It's a big thing with influencers to try and scam free stays at any type of accommodations and free food at restaurants especially since the advent of sites like TripAdvisor.I really wonder if the trip wasn't to try and get a brand deal with the hotel.
"Hey we travel several times a month. Most of our over half a million are disabled or parents to a child with disabilities. Gives us free stays."
Was watching some show that talk about how a small family run hotel/bed in breakfast in a small town got approached several times a week from "influencers" trying to get a free stay.
I can see the Maasholes either straight up being dishonest about the first hotel (they have stayed at MANY with normal balconies and zero safety features... these idiots contradict themselves every video they make.) They probably approached the hotel to begin with about a free stay for a good review or maybe did have another place but happened on this other place and saw it as a chance for a handout/discount.
I doubt they paid full price if at all. You can hear them on the phone just running their lines with this hotel for handouts because they are famous youtubers.
Like I said on the previous thread , the whole story reeks of bullshit. Hotels have cancel policies and once you check in it's very hard to get your money back. If the hogbeasts didn't do their homework that's not the hotels fault. Short of letting Abbie have a meltdown in the lobby I don't see them getting money back and then it would be here write to our customer service department. Also they just happened to come across this hotel once they got to St Pete and saw the other room....yea right.
Also in reference to the threat of bad reviews...guess what places are fighting back big time now