Hideous? Perhaps you missed the sign Dan but that is Americas BEST motel.
@alextran81888 жыл бұрын
Yeah Dan the sign speaks the truth!!
@BFagan8 жыл бұрын
lol
@aliciajaime84667 жыл бұрын
ITSbigwillystyle .
@TheNBKiller7 жыл бұрын
Listen to the sign, Dan!
@findpeaceshyshs6 жыл бұрын
Yes dan
@tracib16378 жыл бұрын
Hideous is right. I just don't get why people trash things just for the sake of wanting to trash things. Thanks Dan and Will.
@VolkXue8 жыл бұрын
Same reason people climb mountains I guess.. Because they are there..
@Jakerocksteady6 жыл бұрын
I spent weekends in Pine Bluff hanging out at the mall, playing in the two arcades in town, and hanging out there because our town (Fordyce) was too small and Pine Bluff had a movie theater. Sucks to see it this way. Any native Arkansan knows its nickname: Crime Bluff.
@user-ds2cg1cg1m2 ай бұрын
@Jakerockst: I think Pine Box is funnier.
@mischellyann8 жыл бұрын
Pine Bluff used to be a nice place. My mother grew up there but won't go back now that her brothers are all deceased. It makes her sad.
@JoshCraver90007 жыл бұрын
I have a feeling this motel was in the same condition when it was operating.
@marionmitchell2615 жыл бұрын
I agree, that chin is in Arizona, and they seem to just put up a new sign and starting renting rooms. There is one on I-10 near Eloy, I swear to gawd, the police are out there at least three times a week.
@patl44163 жыл бұрын
Actually, it was pretty descent for the price. Don’t know why they abandoned it. It is in a high crime area now, maybe that’s why.
@joemcclellan85637 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Pine Bluff.It was such a great place in the sixtys and started to decline in the late seventies it's so depressing to go through now. But the memories live on.
@dangreen91888 жыл бұрын
Time to pack my bags. I'm sold on Pine Bluff.
@isaacfox7325 жыл бұрын
That place puts the shit in hole.
@devinsuni5 жыл бұрын
I moved my family out here and im in love its so sceneic and the people are so gracious
@SuV333585 жыл бұрын
With drugs aplenty
@maximumcaffeine60033 жыл бұрын
No kidding, a thriving downtown and lots of nice places to stay!
@ronlussier85703 жыл бұрын
Plenty of vacancy available
@colins51298 жыл бұрын
You should host the Dan Bell fan convention in Pine Bluff, plenty of hotel rooms.
@zetametallic8 жыл бұрын
+ Colin S. Made me laugh that comment😂
@glorydancer48048 жыл бұрын
😆
@dorthymartin2425 Жыл бұрын
Can't beat the price
@exkelsior14868 жыл бұрын
Back in Pine Bluff? Yikes! You are fearless.
@jvwnyc898 жыл бұрын
That is beyond creepy that someone would just decided to stuff a pair of coveralls like that to make it look like a body, I'd be scared shitless if I saw that.
@4exgold7 жыл бұрын
Julia Winters i thought it was quite amusing actually that someone thought that up to scare any visitors to the place. why watch a horror movie when you can just go to Pine Bluffs
@seanmckelvey66188 жыл бұрын
I just can't figure out why people just destroy these places. I understand a little mess from homeless people but to just tear the place apart for the sake of it is just sad. Clearly people with no lives.
@lucetubegplusstillsux26788 жыл бұрын
Mostly searching for money and Copper I think, Tearing the wiring right out of walls really wrecks a place.
@seanmckelvey66188 жыл бұрын
Lucetube GPlusStillSux copper is a good point actually, don't know how I didn't think of that. Still doesn't really excuse it though.
@lucetubegplusstillsux26788 жыл бұрын
yeah I don't think of it as an excuse just an explanation, humans seem to be the best weathering tool around.
@seanmckelvey66188 жыл бұрын
***** That's actually pretty pathetic my man. There is literally no reason to destroy an abandoned building, other than pure thuggery & nothing better to do. As for the graffiti, unless it's actually artistic you're just as much of a scumbag as someone who wrecks these places.
@seanmckelvey66188 жыл бұрын
***** no, they aren't. How is destroying a building because you can a valid viewpoint? You're a fucking child if you think so.
@bombasticbuster93407 жыл бұрын
I stayed in this motel in about 1977 or 78 as a 10 yr old kid with my best friens family. I believe this was once a Holiday Inn back then. Th large area and the pool clicked a memory. I grew up in Western Arkansas and we attended an air show in Pine Bluff since my friends dad owned 2 WW 2 airplanes and he flew them. This was the first time that I stayed in a motel away from home. Wow, it looked so modern then.
@tashalynn297 жыл бұрын
who else got the urge to just want to pick up trash, get the aluminum cans for redemption, and straighten things up a bit?
@findpeaceshyshs6 жыл бұрын
tashalynn29 me
@arjanpetersen4 жыл бұрын
No
@wlwal18 жыл бұрын
GREAT VIDEO! The government should make these companies accountable to clean up these abandoned structures or tear them down.
@johns.76097 жыл бұрын
wlwal1 100% agreed. So many companies just pack up and walk away and the tax payers either foot the bill or are left with derelict shit holes in their midst. It's a travesty.
@wil72282 жыл бұрын
Yes they should be accountable.
@maxbrandt68 жыл бұрын
This is really sad, how does a massive facility like this just go under then become an abandoned mess? I'm guessing there is not much going for Pine Bluff, AK and no body wants to hang around.
@markpreston69309 ай бұрын
Pine Bluff is not in AK .
@deltaecho54708 жыл бұрын
Torched room, remains of a swill party and a stuffed shirt that looks like a body. Quite the intrigue to this place.
@brittneyveach8 жыл бұрын
Dan I still don't understand how you don't have like million subs yet your content is super amazing!!!
@DaisyM8 жыл бұрын
People just don't appreciate quality content such as dan's. Quite sad, he deserves more subs.
@brittneyveach8 жыл бұрын
+OXY ! iv been subed to Dan when he had like 5 vids up I always loved his content and I've been subed to Josh when he had less then 100.000 subbies but I feel Dan has a bit better content just Josh is really good too just maybe he gets young girls cuz his looks idk
@blairstewart24768 жыл бұрын
I'm not young and I love Josh's channel.
@RobbWilliams117 жыл бұрын
Brittney V Agreed
@blairstewart24767 жыл бұрын
Samuel Fabiny why is that weird?
@WAYerz7 жыл бұрын
Saw myself driving away in the background for the last time in Pine Bluff after I graduated from UAPB in May 2016! Haven't been back since.
@ManateeMaiden4 жыл бұрын
The birds singing and the crackheads yelling in the background really bring a beautiful ambience to this video.
@WritePassionFaves8 жыл бұрын
If this is America's best, I'd hate to see the worst!
@4exgold7 жыл бұрын
Kari F yeah you shouldnt really be allowed to call any company "Best" this or that unless maybe the owners surname is Best
@WritePassionFaves7 жыл бұрын
4exgold exactly! You're setting yourself up for having to meet incredible standards, and if you fail, it reflects poorly on your business. But nobody ever thinks about that.
@blcaligraphy8 жыл бұрын
If I've learned anything from watching Dan Bell, it's that Pine Bluff seems like a horrible place
@doctorsmiles22096 жыл бұрын
Trust me -- Having lived in Arkansas for most of my life, it is. It's hillbilly sticks mixed with horrible urban ghetto.
@megansleeman78595 жыл бұрын
BECAUSE IT IS!
@caylonmustiful97464 жыл бұрын
@@doctorsmiles2209 wrong. politicians made it this way we all know the people wanted to elevate the city but the politicians blocked every Proposal so all most of the rich blacks and whites left the city for maumelle, benton, and bryant. Blame carl reades. As a black man and a native too this city the black liberals ruined the job market and pushed all of the black conservatives away.
@Play-ue8bp8 жыл бұрын
A typical saturday night in Pine Bluff: Drink beer and trash motel rooms.
@Nomogizmo1112008 жыл бұрын
Smart going to this place early in the morning after all the creatures (people) go to bed
@DrHogfan3 жыл бұрын
Uhh passed out.
@thecatsmeowfromny8 жыл бұрын
I don't understand how who owned this huge hotel just abandoned it with all the contents. Why wasn't it sold and carried on as a hotel? So many questions, so little answers! Lol
@glorydancer48048 жыл бұрын
In the office, I was reminded of something I had forgotten. I used to work at a front desk in a resort area, and everyday that board with all the slots would be used to set up rooms. We would have a room number chosen, according to their preferences, so that when the travelers came in, we would pull the card with their name and room number, and it would tell us their room assignment. Then we would turn to a rack on the wall, and choose the corresponding key. Now all of this would be done on computer. Checking someone in was much more time intensive. But the worst part was when the hotel overbooked and I worked the 3-11 shift, and had to be the one to tell people with reservations, we had no more rooms! Not fun. We would try to.book them somewhere else, but it was very stressful.
@greendayrockchick918 жыл бұрын
That's just plain creepy, nasty, and needs to be torn down. Great video Dan :)
@luissdstuff63818 жыл бұрын
Yuck! That place is so disgusting!
@bmt3366 жыл бұрын
Yea, but imagine it being 40 years ago and you and your family pulling in there in the Ford Country Squire wagon for the night on your driving trip for vacation and swimming in the pool, eating dinner in the restaurant when all that was nice and new........sitting in the room watching The Jeffersons, Alice, or The Rockford Files on the 27 inch TV before turning in for the night.....
@beth16275 ай бұрын
That was us and we even had that car lol.
@ladylakemusic59588 жыл бұрын
Nice addition to our holiday fun Dan! Hope you are enjoying 😊🙋
@Teabone38 жыл бұрын
Hey Dan I'm a fairly new fan. I absolutely love your content. Your editing, commentary and respect for all the places you visit. I used to do a lot of urban exploration years ago. This reminds me a lot of those days.
@wheezemachine438 жыл бұрын
That sign...you know it was a Holiday Inn.
@HorrorGalSusan8 жыл бұрын
This Pine Bluff place seems like a legit horror movie town - no thank you. (Love your video of it though!!! :)
@davidbeavers77468 жыл бұрын
It's actually a really nice place. Only some parts of town are bad at night. The people here are very friendly and hospitable
@HorrorGalSusan8 жыл бұрын
David Beavers Thanks for the local info...that definitely changes perspective on it then!! I can "get" how it actually is now ;)
@jeepguy958 жыл бұрын
Obviously reading the reviews of this hotel on TripAdvisor (police knocking on door at 5 am, run-down buildings, rude staff, etc)... I can see why this one closed up.
@amandajaqlond77698 жыл бұрын
thanks Dan and will, that was such a creepy hotel
@the66volks6 жыл бұрын
This video was published on my wedding day! I love these type of videos great job Dan!
@daytonnvause26394 жыл бұрын
I think this was the Admiral Benbow In for years. It must have been bought out since I was there last in 1994. Believe it or not, it was the best hotel in that disgusting town.
@tonyanicoleiluvyourmole4 жыл бұрын
My cousin had her wedding reception there in 1990 I was in the 4th grade
@dorthymartin2425 Жыл бұрын
I'd really hate to see the worst!!😳
@PikaChan77v28 жыл бұрын
i find amazing how your phone made videos have better quality than some other people's good camera- very edited stuff
@ChrisLynch-MrHumor7 жыл бұрын
Dang, that is one run down motel. should be called Moldy INN
@dumpc8 жыл бұрын
Welcome back to murdertown, enjoy your stay at the most luxurious motels!
@jennicase8 жыл бұрын
(gets closer look to see if it IS a dead body in a trashed motel room) hahaha oh God I love these videos
@torquetheprisoner8 жыл бұрын
damn that place had a really uneasy feeling to it
@freebrickproductions8 жыл бұрын
People have clearly been squatting there, especially since there's that shopping cart in the conference room.
@Cherokeldylvsbrk8 жыл бұрын
Another good video.. I don't how how you find the creepiest places.
@OMFGisorule968 жыл бұрын
It's always a good day when a new video of yours is in my sub box
@rondavis82948 жыл бұрын
Nice video Dan, Pine Bluff is a bad town with lots of crime and population decline.
@rommix07 жыл бұрын
"This place is a mess!" That should become one of Dan's catchphrases.
@lionlocVanDwellington8 жыл бұрын
Man this has been a good night for KZbin. All my favorite explorers an vloggera are uploading 😁👍👍
@sleepyjoebiden27568 жыл бұрын
I feel like taking a shower after watching this !
@codyryandenise8 жыл бұрын
I love when Will is in your films
@porridgesilt8 жыл бұрын
Some hobo really likes his canned tuna fish.
@novinophobic59958 жыл бұрын
I was thinking it was dog/cat food..... What was with all the hay?
@Sutekh948 жыл бұрын
More like "America's Worst Inn".
@kokkonutfreaks8 жыл бұрын
I love these old motels!
@bowblues71468 жыл бұрын
Cool video!!!!! Love your work Dan!!!!!!
@BuccaneerBruce8 жыл бұрын
Looks like Louis is behind on his child support. Great video Dan.
@BartleDoo3025 ай бұрын
Living in a dump like that..I hope his baby momma/ mommas aren't holding their breath
@That1HaleyGirl8 жыл бұрын
You are a brave man! Pine Bluff is a scary place! You should visit Central Arkansas. There are so many unused/abandoned buildings around Little Rock. Love your videos!
@jennicase8 жыл бұрын
So there are trailer park kids playing nearby? Jesus Christ
@ronderulijkummar74534 жыл бұрын
This is so heartbreaking! It used to be a really nice place!
@blairstewart24768 жыл бұрын
Holy cow! I would have had heart failure if I saw that "stuffed body" lol
@kathystidham83098 жыл бұрын
You never disappoint, my friend!
@leslieswinney47 Жыл бұрын
At one time back in the day! That hotel was nice really. I used to stay there a lot back in my early 20s and also work there for awhile. The pool area back then was really nice as well when the owner of the hotel passed away! It started to go down slowly and just renting rooms at to anyone that trashed the place and not to mention in the back part a man that rented a room there monthly was shoot to death on the back side of the hotel that when they closed it down for good it a shame to see it like this now such a shame!!
@ronderulijkummar74534 жыл бұрын
They recently closed an America's Best Inn, last year. They demolished it before it could be trashed. And they had put a fence up around the property to keep people out,and it did. I hated to see that place go because it held wonderful memories for me ! I lived there quite a few times from 2008 to 2016. I actually cried when I saw it demolished!
@daaron90438 жыл бұрын
Dan, I love all your videos and I really enjoy it, when Will is with you!! Ya'll both make me laugh!!
@urbex17598 жыл бұрын
Love the sun reaching those walls, looks beautiful
@sharonbeckett48537 жыл бұрын
Note to self, if ever i visit the States do NOT go to Pine Bluff in search of a bed for the night!
@BFagan8 жыл бұрын
3:50 Holy shit...looks like something from some apocalypse, post war film. lol
@Gypsy8396 жыл бұрын
Can give Will the camera once in awhile and let him film you,thanks for doing what you do!
@davidratliff52825 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful lobby. They probably have the best rewards program
@wcn4truthtv8 жыл бұрын
That hotel went from America's best to America's worst!
@hunterma088 жыл бұрын
The armpit of America, Pine Bluff Arkansas
@lionlocVanDwellington8 жыл бұрын
I seen it first had...you ain't kidding lol
@sleepytimebedtime60898 жыл бұрын
Check out Rawlins Wyoming. The butt of America.
@joejose84335 жыл бұрын
Wrong my beautiful friend I live here in the Rock City run across the river for that piece of s*** hole In North Little Rock North Little Rock that is
@sezjamaelstrom96968 жыл бұрын
5:45 When you need a room for you and your horse
@MaximusGaming8 жыл бұрын
Milwaukees best ice is the pisswater of beers..lol
@play4u678 жыл бұрын
I thought that was Coors (Rocky Mountain Piss Water)..lol... Just kidding (:
@cyberghost1217116 жыл бұрын
Yep that's the beer you drink when you sleep on the street and picked up 4 dollars of change to buy a sixer
@balanceiskey96468 жыл бұрын
All the fuss of things to gather in a life you can't take with you, watching decay illustrates this finite reality.
@obsoleteoptics8 жыл бұрын
^this
@LoveAlwaysMakeup8 жыл бұрын
I totally wanted to see the whole place. I'm addicted.
@oldenweery75106 жыл бұрын
Like you, I had several WTF moments while you made your tour. This probably was pretty highly rated in its heyday, before the ravages of time, weather---and the confluence of 2-legged tornadoes got at it.
@CuracaoLife8 жыл бұрын
Creepy room @6:34!! Great video guys!
@blewbyboy6 жыл бұрын
2:56 I was a bit disappointed that Dan didn’t have a moment like that vine where the dude’s like "there’s a bird, he knows what’s good" 😭😂
@cappuccino91027 жыл бұрын
That graffiti had me rollin'.
@jeffumbach4 жыл бұрын
Well at least the birds sound happy to be there.
@forslavjo3 жыл бұрын
Pine Bluff may be a shit hole, but go a bit farther north into the Ozarks and there's some wonderful land and sights to see! The whole stretch of I49 between Fayetteville and Fort Smith/Alma is just gorgeous, especially in the morning when the sun is coming up over the hills.
@littlewolf75 жыл бұрын
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@BFagan8 жыл бұрын
Most people on their free time fish, hang out, maybe go shooting or bowling. Some people say "Let's go trash an abandoned motel!" lol
@jessicadunkel10178 жыл бұрын
Needless to say, if it has "Best" in the title, it's most likely the worst.
@ComradeRachel8 жыл бұрын
was here abpit a week ago. Arkansas has alot of great abandoned stuff
@Myglowplug8 жыл бұрын
you have balls of steel my friend 👍
@dula.peep.7 жыл бұрын
Have you thought about going to these abandoned motel rooms & doing a regular old search like in Another Dirty Room, like just for laughs?
@DinnerForkTongue8 жыл бұрын
Nothing a good cleanup can't fix. The place looks very structurally sound - except the burnt area, that whole place has to be scrapped. Some of the big stuff in these dead motels are worth a ton of dosh in the right market. Those places are just asking for someone with a keen eye and a hardy truck to stop by and feast on the ownerless machinery.
@andrewbrendan15798 жыл бұрын
I was thinking much the same as you: the laundry machines, the furniture. Maybe there's a kitchen full of equipment and utensils and dishes. I hate to see the waste. I don't know the legalities and logistics but if a motel is closing why not sell the contents for a small price or just donate them or let people come and take what they want? I figure, how likely is it that those items will be used again unless there's a definite plan for the motel to keep going under a new owner? Too if there's a new owner it's likely the motel would be renovated and redecorated.---I agree: the place seems to be well-built. I also noticed that the fire was contained to one room.
@DinnerForkTongue8 жыл бұрын
Andrew Brendan Exactly. Gotta stop the squandering of assets, both usable real estate and valuable equipment.
@7oxxlaurenxxo78 жыл бұрын
Which was explored first? This or admiral ben bow inn?
@kdbosch8 жыл бұрын
yikes !! somebody had a heck of a time :( Thanks again Dan.... sure appreciate your posts
@handle21012 жыл бұрын
I bet that the scrappers have torn it apart now, leaving it unrecognizable.
@haggiefatigue29715 жыл бұрын
MAN, there is so much ridicule and outright hatred for Arkansas out there! I've never understood. While I do not live in PB, I have lived in this state all my life. I don't know what to say except that it is a beautiful state with generous, good people. I have traveled a lot in my life and I'm always glad to go back home to Arkansas. As far as videos, I guess you find whatever you go looking for. But after 50 years I can honestly say I've never heard banjo music in the woods behind my house.
@robmc98217 жыл бұрын
Pine Bluff is the skid mark of the south.
@EvolveComedytv8 жыл бұрын
Love these motels.
@60gator2 жыл бұрын
Creepy you could almost see the ghost of crack hookers going door to door at two am 😆 another good one thanx Mr.Bell
@GuntharYT3 жыл бұрын
its problaby in better shape than most places in pine bluff
@elizabeth85427 жыл бұрын
im just curious how yall got in without the Indian man from the motel next door to this one, coming in his Crown Victoria to ask" what you do? " what you do here?" he was always Johnny on the spot when i tried to go in. lol
@partheniaprather1425 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid it was a holiday inn my aunt was the manager of the resterant.
@corstingray3 жыл бұрын
Too bad you didn't locate room 105 and 107, Elvis stayed there in 1976. He stayed at 105, security at 107.
@tonyaeheman13968 жыл бұрын
I live in Pine Bluff our city moves around alot, it is to the expanding of different areas of town. It is not a funkytown. we are growing and expanding i used to live on highway 63 south, we have grown a whole lot, so Dan before you get your mind set on just one part of town you should travel to all parts of the town before you finish your trip.
@hy17623 жыл бұрын
No thank you
@xXbloodcandyXx188 жыл бұрын
That one dark hallway reminded me of the place in ahs at the end where they put all the little vampire kids
@DanBellFilmIt8 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5-5aaZom5isoqc : Just a few doors away.
@lildumplin99058 жыл бұрын
Hahaha Dan says I think I got enough ...Let's get out of this funky town lol
@darksideparanormal85968 жыл бұрын
Great Video Dan. I love all the Dead Motel Series videos as well.
@zaviancollins52587 жыл бұрын
Dan Bell / Film It i live in pine bluff I hate it here
@MakoClover7 жыл бұрын
Zavian Collins damn, hope you can escape
@LittleRockElevators7 жыл бұрын
Zavian Collins I used to live in Pine Bluff on UAPB campus and this place and the Crown Motel were awful.