sanitized daily and they clean everything right down to the mattress covers - no bed bugs. And, free breakfast.
I had a room like that a few years ago. It was the ONLY room I could get. Found a dollar tree and bought some cleaning stuff, and cleaned it myself because I couldn't even mentally use the bathroom before I knew it was cleaned. Then slept in a sleeping bag on the bed because I didn't trust the sheets to be clean.
Eric, your motel room tour had me laughing so hard, I had tears running down my face. So happy that’s not where I’ll be staying any time soon (or never)!! You are really doing a public service for your subscribers. Thanks! 😢
That room was unacceptable no matter what at any price point. But, yeah, Super 8 aren't known for their fancy accommodations. I would say you probably need to be in the $100+ range for a halfway decent room/location, depending on the location. Much higher in tourist or nicer areas.
That was the nastiest room I've seen. I think someone was living in their undetected by hotel. Once you have your own RV and have made your bed bed in it .. a hotel is never comfortable. Besides all that great video ... MacDonald's was like all the rest .. normal. Keep your videos coming love them.
LOVED the Squirrels!!! It's a Super-8. That's low budget. for $40-50 a night you can't expect 1st class condition. (Broken fan & TP roll holder, smells like smoker used it) However the electrical outlet and smoke detector are safety issues that SOULD be high priority repairs. AND, I would certainly expect the room to be clean, and it was not.
That's why I never stay at Super 8's anywhere!! Motel 6 is about the same. I cannot deal with that nasty. Loved the Stockyard area and Fort Worth is a cool place. I don't have an RV sadly, so we have to spend 80-120 for a decent room with some amenities and most of all- cleanliness!
I always check reviews on hotels, look at the information and pics and try to check the area...in hotels if it's in a bad neighborhood...your gonna have a bad time lol...I also work sometimes as a hotel reservationist and if it's lower priced? Good luck!
Super 8 should have better inspections of their motels. That room should have been condemned by the health department. And the people who supposedly clean the rooms should be fired.
That motel needs to be on Hotel Impossible for a thorough makeover. It the room was like that and it also had a restaurant, I wouldn't eat there. I would demanded a clean room or a 100% refund and go somewhere else.
Filthy motels are one of the reasons we RV. We've had good luck with Holiday Inn Express properties when we can't bring the rig, but we'd rather sleep in our own bed in the trailer.
I got spoiled staying in my RV rather than a motel. I have started taking my sleeping bag into the motel so I dont have to crawl under the covers of the bed.
There used to be an actual train that you could ride called the Tarantula in the Stockyards. It would stop right in the center of that shopping area you were walking through. I noticed the tracks are still there. You boarded it in Grapevine.
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I will take the robot every time over the moody and disrespectful human that doesn't want to be there and has attitude. The robot may not smile but the robot won't put a loogie in your burger either.
I am so glad you went and got a different room and told them why yours wasn't acceptable. I was sitting here telling my computer, "Get a new room!" This is why we RV, so we know where we sleep at night is clean.
I agree with you Eric on the room and rate. For only $38 I would expect a hard mattress, no amenities, bad location, etc. But no matter the rate, I expect a clean room and working stuff (fan, smoke detector, etc).
I'm pushing 69 years old....HARD!!!!....And in my many travels I've stayed in exactly one Super 8 motel, in Murder, I mean, Myrtle Beach, SC back in the early 1990s.....Never since if that tells you anything. One night was more than enough to convince me that sleeping in my truck, while parked in a Walmart parking lot, would have been the better plan.
Somebody took the smoke detector out so they could smoke in the room. I've seen rooms where they've taped a plastic bag over the detector to keep it from going off.
If you aren't staying in your RV, I would not spend less than $100 for a hotel room. I always consider these life lessons, something to know for next time. Safe Travels, Bud!!!
🤣 That horse was completely ANNOYED by Eric standing in it's space! 😮 Hence the bearing of teeth saying, "GET AWAY FROM ME!" 😡 NO!! It doesnt matter if youre paying $200 or $25/night! Coming from a maid/housekeeping background of over 25 years, a place where a human being is either sleeping, showering, or eating, NEEDS TO BE CLEAN AND IN HUMANE CONDITIONS! PERIOD! 😮 ❤Washington State🌲💋
Pick up a small UV flashlight , see the splatter on all walls & floors. Even where it looks clean. Start doing hotel & Motel review feedback. The stank report
I'm glad you got to spend time with your mom. Enjoy that while you can. I've always enjoyed your videos and seeing your kitties. The places you show and things to do there give me ideas and motivation to get out there and enjoy life and also if I get to those areas things to do.
I worked at a hotel for about two years. When you went to the Front Desk & complained they realized that they had messed up big time. SO they cheerfully gave you a new room because they knew they'd been caught renting a dirty room that wasn't ready to be checked into. You did the right thing.
Did you read the reviews before? Check star ratings ? That'll tell you everything you need to know about slum motels. And ya, you were definitely in the right requesting a clean room. You're the customer. That's what you're paying for. I wouldn't have even stayed there. I would've driven back. Lol 😂 nothing more gross than sleeping in those nasty ass beds. The sheets might look clean, but that mattress..... who knows what kind of defilement had gone down on that thing. Don't ever remove the sheets and look at the actual mattress if you want to sleep at all. Lmfao, you think that spider was scary!!!!!!!
Reminds me of a 'good price point' motel in Las Cruces, NM. Brought home bedbugs! From then on, I never place my belongings on the bed, just hard surface tops of the furniture or a suitcase stand. Stayed in a Motel 6 in Santa Fe, NM - just a basic room, but very clean and kept up very well - felt OK there. Stay safe!
I do a lot of work in hotels. What I've seen in some of them has me showering as soon as I get home. You should have taken off the sheets and looked at the mattress. Honestly, I probably wouldn't go below $100 a night, at the low end. Happy camping!
Yep Eric I've had both pretty good and REALLY bad Super 8 motels. At $39 for a room these days it's really cheap, I've been paying around $100 to $120 a night for rooms and I just booked one for around $180 over Labor Day weekend. You are right that room should have been taken out of service. Keep the good stuff coming buddy.
I can relate when you said most rooms were around $35/night now it's around $80/night. That's an expense tough to take as I usually only stay for around 8-10 hours. I hope you didn't get any bed bugs from that place.
Oh My!!! Be carful heading over to "The Other Side of the Tracks" LOL Discount rooms are ok if light on amenities and older décor - but NEVER ok to cut cleanliness.
That room was unacceptable! There are health codes involved in motel management.....they need to be reported! And Mickey D's needs to hire back management from 15 years ago to get them back to their original mission statement! Constantly trying to out gun their competition has hurt them.
I agree on the price points....I have found decent ones for a round 50ish night but usually in smaller towns....AND I agree...stay in your RV....WAY BETTER! Id rather do the drives!
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That Kings Tow truck is from my hometown of Graham, Texas that has America's largest Downtown square. Yes it was a wrecking yard, and I lived right down the street from it. So cool to see that old truck. Oh and that room was disgusting.
I've taken the Amtrac train from OKC to Fort Worth to go to the stockyards several times. Cool place to walk around. One trip coming home our train hit a pickup truck some guy drove down the tracks and abandoned. That was an interesting trip. 😂
Your room was YUCK & YIKES and hadn't obviously been cleaned! Not sure how they could even rent it with the "safety hazards." I'm glad you got another. Dinner seemed like a win!
Sorry you had to find out about that that way Eric. In Nevada I was given someone else's room. I walked in and saw clothing and a laptop.. I got out of that room real quick! Luckily no one was there. I was thinking about the same, it's usually 80 min. and 100 to 120 min. for a nice breakfast
Unless you want to eat in a McDonalds, this McDonalds is great for any traveler like you Eric. Of course if you are not in a hurry as well as need AC, it is a good ideal to find a McDonald's which allows you to dine in.
In driving across the country, with a cat, from Quartzsite, we had a couple nasty ones. It is just a place to sleep. Worst one was in Tulsa!! Nasty and still over $50. We had to leave a $50 deposit for the s***hole room, which was returned. Karen and Greg
Yes, no excuses for the first room, second room liked find, I’m will you just sleeping for the night, not moving in. What was weird is the rooms looked like they had been renovated in the last five years or less. So that was management not taking care of the property
That was so growdy! Yes, "Growdy!" Mr. Hankey & Ms. Pube 2023 must have been the last guests in there. They were having a Taco Bell fest. Oh, gosh! That was so gross but also funny, Eric! I still believe no matter how inexpensive a place is, it should have standards such as clean rooms. Maybe the microwave had your "continental" breakfast waiting. LOL I can't stop laughing. That was so funny. A new surprise around every door, wall & corner. This! This is one for a "time capsule", Eric. You have a day filled with fun & Aloha🤙🤙🤣🤣😅😅😂😂
Last video Eric says he needs to lose weight and go on a diet. This one he goes to McDonald's lol. What happened to the Bill Phillips book? He throw in the fire during a rager?
As a kid with the family would go to California and stay with our grandparent. and especially ivy in the older knew we were getting closer and closer when we would see the Sinclair and the dinosaur. Love your videos Eric
For $4oish a night on special I'd expect run down but clean unless it's in a bad area. I've been put up in far more expensive hotels in rough neighborhoods that were absolutely disgusting. One extended stay came with a bag of adults toys in the kitchen cabinet....
I, like you, am a RVer and HATE staying at hotels... when I have to I stay at only Wyndham Hotels... I had such a bad experience with randoms (it was actually worse than yours). I agree bottom price point is $90-75. They do not clean anymore. i am so afraid of bed bugs!
I had a similar hotel experience in Cleveland. Once we complained, they stopped picking up our garbage and giving us fresh towels. We had to go to walmart to get cheap bedding. It was that bad. I discovered airbnb's and I am hooked.
Fort Worth, my home town. Wish we could have met up. I had sent you a DM but I know you get a million. Next time you’re in the area, I’ll be happy to show you some more sights. Sorry about the room, that’s not the best part of town either.. enjoy your travels
There is one that I go to that very similar they have a counter but they want you to use the kiosk if you can't they come around and help you use the kiosk
That wolf spider was small compared to the one in Corpus Christi. I bet housekeeping has not touched the room. I am glad you got a cleaner room. Safer travels.
That first room was more than unacceptable, in these times $100 is the minimum. That room was hazardous at best, really should be reported, BBB, OSHA perhaps. You make good points about just staying in the RV but also the freedom of just checking into a hotel once in a while isn't a bad idea. Stay away from Super 8's, Red Roofs, and generally speaking hotels without a front lobby and hallways to access the room!
I would never stay in a motel like that. Read the reviews before going to a Super 8. Your friends are right. 80 to 100 and you still have to check the room. I hate staying in motels.
I understand where you friends are coming from but also see your on hotel rooms. For cheap but decent hotels look at your motel 6's. They are no frills but "usually" clean. The newer ones at least.
🚨 I do believe I’d be filing a complaint with the state inspector or board of health dept regarding that hotel experience to include video content’s proof of such regardless of having gotten another room of questionable cleanliness.
I have to say I just loved the horses. But I just can't believe there aren't more comments about how funny you made the walk through in that hotel room. We'dBee laugh'n so hard I got honey all over myself! Are you sure you weren't in an already occupied room? I mean...that was outrageous! I could live with the spider as we have huge cane spiders in Hawai'i, but the crap on the wall, the toilet paper on the tub, the hair on the toilet seat, the nurdle of toothpaste (hey, it was complimentary), and no need for pizza delivery...you had an enchilada in the microwave! Now THAT'S SERVICE!😅😅 You couldn't script "crap" like this, Eric. I never laughed so hard in my life. I give you the 2023 Oscar for best TH-cam Comedy! Thank YOU, Eric!
Always check for bed bugs in a motel , Lift the mattress and check the seams for bed bugs . You do not want to take any with you
That’s exactly what I thought.
I do that even at an expensive hotel. 4 years of pest control experience.
My thought too! I’d have left after all the other crap without even checking the bed.
Greg Ovens (Rocky Mountain Bushcraft) has a video of "what happens when you DON'T check the sheets!"). I love his channel, too.
*THIS!!!* IT CANNOT BE STRESSED ENOUGH!! Always, ALWAYS, *ALWAYS* check the bed first thing before you sit on it because you have no idea what was on the person/people before you. and we all here know how NASTY most people are! I said Most, not all, just simmer down, Okay?
Needles, drugs, spent shell casing, infectious bodily fluids on the wall &/or toilet..... you get the idea!
We were having problems with the air conditioner filters at hotels. I got sick one time and it ruined her vacation, so from then on, I would check the air filters. In every case they were nasty. And I would demand a fresh air filter. Or go get one myself. Once we bought the RV for traveling around, we never had that problem. The main reason we needed the RV originally was because we refused to be abused by the airlines. Having a clean place to sleep, turned out to be a bonus.
Most a/c filters in rooms are cleanable. Turn them fuzzy side down and run it under the tap, takes the junk out of it. Let it dry and reinstall. Don't scrub at it, it will ruin the filter.
McNuggets is only 60% chicken - time to microwave your own chicken tenders with honey mustard sauce and tater tots. Gave up eating at McDonald’s spicy chicken sandwich for this reason - same for most major franchise fast foods.
Cheap horns are typically PLASTIC probably from China.
Graham, TX is NW of FW features a Sonic Drive In and a Drive In Theatre near the airport.
I have done a lot of traveling and spent many nights in motels. My experience has been that Super 8 is typically one of the worst chains to stay in. I have had better luck staying in the older Mom & Pop run motels. They are typically not the most modern, but mostly they are clean and well maintained. I also like Days Inn, as most of them have doors that open to the outside, not in a hallway which I prefer. Great video as usual. Only three more months until my wife and I go full time on the road.
A lot of motels across the country have been housing homeless and transient people through a government program. Where I live there have been lots of drugs and shootings, including deaths in those places. Be safe out there everyone!
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Uh Eric... That MOTEL should be reported to the Health Department and CLOSED DOWN !
Fire Department would also like to talk with them about their SMOKE DETECTORS.
Oh, and is that spider a BROWN RECLUSE ??? RUN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not a brown recluse...just a common house spider...but they do get pretty good sized in Texas....When I grew up there Ive seen them upwards of 2" ....
Hi 😊 I’m one of your fans that watched all your latest videos, but on a “dumb TV,” so I’m back to like them, and express my thanks for your creativity. Maybe the longer videos are too much for people…I loved them, but I know what the analytics showed. I care about you, although we’ve never met, and want for you to live your best life. I’ve always enjoyed your videos because of you, secondarily to what you do. If you choose to stop, it’s okay….but I sure have been looking forward to watching you build out your home base! (No pressure lol.) You are a gem in my world, and will continue to be brilliant which ever direction your road takes. Thank you for the wonderful content you have shared thus far! Your emotional and mental health must come first. Take care of you first. Do what makes you happy. Much love to you and the kitties from San Diego.
Grandma Ruby here…Oh my gosh, little brother! Don’t do that again please!!! God knows what’s in the bed! Hey, there is not one thing wrong with treating yourself to a nice room once in a while! It’s not like you do it everyday! It’s part of enjoying your life! Don’t settle for good enough! Plz don’t be offended by our comments. There are folks out here that care about you and enjoy you!❤
I would be out of that room so fast! Definitely send this video to the state health department. Hilton Garden Inn is great. Their rooms are sanitized daily and they clean everything right down to the mattress covers - no bed bugs. And, free breakfast.
That room was completely disgusting. I could never stay in a room such as that. Good for you for getting a somewhat cleaner room. 🤢👏🏻👏🏻
Agree 100%
Imagine what you could find if you had an ultraviolet light in that room.😮
Black light!
I wonder if he looked for bodies under the bed.
Don't do that. You will be scarred for life.
It would look like a Picasso painting.
RLMAO😂😂
I had a room like that a few years ago. It was the ONLY room I could get. Found a dollar tree and bought some cleaning stuff, and cleaned it myself because I couldn't even mentally use the bathroom before I knew it was cleaned. Then slept in a sleeping bag on the bed because I didn't trust the sheets to be clean.
😂 that's hilarious having to go out and buy cleaning supplies and clean your own room!
Better safe than sorry.. the rooms in some places are definitely questionable..
Eric, your motel room tour had me laughing so hard, I had tears running down my face. So happy that’s not where I’ll be staying any time soon (or never)!! You are really doing a public service for your subscribers. Thanks! 😢
That room was unacceptable no matter what at any price point. But, yeah, Super 8 aren't known for their fancy accommodations. I would say you probably need to be in the $100+ range for a halfway decent room/location, depending on the location. Much higher in tourist or nicer areas.
That was the nastiest room I've seen. I think someone was living in their undetected by hotel. Once you have your own RV and have made your bed bed in it .. a hotel is never comfortable.
Besides all that great video ... MacDonald's was like all the rest .. normal.
Keep your videos coming love them.
LOVED the Squirrels!!!
It's a Super-8. That's low budget. for $40-50 a night you can't expect 1st class condition. (Broken fan & TP roll holder, smells like smoker used it)
However the electrical outlet and smoke detector are safety issues that SOULD be high priority repairs. AND, I would certainly expect the room to be clean, and it was not.
Laughed so hard at the motel room tour. Luxury living at its best. I know you appreciate your RV more than ever now. This was a fun video.
That's why I never stay at Super 8's anywhere!! Motel 6 is about the same. I cannot deal with that nasty. Loved the Stockyard area and Fort Worth is a cool place. I don't have an RV sadly, so we have to spend 80-120 for a decent room with some amenities and most of all- cleanliness!
I always check reviews on hotels, look at the information and pics and try to check the area...in hotels if it's in a bad neighborhood...your gonna have a bad time lol...I also work sometimes as a hotel reservationist and if it's lower priced? Good luck!
Super 8 should have better inspections of their motels. That room should have been condemned by the health department. And the people who supposedly clean the rooms should be fired.
Super 8's are independently owned. You can run across this type of mess in any brand, unfortunately.
That motel needs to be on Hotel Impossible for a thorough makeover. It the room was like that and it also had a restaurant, I wouldn't eat there. I would demanded a clean room or a 100% refund and go somewhere else.
Filthy motels are one of the reasons we RV. We've had good luck with Holiday Inn Express properties when we can't bring the rig, but we'd rather sleep in our own bed in the trailer.
I have NO patience for a machine when calling a business let alone a robot handing me my food.
Omg sleep in the car 🤣
Hope you don't take bed bugs back to your RV. I would have driven back the hour and a half to my coach. Just saying. Safe travels !
Pizza in the microwave was the last straw for changing rooms. Nice stockade tour.
I CANNOT believe that room. OMG!!! Not even for a dollar!
Its not only the motels its our society! Expensive rooms aren't always perfect either. Great video!
yeah i dont think that an outlet sticking out of the wall and ball hair on the toilet seat are considered "less than perfect"
Eric the dried out toothpaste on the counter was a complimentary breathmint from the motel. Why don"t you appreciate them ?
I got spoiled staying in my RV rather than a motel. I have started taking my sleeping bag into the motel so I dont have to crawl under the covers of the bed.
I have had the same hotel experience at $140.00 per night. All depends on the hotel staff
There used to be an actual train that you could ride called the Tarantula in the Stockyards.
It would stop right in the center of that shopping area you were walking through. I noticed the tracks are still there. You boarded it in Grapevine.
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If it's a choice between a robot and a human being with a smile and hello and pleasant interaction, I'm taking the human being every time.
I will take the robot every time over the moody and disrespectful human that doesn't want to be there and has attitude. The robot may not smile but the robot won't put a loogie in your burger either.
I am so glad you went and got a different room and told them why yours wasn't acceptable. I was sitting here telling my computer, "Get a new room!" This is why we RV, so we know where we sleep at night is clean.
that hotel room was disgusting ! good that you asked for another room and stayed positive lol!
I agree with you Eric on the room and rate. For only $38 I would expect a hard mattress, no amenities, bad location, etc.
But no matter the rate, I expect a clean room and working stuff (fan, smoke detector, etc).
I'm pushing 69 years old....HARD!!!!....And in my many travels I've stayed in exactly one Super 8 motel, in Murder, I mean, Myrtle Beach, SC back in the early 1990s.....Never since if that tells you anything. One night was more than enough to convince me that sleeping in my truck, while parked in a Walmart parking lot, would have been the better plan.
Somebody took the smoke detector out so they could smoke in the room. I've seen rooms where they've taped a plastic bag over the detector to keep it from going off.
The best part of the video 7:15 … forget Budweiser products!! 👍🏻 Eric
Exactly!
If you aren't staying in your RV, I would not spend less than $100 for a hotel room. I always consider these life lessons, something to know for next time. Safe Travels, Bud!!!
🤣 That horse was completely ANNOYED by Eric standing in it's space! 😮 Hence the bearing of teeth saying, "GET AWAY FROM ME!" 😡
NO!! It doesnt matter if youre paying $200 or $25/night! Coming from a maid/housekeeping background of over 25 years, a place where a human being is either sleeping, showering, or eating, NEEDS TO BE CLEAN AND IN HUMANE CONDITIONS! PERIOD! 😮
❤Washington State🌲💋
I'd have rather stayed st the Bates Motel!!! 😳🤢😱😆💕👍
Pick up a small UV flashlight , see the splatter on all walls & floors. Even where it looks clean. Start doing hotel & Motel review feedback. The stank report
This is a rent by the hour motel. RUN!
I have been in "short time" hotels in Bangkok that look better than that dump.
No robots was disappointing, but the people seemed nice and friendly at least.
I'm glad you got to spend time with your mom. Enjoy that while you can. I've always enjoyed your videos and seeing your kitties. The places you show and things to do there give me ideas and motivation to get out there and enjoy life and also if I get to those areas things to do.
Out of all the good eating in Texas! He goes to Texas Roadhouse!
It was nice of Mr. Patel to move you to another room.
I worked at a hotel for about two years. When you went to the Front Desk & complained they realized that they had messed up big time. SO they cheerfully gave you a new room because they knew they'd been caught renting a dirty room that wasn't ready to be checked into. You did the right thing.
Did you read the reviews before? Check star ratings ? That'll tell you everything you need to know about slum motels. And ya, you were definitely in the right requesting a clean room. You're the customer. That's what you're paying for. I wouldn't have even stayed there. I would've driven back. Lol 😂 nothing more gross than sleeping in those nasty ass beds. The sheets might look clean, but that mattress..... who knows what kind of defilement had gone down on that thing. Don't ever remove the sheets and look at the actual mattress if you want to sleep at all. Lmfao, you think that spider was scary!!!!!!!
Reminds me of a 'good price point' motel in Las Cruces, NM. Brought home bedbugs! From then on, I never place my belongings on the bed, just hard surface tops of the furniture or a suitcase stand. Stayed in a Motel 6 in Santa Fe, NM - just a basic room, but very clean and kept up very well - felt OK there. Stay safe!
That hotel is exactly why I started car camping more with my dog. No excuse for that filthy room.
I do a lot of work in hotels. What I've seen in some of them has me showering as soon as I get home. You should have taken off the sheets and looked at the mattress. Honestly, I probably wouldn't go below $100 a night, at the low end. Happy camping!
I agree Eric no matter the price the rooms should be clean!!
even if the room was $5 it should still be up to sanitary and safety standards
Yep Eric I've had both pretty good and REALLY bad Super 8 motels. At $39 for a room these days it's really cheap, I've been paying around $100 to $120 a night for rooms and I just booked one for around $180 over Labor Day weekend. You are right that room should have been taken out of service. Keep the good stuff coming buddy.
NEVER accept a room like that. Have the manager see it.
The manager probably could care less 😔
At least the ice-cream machine was working!
I can relate when you said most rooms were around $35/night now it's around $80/night. That's an expense tough to take as I usually only stay for around 8-10 hours. I hope you didn't get any bed bugs from that place.
Oh My!!! Be carful heading over to "The Other Side of the Tracks" LOL
Discount rooms are ok if light on amenities and older décor - but NEVER ok to cut cleanliness.
That room was unacceptable! There are health codes involved in motel management.....they need to be reported! And Mickey D's needs to hire back management from 15 years ago to get them back to their original mission statement! Constantly trying to out gun their competition has hurt them.
It’s Texas. What do you expect ?
I agree on the price points....I have found decent ones for a round 50ish night but usually in smaller towns....AND I agree...stay in your RV....WAY BETTER! Id rather do the drives!
Mate, that spider was a baby. Geez mate, I rekon you would struggle big time if you came to the land down under. Americans do food big. But we do nature even bigger.......come for a trip down OZ mate, show you how we do things here. Love the videos, keep up the great work 🇦🇺👍🍻
That Kings Tow truck is from my hometown of Graham, Texas that has America's largest Downtown square. Yes it was a wrecking yard, and I lived right down the street from it. So cool to see that old truck. Oh and that room was disgusting.
I've taken the Amtrac train from OKC to Fort Worth to go to the stockyards several times. Cool place to walk around. One trip coming home our train hit a pickup truck some guy drove down the tracks and abandoned. That was an interesting trip. 😂
Your room was YUCK & YIKES and hadn't obviously been cleaned! Not sure how they could even rent it with the "safety hazards." I'm glad you got another.
Dinner seemed like a win!
Sorry you had to find out about that that way Eric. In Nevada I was given someone else's room. I walked in and saw clothing and a laptop.. I got out of that room real quick! Luckily no one was there.
I was thinking about the same, it's usually 80 min. and 100 to 120 min. for a nice breakfast
Unless you want to eat in a McDonalds, this McDonalds is great for any traveler like you Eric. Of course if you are not in a hurry as well as need AC, it is a good ideal to find a McDonald's which allows you to dine in.
My Brothers and Sisters, everything is Big in TX 🙂😊😎👍
Another reason to never go to a McDonald's ..
I wish I could have seen you, I'm not far from there.
In driving across the country, with a cat, from Quartzsite, we had a couple nasty ones. It is just a place to sleep. Worst one was in Tulsa!! Nasty and still over $50. We had to leave a $50 deposit for the s***hole room, which was returned. Karen and Greg
Yes, no excuses for the first room, second room liked find, I’m will you just sleeping for the night, not moving in. What was weird is the rooms looked like they had been renovated in the last five years or less. So that was management not taking care of the property
That was so growdy! Yes, "Growdy!" Mr. Hankey & Ms. Pube 2023 must have been the last guests in there. They were having a Taco Bell fest. Oh, gosh! That was so gross but also funny, Eric! I still believe no matter how inexpensive a place is, it should have standards such as clean rooms. Maybe the microwave had your "continental" breakfast waiting. LOL I can't stop laughing. That was so funny. A new surprise around every door, wall & corner. This! This is one for a "time capsule", Eric. You have a day filled with fun & Aloha🤙🤙🤣🤣😅😅😂😂
Last video Eric says he needs to lose weight and go on a diet. This one he goes to McDonald's lol. What happened to the Bill Phillips book? He throw in the fire during a rager?
As a kid with the family would go to California and stay with our grandparent. and especially ivy in the older knew we were getting closer and closer when we would see the Sinclair and the dinosaur. Love your videos Eric
Most of my McDonald’s by me have replaced people with these kiosks and don’t like it much
For $4oish a night on special I'd expect run down but clean unless it's in a bad area. I've been put up in far more expensive hotels in rough neighborhoods that were absolutely disgusting.
One extended stay came with a bag of adults toys in the kitchen cabinet....
I, like you, am a RVer and HATE staying at hotels... when I have to I stay at only Wyndham Hotels... I had such a bad experience with randoms (it was actually worse than yours). I agree bottom price point is $90-75. They do not clean anymore. i am so afraid of bed bugs!
Whoa budweiser ad, you have hit the big time. WTG champ you deserve it
I had a similar hotel experience in Cleveland. Once we complained, they stopped picking up our garbage and giving us fresh towels. We had to go to walmart to get cheap bedding. It was that bad. I discovered airbnb's and I am hooked.
Yay! I was hoping that you would get to see Amber 😎 We had a similar situation with the Super 8 in Galveston 👍
I Like how you stopped at the bar from walker Texas ranger
That Stockyards in Ft. Worth was very cool. Wish I could get down there for a visit.
This video gave me a good laugh that I needed thanks Eric!
Always love when you stay at a hotel or something different but man that sucks :(
They might as well put the seats and tables back on the inside
I agree with your review of motel, quality is not what it used to be. Standards are lacking.
Otherwise great video, thanks.
Nope no and no no no on the rooms.
I would drive back to RV no matter how far.
Nice of you to visit with Amber. I follow her.
Neat town.
Room rates will depend on the size of the market (bigger cities = higher rates)
Love Amber! Miss seeing her videos!
The first fully automated McDonald's is in Denver, Colorado...
I'm a former 35 year employee of the McDonald's Corporation...
Also, glad to see that you didn’t let health concerns impact your dietary lifestyle. 😢
Fort Worth, my home town. Wish we could have met up. I had sent you a DM but I know you get a million. Next time you’re in the area, I’ll be happy to show you some more sights. Sorry about the room, that’s not the best part of town either.. enjoy your travels
There is one that I go to that very similar they have a counter but they want you to use the kiosk if you can't they come around and help you use the kiosk
That wolf spider was small compared to the one in Corpus Christi. I bet housekeeping has not touched the room. I am glad you got a cleaner room. Safer travels.
I wouldn't 💩 there let alone sleep there. You're braver than i
That first room was more than unacceptable, in these times $100 is the minimum. That room was hazardous at best, really should be reported, BBB, OSHA perhaps. You make good points about just staying in the RV but also the freedom of just checking into a hotel once in a while isn't a bad idea. Stay away from Super 8's, Red Roofs, and generally speaking hotels without a front lobby and hallways to access the room!
I would never stay in a motel like that. Read the reviews before going to a Super 8. Your friends are right. 80 to 100 and you still have to check the room. I hate staying in motels.
I understand where you friends are coming from but also see your on hotel rooms. For cheap but decent hotels look at your motel 6's. They are no frills but "usually" clean. The newer ones at least.
🚨 I do believe I’d be filing a complaint with the state inspector or board of health dept regarding that hotel experience to include video content’s proof of such regardless of having gotten another room of questionable cleanliness.