I Tested 1-Star Hotels
Summary
TLDRIn this adventurous video, the creator embarks on a unique challenge to leave five-star reviews for hotels with notoriously low ratings across the United States. From a chaotic stay in Utah with a blizzard and a hostage situation to a luxurious experience in Des Moines that defied expectations, the journey is filled with surprises. Each hotel visit tests the limits of the reviewer's creativity and honesty, as they navigate bed bugs, questionable cleanliness, and unexpected amenities. With a blend of humor and skepticism, the video documents the ups and downs of trying to find the silver lining in less-than-ideal accommodations.
Takeaways
- 😅 The host embarks on a challenge to leave five-star reviews for hotels with notoriously bad reviews, adding a humorous twist to the usual review process.
- 🏨 The journey begins in Utah, where the host checks into a hotel with a history of negative reviews, including issues like bed bugs and a chaotic environment.
- 🐛 Despite previous complaints, the host finds no bed bugs in the room but does discover hair on the pillows, suggesting the hotel could improve cleanliness.
- 💸 A $100 cash deposit is required at check-in, which the host humorously fulfills by borrowing from a nearby convenience store.
- 🏞 The host appreciates the mountain view from the hotel room, despite the initial skepticism based on negative reviews.
- 🍽 The hotel provides basic amenities like a microwave and coffee machine, which the host finds surprisingly positive.
- 📚 The host uses the hotel stay as an opportunity to read a book, a task he finds challenging at home, adding a personal touch to the review.
- 😱 The host humorously addresses the fear of a hostage situation mentioned in a review, finding none during his stay.
- 🍰 At a fancy hotel in Des Moines, the host spills cake on the bed, humorously becoming the reason for a potential future bad review.
- 🎰 In South Dakota, the host wins the jackpot at the hotel's casino, defying the expectations set by negative reviews about the gambling experience.
- 🌟 The host concludes his stay by leaving a five-star review for the South Dakota hotel, highlighting the enjoyable experience despite its low ratings.
Q & A
What is the main challenge of the video?
-The main challenge is to leave a five-star review at every hotel visited, despite the negative reviews they have received, without lying about the experience.
Why does the video creator travel to Utah?
-The video creator travels to Utah because it's a place they've always wanted to go, and it's the starting point of their journey to test hotel reviews.
What is the first hotel's issue mentioned in the script?
-The first hotel's issue mentioned is a policy of requiring a $100 cash deposit, which is not refunded, along with other problems like bed bugs and a hostage situation in a neighboring room.
What is the significance of the $100 cash deposit in the video?
-The $100 cash deposit is significant as it's a policy that the video creator tests for its legitimacy and it becomes a recurring theme in their hotel experiences.
What is the video creator's approach to dealing with negative reviews?
-The video creator's approach is to investigate the claims made in the negative reviews and find positive aspects of the hotels to justify a five-star review.
What is the video creator's reaction to the cleanliness of the rooms in the hotels?
-The video creator is surprised to find that the rooms are generally clean, contrary to the claims of previous reviewers, and they use a black light to check for dirt.
What is the video creator's strategy for dealing with the accusation of bed bugs in the hotels?
-The video creator's strategy is to inspect the beds and pillows for any signs of bed bugs and to rationalize any findings as possibly being harmless or normal.
How does the video creator handle the accusation of a hostage situation at one of the hotels?
-The video creator does not directly address the accusation of a hostage situation, instead focusing on their own positive experiences and the lack of such an event during their stay.
What is the video creator's experience with the hotel in New York City?
-The video creator's experience in New York City is positive, with no major issues found, and they enjoy the location and the hotel's amenities.
What is the video creator's final verdict on the lowest-rated hotel in South Dakota?
-The video creator finds the lowest-rated hotel in South Dakota to be enjoyable, with a pleasant room and a fun casino experience, leading to a five-star review.
Outlines
🌟 Testing the Limits of Five-Star Reviews
The narrator embarks on a journey to test the veracity of negative hotel reviews by attempting to leave a five-star review at each establishment. The adventure begins in Utah, where despite reading a one-star review detailing a chaotic experience with a cash deposit, blizzard, and a hostage situation, the narrator checks into the hotel. They find the hotel's view and amenities surprisingly satisfactory, with the exception of a potential bed bug sighting. Despite the initial negative review, the narrator enjoys the stay, orders Chinese food, and contemplates leaving a positive review.
🏨 A Luxurious Surprise Amidst Low Ratings
The video script moves to a hotel in Fort De Mo with surprisingly low ratings despite its luxurious appearance. The narrator reads reviews mentioning unready rooms, old breast milk in the fridge, and small bathrooms, which seem to contradict the hotel's upscale appearance. Upon checking in, the narrator is impressed by the hotel's elegance and cleanliness, finding no evidence of the issues mentioned in the reviews. They enjoy a fine dining experience and accidentally spill chocolate cake on the bed, which leads to a humorous moment of self-awareness about potentially becoming the reason for a future negative review.
🗽 New York City: A Hotel with a Wild Reputation
The script's setting shifts to a hotel in New York City with a 1.4-star rating, where the narrator reads absurd reviews about rats, fish in toilets, and a gorilla in the shower. Despite the bizarre accusations, the hotel appears to be in good condition with no signs of the mentioned horrors. The narrator enjoys the hotel's location, has a great time at Times Square, and even finds the hotel's bathroom to be in excellent shape. They indulge in New York-style pizza, further enhancing their positive experience, and end the night with a high note, ready to write a glowing review.
🎰 A Casino Hotel's Unexpected Charm
The journey continues to South Dakota's lowest-rated hotel, which is attached to a casino. The narrator reads a series of negative reviews from a seemingly disgruntled guest who repeatedly updates his review over the years, expressing dissatisfaction with the casino's payouts. Upon arrival, the narrator is pleasantly surprised by the hotel's comfort and cleanliness, contrary to the reviews. They enjoy the casino, win the Mega Jackpot, and have a delightful time, which sets them up to leave a positive review and share a heartfelt moment upon finishing a book that their wife loves.
🏡 A Heartwarming Conclusion to the Hotel Adventure
The final paragraph brings the hotel adventure to a close with the narrator returning home to surprise their wife, Haley, by finishing a book she loves. The script captures the essence of the entire journey, which started with skepticism about the hotels' poor reviews but ended with a series of positive experiences that defy the initial impressions. The narrator's successful completion of the book and the anticipation of sharing this with their wife adds a romantic and personal touch to the conclusion of the video script.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡OnStar
💡Five-star review
💡Hostage situation
💡Bed bugs
💡Cash deposit
💡Blizzard
💡Book
💡Hotel Fort De Mo
💡South Dakota
💡Casino
Highlights
Challenge to leave a five-star review at every hotel despite negative reviews
Journey begins in Utah with a flight to Salt Lake City
Review of a hotel with a one-star rating due to a blizzard and a hostage situation
Complaints about bed bugs and a $100 cash deposit at the hotel
Investigation into the legitimacy of a $100 cash deposit policy
Finding a bed bug in the hotel room despite previous negative reviews
Hotel in De Moine with a low rating but a luxurious appearance
Review mentioning old breast milk in the fridge and small bathroom size
Hotel in New York City with a 1.4-star rating and bizarre review claims
Hotel's changing name causing confusion for guests
Review of a South Dakota hotel with the lowest rating and a casino attached
Gambling at the casino and winning the Mega Jackpot
Reading a book throughout the hotel stays as a personal challenge
Final five-star review for the South Dakota hotel despite its low rating
Personal surprise for completing a book that the reviewer's wife loves
Transcripts
I have collected the craziest OnStar
hotel reviews across all of America and
today I'm going to put them to the test
my only rule for this challenge is I
have to leave a five-star review at
every hotel but I can't lie my Journey
Begins on a flight to a place that I've
always wanted to
go Utah Utah welcome
Utah I am in Salt Lake City top I know
you're thinking Ryan that's like the
chillest place on Earth what's wrong
with this hotel that's what I thought as
well until I saw Stefan's review drove 6
hours from Vegas wouldn't let me in the
building till check it there is a
blizzard outside made me pay $100 cash
deposit then at 9:00 p.m. I was
exhausted there was a hostage situation
in the room above me bomb squad 60 cops
around the building I was forced to go
to another room and they refused to
refund me don't stay here one star
Stefan you don't need a refund dude you
need a therapist did all of that really
happen here
howdy I'm scared and Stacy's not making
me feel any better this was by far the
worst hotel I've been to just to list a
few things bed bugs all over dirty dirty
dirty window broke door broke $100 cash
deposit now I'm broke one star okay so
the bed bug seemed to be a common
complaint I didn't sign up for roommates
if you need to pick me up like I did
after those reviews here's here's
Williams review it's just a selfie
there's no caption there there's no
message there's barely any information
other than just William William don't
ever change well I have to find a way to
leave an honest five-star review at
potentially the most concerning hotel in
America and ATT test the legitimacy of
this $100 cash deposit policy I have no
money I've got no cash I'll see you on
the other
side
hello hey just checking in for last name
Tran okay so it do require a $100 cash
deposit you get it back on to check out
I don't have any
cashm down
71 down 7-Eleven
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yay here's the
100 let me make one thing abundantly
clear I didn't come all this way to
leave an average review I came all this
way because I want to be the greatest
reviewer of all time yeah I bought a
briefcase for this I just I I don't know
that look cool I mean there are three
main accusations for this hotel we've
already proven one of them so we'll be
checking the room pretty shortly but one
thing they don't tell you in the reviews
this view okay well you can only pretty
much see the fence from here but there's
a mountain back there let's see if I can
oh yeah look there's a mountain I love
mountains anyways this is my stay for
the night I can hear my upstairs
neighbor actually very vividly they keep
flushing the toilet oh that's concerning
for number three but regardless let's
investigate number two the main
accusation I'm afraid of is bed bugs oh
okay well one thing we just found pretty
quickly there is hair on the pillows but
that's that's normal that's where your
that's where your head
goes all right let's see if there's any
bugs in here wakey wakey do you have any
any bugs yep there it is that's one of
them is he alive I think it might be I
think I don't know if it's alive no yeah
that's yeah no that's concerning I
honestly don't know that stuff is on the
bed it's really not that big of a deal
like if it's dead skin cells or
something like I probably have that in
my bed it's just the fact that I know
it's not
mine problem solved the room comes with
a microwave in a in a coffee machine I
feel like that's actually that's pretty
good to help you overcome the other
stuff the bathroom is fine it really is
the main thing there's no way that
there's this much
what are they okay is my question the
good news is it's almost dinner time and
we still haven't had a hostage situation
that is a huge Plus for me we've got
four walls the door's locked and I love
sleeping backs really the only thing
left to do is order some Chinese food
and wait to see if a bomb squad shows up
for my next door
neighbor dinner is
served the door Dash driver had to like
take a picture of of the food delivery
and I'm just in it why am I so awkward I
look so awkward in the photo well you
know what I'm having a good night I
tried watching some TV but but for some
reason only Impractical Jokers is on
like I can't change the channel and one
of the main reasons I was excited to
film this video I haven't read a book in
like 2 years and my wife Haley she's
been trying to get me to read and I just
I can't do it at home I I'm so
distracted so I took this book from her
shelf and I'm going to surprise her by
finishing it while going to these hotels
she's going to eat that up boys I ate my
meal while I enjoyed the incredible view
outside my window good news it's sleepy
time and no hostage if I want to finish
writing my review I really need to go to
sleep
okay I'm
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ready you guys are never going to
believe where I'm going next I mean you
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might check that out hotel Fort De Mo
feel like I got to say that with a fancy
accent I know you're thinking Ryan that
hotel looks so fancy it is it actually
cost a lot of money which is so
confusing because the ratings are so low
maybe Troy's review can give us some
insight not a single room ready until
6:00 p.m. when my room was finally done
I opened the fridge and let out the
deepest grown of my adult life because
there is old breast milk in the fridge
and now I have to remove it to make room
for my wife's leftover lasagna I can't
do this anymore I'm getting too old one
star what I thought that review was
insane until I scrolled down and
immediately read Scots Hur myself
getting out of bathroom hitting a set of
keys decoration bathroom is so small
it's just so small I can't stand it wife
and baby not happy I'm not happy worst
of all there are leftover nachos in the
fridge room smelled bad and now I know
why I had to dispose of them myself
because my wife needed clean fridge for
breast milk Dylan the night manager was
rude one star it was you how is this
even real I feel like I just watched a
movie that was insane I just witness
backtack guests leave one star reviews
because of each other and on top of all
of that I don't think Lauren B
understands how these reviews work de
Iowa hotels near me one star Amen to
that Lauren you're doing a great job all
right well let's go find a way to leave
this place an honest festar review I
don't think it's going to be
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easy how's it going all right I was
immediately confused by what I was
seeing fancy staircase crown molding
fancy lights big window fancy jazz music
on the speakers they call snacks
sundrees this place is so nice hey you
just check me in it's my first time to
De Moine oh my goodness so exciting yes
what brings you here honestly just stay
in
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here what
what no way no way emergency meeting
this is the nicest hotel room I've ever
been in the other hotels are not going
to be like this one they're not going to
be like this one at all I picked the
hotels based on which ones had the
lowest ratings in America the main
reason for the onear reviews are the
following one the room is dirty two the
bathroom is small and three there is
food and
potentially other fluids in the fridge
that are not mine let's
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investigate let's do
this nighty night oh gosh that's dark I
bought a black light on the internet
let's see if this room's actually dirty
I started off with the pillows no hair
then I moved on to the TV remote one of
the dirtiest objects known to man I got
a sample from my microscope and I went
to
work yeah I don't know what I'm doing
this room is spotless it's it's actually
really clean the bathroom is also
completely massive what was the last
thing oh
yeah this is actually scary I'm actually
scared I don't know what I would do if I
opened this and I just saw breast milk
in here but here goes nothing three 2
1 now now that my investigation is
complete I decided to treat myself to a
dinner at their restaurant proud foot
and bird why do fancy restaurants have
names like this hey juster one this
place is so nice I got the chicken it's
not chicken I don't know what it is to
be honest but it was really good you do
you guys have chocolate cake can I order
chocolate cake here I ordered some
dessert to my room and I I watched
football I was having a great time until
I oh I just spilled the cake all over
it
oh I spilled the cake on the
mattress no
no I just imagine the next review being
about the stained bed sheets I'm the
reason for the one star you can't take
me anywhere I actually feel so
bad I had a great night of sleep I
brushed my teeth I took a shower and
then I saw
it made some coffee drank it and then I
was ready for my review
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I made my way to the next airport and
continued reading I'm actually quite
invested in this book and I'm just
excited to see if this next hotel is my
happy
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place New York
okay so busy here I'm from a small town
it'll Bey oh yeah
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I'm in New York City
baby lots of people the hotel behind me
is looking pretty good but let's seear
what John has to say bad never go here
there are rats in the bad and fish in
the toilet Roaches on the floor gorilla
in the shower a killer knocking on my
door shot it down trees growing in the
sink one star where do I begin how did
that review feel like a horror movie and
a children's book at the same time and
the photo he left I mean I'm praying
this review is a joke it literally has
to be joke and Brian isn't making me
feel any better about this don't stay
here unless you're willing to lose it
all the risk isn't worth the cost and
the cost is the price of the risk one
star I think that made
sense I
think I'm terrified when I was trying to
book the hotel behind me because its
average rating is 1.4 Stars 1.4 well I
was running into a lot of complications
because the whole thing with this hotel
is that they keep changing their name on
Apple Maps it's called New York inn but
there's a sign that says City rooms NYC
and then in the entryway it says be home
Hotel on top of all of our concerns
every website has wildly different
photos of what the inside looks like
really the only way we're going to get
any answers and have any hope at leaving
a five-star review is if I go inside
let's go find out what the heck this
hotel is
called we're here this is this is it is
it a real place yes hey um I'm just uh
checking in for the hotel is this the
hotel mhm what was this place called
called actually by the way before I was
City but they bought the company over so
it's now be home be home okay well now
we know why the name keeps changing
management but there are some major
accusations for this room so let's check
it
out I'm not doing that again we have
some serious investigation to do in the
toilets
showers everything else this looks
pretty good but is it I don't know I was
trying to have some sort of sick
oneliner but
was okay no rats in the bed no fish in
the toilet no gorillas in the shower
really nervous about this
one oh thank goodness no trees in the
sink what's going on here please be a
gorilla please be a
gorilla what the heck and I thought the
view in Utah was
good what is this there's two massive
pipes then I decided to go out and find
some dinner I'm in an amazing location
that's a huge plus of this hotel I'm
right by Time Square I decided on New
York Pizza across the street have you
had this pizza
before thank you I just had one ah
cheese or pepperoni or I like cheese
cheese I'm a cheese guy too thank you
have a good day you too byebye
ah got it Victor can you take a picture
of me with my pizzas
sure oh is it wait sorry yeah the oh
selfie you say New York on three yeah 1
2
three okay what's the real New York I
fold it in half fold it in half slide it
down your throat oh this is amazing I
love New York you P it in Happ oh oh
this way this way this way
sideways got it all right here goes
another I walked over to Time Square and
had an amazing time it was a great it
was a great evening I am back at the
hotel this is my buddy CJ we had so much
fun I ate my pizza and then he got a hot
dog and then we hung out for like 30
minutes I love New York I just been
reading for like 2 hours which is a huge
feat for me but when you've got a view
like this I
mean this room is really nice I also
took a shower earlier the shower's great
the whole bathroom's good really
everything about this room is Pleasant
it feels good inside the AC is blowing
cold the tile is Subway no complaints
also this burrito this is the stubbies
Chipotle burrito I've ever seen yes I
got more food I can't even slap that can
I
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oh okay I'm ready
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my flight in the next city didn't leave
for a while so I enjoyed my time in New
York I got a bagel coffee it was awesome
but there's no time to waste actually
there was that was the whole thing I
just said but I've got to keep moving in
this new city I did my favorite thing in
the world rent a
car I have now arrived to South Dakota
is my phone going to
fall yep I'm in a rental car because I
have to drive 100 miles to this next
hotel 100 we got a Toyota today mhm oh
yeah I better
hit I'm going to
drive I also really want to finish this
book for Haley so I'm listening to the
audio book a cottage on the rocky sh
line with Naughty Pine floorboards and
windows that are nearly always open the
smell of everg anding in on the as I
approached my destination I was confused
because I am in the middle of nowhere
but then I saw
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it I made it to the lowest rated hotel
in South Dakota this is like the least
trustworthy looking building I think
I've ever seen somehow it's an inanimate
object yet still looks like it's evading
taxes it probably is this is the only
solid photo of of the inside that I
could find which is frightening so let's
check out the reviews Matt said been
coming here for 10 years and lose money
every time that was 2015 and then he
updated his review a year later each
time I go I ask myself why I bother
going here this is my last time coming
good riddance and then uh you guessed
that he updated his review again update
even worse the payout on the slots is so
horrible give your money to the state
and not these tight jerks never coming
back guys he wasn't done he came back 3
years later and updated his review again
decided to try again uh still not much
has changed this place is a joke lost so
much money I wish this place never
existed I'm done here burned my Casino
Card it's hilarious that I can hit a Max
bet bonus here and I get $40 Wahoo
that's not even gas money to get home
brilliant I'm moving to Florida I'm
getting emotional saying this but I
don't think he moved to Florida because
he went back tried my luck again
absolutely rigged guys we need to have
an intervention if Matt is in there I'm
taking him back home to Texas with me
gambling is illegal there I know that's
not even about the hotel but I I thought
it was so crazy I have to try the slots
in the casino imagine I win a bunch of
money the hotel for the most part sounds
pretty good except for this one review
from Bill very disappointed we drove
over from Minnesota for a weekend away
we checked into our room and it was okay
at Best in need of some upgrades then we
looked around and found an underwear on
the side of the jacuzzi tub did he just
say there's a jacuzzi in the
hood I'll continue we went down to the
desk to ask for a different room lady
didn't even seem surprised about the
underwear no sorry no free play at the
casino 18 didn't work how am I supposed
to gamble save money live better
don't come here that all sounded really
awful until he threw the Walmart slogan
in there at the end how did he do that
or why look guys the Knight is still
young and I've got a reservation with my
name on it at the lowest rated hotel in
South Dakota I may never say that again
hopefully not let's go see if we can
find
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Matt you're a long ways from home I know
came all the way out here for for this
place
this place really in the middle of
nowhere huh it is are the slots lucky
today they
are have a good
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one sorry I got to stop with a slow-mo I
just I I think it's so cool if you're
wondering why the lighting is so good in
this shot it's because I literally I
have my phone on a light bulb
how about a room tour the bed is cozy
this is a nice bed the fridge does not
contain breast milk not one but two
chairs for all of your sitting needs and
finally the bathroom is really nice and
it does not contain underwear I'm
starting to think Bill's review was an
inside job and he just wanted free spins
on the slots it doesn't surprise me that
a hotel attached to a casino would have
bad reviews it's mostly probably just
people that lost their money cuz this is
I'm having fun look at this min are you
kidding me that's the most fun looking
menu I think I've seen in any
establishment I love it here also on the
way here I pretty much started crying at
this book this book's got me in a trance
it's like a it's like a Cheesy romance
book for reference Haley rated this book
five stars I think she's actually going
to freak out whenever she realizes that
I read this book I've got like three
more chapters left this is crazy I
haven't read a book so I'm experiencing
some character development here in this
video speaking of which I'm going to go
gamble this place feels like a world in
the metaverse I I can't believe how much
dopamine is available here I'm willing
to lose a $20 bill for the video just to
prove that the slots are rigged but
you're never going to believe what
happened come on come
on
yes I kind of stopped recording at this
point because I had like $6 left I
thought I was going to lose it all and
then wait wait no way no actual way no
way I just did I just win the Mega Jack
no way Matt is going to be so upset I
just won the mega jackpot
this is insane I started getting really
nervous cuz I feel like everyone was
looking at me like they were mad at me
so I just cashed out as fast as I could
and got the money I got myself a Big
Cheese Pizza did the New York bite and
watched some football I just had so much
fun at the casino Matt if you're
watching this dude I'm so sorry this
place is great watched football that was
fun got back to my room and finished my
book I cannot wait to get home and tell
Haley that I finished one of her
favorite books she's going to think it's
romantic I think I've definitely got a
good review cooking for this hotel but
listen to how good one of these last
lines is no one else's happiness is
yours to Grant but when I need to feel
safe and happy I go
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home okay I told Haley I have a surprise
for her and she's freaking out you get
me a bed bug no I didn't get you a bed
bug front do you think when and Harriet
it really should have moved to
Montana no way you ready five stars what
you think
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