Hotel Guest's Stalker Problem

[@hakasims]

From loudly announcing a guest’s room number to actively protecting them from stalkers, Natalia has come a long way

[@Arryiii]

Real!

[@theelephantpig3662]

We love character development!

[@cloverheart]

i was just about to comment this! talk about character development, so proud of natalia ❤

[@franziska9260]

girl probably thought something like "omg i couldve accidentally helped someone like that i am SO LUCKY someone shut me up before i did that"

[@numeroe77]

Because Natalia learns from her mistakes :)

[@Riomy13]

Stalkers are usually a very weird mix of being insanely crafty when it comes to getting information and at the same time being absurdly naive and stupid when it comes to realizing what they're doing.

[@Elithrae]

The majority are suffering from severe delusions, where they're convinced that the object of their desire wants them in return and that outside forces are getting in their way. Thus that mixture.

[@blueturtle3623]

Was once in the psych ward with a woman who was planning a wedding with a man who wanted nothing to do with her. Similarly, I've gotten calls from the hospital's phone number from a man who I'd blocked on everything I can. These people are not mentally well, but by no means are they stupid.

[@Darkstar1484]

It's also important to remember that it's depressingly much easier to stalk someone with modern technology and data brokerages. Like it or not a person can do quite a lot to track someone if they have the money.

[@Akari-br7ci]

​@@Darkstar1484 I honestly try not to think about it

[@Super_Nova739]

​@@Darkstar1484and whether you put that information on the internet or not, someone else might, even companies can, which is very dangerous. And some people make it too easy by oversharing.

[@JuliaSin]

Still cant stop laughing at Nat. Maybe she learned the lesson about why you never say the room number allowed. Whoop whoop thats the police lol

[@AlbertaGeek]

* aloud

[@Mathman2021]

Same

[@HariSeldon913]

Yes, she really seems to enjoy a little 'whoop whoop'. 😺😺😺

[@amethystenergeticgemscospl8250]

I love this

[@ZeldagigafanMatthew]

If I heard a hotel clerk actually do that "whoop whoop that's the sound of the police" I would fall over laughing.

[@audreym3908]

I would've also moved the guy into a different room if one is available and have his original one vacant temporarily, just in case she somehow snuck in the hotel without anyone noticing anything.

[@Utriedit215]

You definitely don’t work in a Hotel because you will definitely get in trouble if you purposely leave a room vacant they care more about money than anything

[@audreym3908]

@@Utriedit215 I said temporarily. What if the stalker does somehow get into the room their victim they're stalking was staying in originally but a new guest was checked into that room when the victim was switched? That would call for a big lawsuit if anything happened to the new guests, especially if the new guest was female (single or with another person, doesn't matter, since the crazy stalker will just think that's her ex's new gf and attacks her when she's completely innocent and then finds out what happened, will definitely press charges against the crazy ex and sue the hotel for not having the room vacant for reasons like this).

[@Hationor]

​@@audreym3908Actually you would get in trouble for claiming a room is vacant when it's not. In situations like this you do what Jess did in the video. Deactivate all cards to that room and move the guest to another

[@chrishubbard64]

@@audreym3908 Agreed on all points. First step after confirming a stalker would be to demagnetize the keys which was done, then move the poor bugger to another room. Preferably as far from his original as possible. And yes, leave it empty for a night or two just in case. Its possible they sell out every night and that might be an issue but considering the alternative is to risky crazy stalker girl shivving an innocent woman or attacking someone she thinks is her ex, id say the single vacant room for a bit is the better choice both morally and financially as a lawsuit is more expensive than an empty room. .

[@conniecondra4535]

@@Utriedit215 what about moving John to another room and putting a new guest in that room?

[@sandrablanchette2239]

I can understand why the stalker was confused about who checked her in. Everybody who works in that hotel looks alike!

[@eldergeek6077]

Some people are not great at remembering faces or names. I'm guilty of this.

[@rickraber1249]

Wow, you're right! Almost like they're clones!

[@Allantitan]

@@eldergeek6077I’m also guilty of this. Hell I could have known someone for 10 years and there’s still a chance I’d forget their face and name

[@memovilmx6239]

just like if them were the same person.

[@Eklulu10]

These characters were a glitch in the matrix

[@Heroshii15]

I'm imagining Natalia training a new hire who also has a tendency to say room numbers out loud. The trainee defends it, but then Natalia says "See, I once thought like that, and then we had this lady..."

[@andreimircea2254]

That would be so amazing!!!

[@kelelizabeth]

Your videos have made me a bit extra when I go to hotels now. One recently announced my room number TWICE at check in (I'm a single woman staying alone) loud enough for anyone to hear and he couldn't understand why I wasn't happy about it.

[@Elithrae]

Yeah, no, at that point, I'm getting a manager to change my room. That's not being a bit extra. There's a REASON that video with Natalia was made, why this one was made. This stuff can, and does, happen. And hotels have a duty to their customers to provide them with proper safety procedures, especially something as simple as not saying the room number out loud where anyone can hear it.

[@rickraber1249]

Once I was asked for my phone number by a clerk, so I leaned it and said it very quietly. Whereupon the nitwit repeated it back to me VERY LOUDLY. Nice one, especially as this is Mrs. Rick speaking.

[@Allantitan]

@@Elithraeexactly for all they know a guest could be trying to hide from an abusive ex while they either figure something better out or someone they trust shows up

[@aneclecticchick]

Because they wouldn't think to act a certain way themselves, many folks don't think about the "bad" reasons that might be motivating the person in front of them. I've trained many FDAs and until I started laying out all the reasons why you don't want to give out a guest's room number or other info (and illustrated them with some true stories) they had a hard time getting why the rules are in place. I'd rather be yelled at by someone for not transferring a call when they don't know the room number than EVER confirming by accident that a specific person was staying at the hotel... [But I've had to deal with crazy stalkers at 2am when I was the ONLY employee at the hotel (and an unarmed female one at that)-- so I know that safety comes first!

[@joannmorgan3967]

I actually talked about this with a video teller. My bank just started rolling this out through the ATM you talk with a person online through the ATM for your transaction and it acts as a same day transaction not next day. The manager stood with me as I did this for the first time. He had me read him my account number. I told him after that there should be a way to key it in rather than say it out loud because as a woman by myself usually that it made me nervous. He acknowledged that there is a way but he forgot and he admitted he should have done so.

[@emilychance1426]

Stalkers really are a special brand of crazy. I'm thankful that the dude who stalked me wound up in jail and hope he stays there.

[@brigidtheirish]

I'm thankful that my general, mild paranoia has helped me *avoid* a couple likely stalkers. One was a guy who got *way* too insistent on being friends after helping me move stuff from my car to my new apartment. A friend had recommended his services, so he had my number from me calling him. He got weird, so I blocked his number. I'm also not friends with the person who recommended him, anymore, but for different reasons. The other was just a random dude who started hanging out at one of the fishing docks I used. He started following me as soon as I left the dock, so I took a... creative route home. Didn't use that dock for quite a while after that, too.

[@scarcat666]

Always love watching the full skit in one go. Thanks so much for putting these together for us.❤

[@rorybrowne4973]

Aye!

[@justmutantjed]

Such a good skit. The indignation as the ex got caught out and still insisted she had "EvErY rIgHt" to be there... I get so many customers we 86'd pulling that, so it's satisfying to see it get properly "rewarded," even in fiction.

[@OptimumTaurus]

Actually non-fiction. Ms Vanel's skits are based on real-life situations she and other hotel workers have encountered, with obviously the names of the people and hotels involved changed, which is fairly common practice. A work of art is only considered fiction if it's made-up whole cloth. This would be non-fiction because it's based on real events.

[@haonshiney]

I love this skit! The bartender was hilarious :D

[@pennybast3953]

Seriously. Her bartender persona is badass.

[@HariSeldon913]

Sounded to me like the bartender was trying to give her a chance to leave peacefully

[@saraolson7730]

We need more bar scenes!

[@idontknowhowtochangemyusername]

Right? She’s my favorite character!

[@TheSkandranon]

When the last short came out, I rewound it over and over just to watch the bar tender, lol

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

She's so coocoo for cocoa puffs, she's a double scoop lol. 2:40 the 'oh yeah I get to call the police' face lol.

[@The_Dudester]

Of the 8 1/2 years I managed a hotel, we never had a problem with a stalker, but I saw one go horribly sideways at a Six Flags park. During the off season I picked up some security shifts because actually I worked in their fire department. With that said, late on a Sunday evening (off season) this male employee came from within the park and ran, at high speed, through the security office. Seconds later, he ran through again. As he did, the dispatcher pointed and yelled "OUTSIDE!!" Two of us ran to the building's front porch to see this demented woman try to enter the front porch with the jagged remains of a glass coke bottle. We tried to stop her, but she slipped and actually fell on the broken bottle, which entered her body through the solar plexus area. The woman was crying and reeked of alcohol. The other officer ran inside and got the first aid kit. The dispatcher saw it all happen and called 911. I could only apply direct pressure to the open wound. Police got there first and quickly gave both of us gloves. We washed our hands with rubbing alcohol, then put on the gloves. The ambulance took about ten minutes to get there. They just decided to do a "scoop and go" with police escort. It turned out that the woman had broken the bottle bashing in her ex-boyfriend's car windshield.

[@Nancy-bm5bf]

Damn karma got her

[@MandaRenegade]

That bartender look looks AMAZING on you, Jeesica! The smokey eye and the tousled but put together hair, you look awesome! ❤

[@aymericdeascalon4590]

I always find your skits entertaining, but also very impressed with the amount of work you put into them. Looking at this one, I think I counted six different characters, not just with lines, but each character had completely different wardrobe AND MAKEUP... Unless you are twins, triplets or more, you actually cleaned off makeup to do it differently for each character and completely changed clothes. Really impressed.

[@Rheilffordd]

I stay in hotels a lot working for the airlines, and I’ve learnt so much from your videos, so thanks! I recently had an experience where one random night a man opened the door of my room unannounced! I politely greeted him before he just shut the door and fled, I wasn’t going to have it, so rang reception straight away to see if they could intercept him there. They did, and I went down there to have some firm words on this, however, the truth then came out! It turns out that he was also staying in the same hotel, had locked himself out, went to get a new swipe card key for his room, but accidentally quoted my room number (Instead of his) and the reception staff member lapsed on protocol and didn’t check his details when they reissued the key 🙄 So apologies from everyone all round and a $100 meal and bar voucher later 😂

[@Elithrae]

Good! You deserve to be compenstated, that could've gone SO much worse. Genuinely sounds like the dude wasn't trying to be a creep and just made a mistake, but the *desk staff,* wooow. Not cool, folks. So glad you were duly compensated and Jessica's videos have helped you out!!

[@RikatheInsectQueen]

Thanks for all these skits. I use them to show newer staff why we do the things that we do. They are perfect little scenario examples

[@christinebutler7630]

I work on health care, not hospitality, but girl, i feel for ya! When stalkers barge into the ER thats a whole other level of crazy. I worked in a city hospital that had an actual police mini station in the hospital!

[@SchuminWeb]

The "I called it!" line at the end really completes the whole thing.

[@christiebolden2288]

I worked at a resort as Head of Housekeeping. And let me tell you some of the things I have seen and heard of are insane!!

[@04279]

Nice to see the full skit now. This is such a crazy story. Thank you.

[@Escobeezy]

WOOP WOOP it’s the sound of the police! 😂 🤌🏽 that was perfect

[@ochiucminh2733]

I love front desk manager so much. She is so calm and elegant

[@t47328]

A bit scary too

[@IulianYT]

I once tried to catch up with the courier (don't remember exactly why, he probably delivered some extra packages) and left the room without key. But since it wasn't the first day at the hotel, and there weren't that many people in the hotel then, people at reception recognized me and gave me an extra key without issues :)

[@cornishbird3326]

It's the bartenders response that gets me😂

[@eliztl2394]

"Or maybe you've been um- stalking him.. you might wanna turn around." "Wha- Whats going on?!" "WOOP WOOP its the sound if the police!" This part killed me especially the "WOOP WOOP" Lol

[@nazeehaletsplay4366]

I love the bartender character! Her style and humour is so cool and i really wanna see her more often 👀

[@chrishubbard64]

To those new to the profession and similar ones, I get it, all these extra steps are a hassle and often causes upset customers who ARENT stalkers, but this skit is the reason why all those confirmation steps and careful information exchanges are done that way. Because 99 times out of 100 its useless, but that one time its not could save a life.

[@StephenEhrlichPhotos]

Thanks for putting all the "chapters" together into a single KZbin video. I loved it as chapters, and having them in a single video is AWESOME!

[@nickorange4881]

the different looks, amazing! each person has a different vibe its so good.

[@MatsuyoRific]

Gotta love the part where she makes things even worse for herself by resisting arrest 🤣

[@c.barrett5114]

I mean I definitely sucked at handling break ups as a teen. Writing long poetry, making embarassing heartbroken posts, crying at every school dance, but this is scary!!!

[@anttibjorklund1869]

"I haven't even seen him!" That's kind of the point.

[@RyanHellyer]

It's cool to see it all in one go now. I'd been following along as each episode was released as a short. I shared it with my girlfriend just now; she works in a hotel.

[@washellwash1802]

You really can't blame her for confusing the front desk staff. You gals could be twins! 😉

[@conniecondra4535]

This just joined my favorites list with "Entitled Jerk" and the one about the breakfast and pool. Love them.

[@brettlarch8050]

WOOP WOOP! THATS THE SOUND OF THE POLICE! 😂

[@MystFox1314]

The delivery on that line was amazing

[@gasukimomo]

I don’t why but it’s so satisfying when Natalia says, “hi mAaM” 😂

[@lins918]

I rarely have the opportunity to go to a hotel. At 71 I do very little traveling. But I have a question for you. On the rare occasion I do, why are handicap accessible rooms at a higher rate? I understand they have different amenities but it still seems like discrimination to me and my senior citizen friends.

[@Kestral287]

Usually it's that they're of a room type that's not the cheapest option. I.E., if my cheapest rooms are queens, but my handicap is a king, then I'm going to charge the same as my other kings for it. Whether or not that's right is a whole discussion of course, but that's the justification. Also, sad as this is - when they are the cheapest room, they tend to get picked up quickly by people who don't need them. Especially since there's usually fewer of them in the hotel that presents its own kind of problem, where someone who actually needs the room can't get it because someone else snapped it up to save ten bucks.

[@lins918]

@@Kestral287 Okay that makes sense. We wondered because the one place we go the only differences we see are the accessible shower and the rooms are in back the farthest away from the office. In fact the ofc gal told us the rooms are 17% higher. So we did wonder when we've had people in both types of rooms during the same stay and the only differences were the shower and location. Decor, bed size, everything else the same. I guess we thought the rate should be the same but yeah I see where the availability would suffer. Thanks.

[@zydration3538]

The office girl gave an exact percentage of the higher price? Come tf on.

[@aneclecticchick]

In the US, by law, hotels above a certain size must have one ADA room for each room type they offer (and I think they must have more ADA rooms per type, for a larger hotel -- but I'm not 100% certain). Those ADA rooms have to be offered at the same price as the non-ADA rooms of the same type. However, there is no rule about who is allowed to BOOK an ADA room, which means that it's very possible than someone able-bodied booked an ADA room because it was the last one available of the room type they wanted, or the ADA room was the cheapest remaining type of room & all the others were of a different & higher-priced type.

[@TheReversingGuy]

"I can't believe you don't recognise me" ma'am you're not the only guest who has set foot on this hotel

[@kahlanwilliams267]

It's a testiment to how you play multiple characters that I thought to myself "I wonder who's cash that was?" Before realising, it didn't matter as you were handing it to yourself.

[@reh303]

Man this miniseries was both hilarious and terrifying.

[@fuhgetabatit1051]

I just love Natalia’s hunger for drama 😂

[@mrgrumpy75]

I've never worked in hospitality but I did work in retail when I was in college, and I've worked in IT tech support roles for the rest of my career. And whilst the situations change, the sense of entitlement never does !! Thanks so much for making me laugh so much and making such awesome videos !! Loving your stuff.

[@turdwranglers2517]

I love your stuff. I have never worked in the service industry (other than McDonalds back in the early 80's) but have stayed at my fair share of hotels and I never knew crap like this happened. Your stuff is amazing and I love ALL the charachters. You're fantastic!!!

[@Purplies_ryujin]

Omg I love the extended cuts and them put together! ❤

[@FaithFelicity1]

"WOOP WOOP ot's the sound of the police"😂😂😂

[@fiathla]

Finally, the extended version: I missed one of the episodes and was expecting this one 😊 PS- can"t believe you lost 20$ to Natalia 😅

[@leonb2637]

Stalkers can be deadly, so it is necessary to take proper precautions. It can be some addled fan of an actor or singer, or a estranged spouse, boy/girl friend. There is also that someone is trying to get into the room to rob/steal valuable property, business documents, a computer.

[@disorderlymatron5534]

There's NOTHING like hotel drama! I went from working in hotels as an assistant manager/night auditor to EMT lvl 2 and still think on the drama of hotels. Can confirm that getting a chance to be in a way "involved" in the drama was always a highlight of the day. From cheating spouses getting caught, people trying to hide their "mistress" in the lobby bathroom, producing porn in the room, and pool drama it was always something to make a shift go by faster.

[@jasonbernal9348]

Been waiting for this! Love it!

[@maxcalhoun1978]

Love your stuff. Never worked in hospitality, but you nailed corporate speak with the manager when she asks you to " notify myself and law enforcement ". If I notified myself that call would go to voice mail because I would be calling myself. Management hates little words ( like ME ) when they can use bigger words even when the small ones are the correct ones. Keep all the content coming, and you'll keep getting the subscribers you deserve. Thanks. Smashed that Subscribe button , and rang the bell!

[@WhiteTiger333]

Loved the shorts and so much fun to see the series in one go! :D

[@ShahafNah]

Definitely the best skit you ever made! This story is so crazy

[@Aabergm]

The level of excitement you showed when the stalker showed back up is amazing acting. It was actually disturbing.

[@SpringStargazer]

I LOVED this series. I was actively looking through the shorts for updates.

[@elizabethfout3817]

I can NOT get enough of your skits this one is probably the best one yet

[@necrotic-bones]

oh the timing on this is perfect. I work at a hotel (that looks VERY similar to the background photos of the front desk... is that a candlewood suites?) and just the other night I had to call the cops with my coworker and have someone trespassed from the property. He was a guest but he was ALSO asking for another guest's room number and personal information after harassing the girls I work with for two days straight

[@Gen-ZBlondie]

Ok but I love the workers besties they’re so funny😂

[@stowers157]

Jess, you are truly talented. I am really surprised that you are not making movies. You have so many different looks (all are beautiful). You make the characters really come alive.

[@misskingii]

I'm so glad you make long form skits! They're so funny and entertaining!

[@mightymadzak]

Love your full skit videos! You are very creative and a pretty good actress!

[@erikasalinas6685]

I can see the long version the whole video! Thank you your skits are awesome! I love you an Rebecca

[@bec2224]

Okay, I think your stalker character is the best character yet, you really play the part magnificently.

[@Rosebuddutchess1313]

Oh my goodness I know that it is still not done this is awesome. Thank you so much

[@Izzzzzzzzzzzzzzy-g7g]

OMg Best one yet I love the juicy drama ❤❤ also if this was a real scenario I am sorry but THis one was just so jucy so much tea let the tea spill

[@herbie_the_hillbillie_goat]

Good work Jess. This is probably my favorite one yet. 🤣

[@DanielleBaum]

this is one ofy favorite skits you've done!

[@njjen3953]

This was great. Thank you.

[@Mathman2021]

I want to see the conversation with Natalia and Liz! That convo would probably be HILARIOUS!

[@dizzysdoings]

Glad you put them all together. 😂

[@greensteve9307]

"Coo-coo for cocopuffs" I've only ever heard one other person say that.

[@lovetolovefairytales]

I say that all the time! 😂

[@flamedphoenix84]

wow, that was fun to watch. Love this content and it is good to learn from what could happen even if I know this has happened before it is good to see that outcome were good as well.

[@QwertyDFTBA]

Natalie's smile lmaooo. Every hotel needs Natalia to get the good gossip too

[@charlottesilber1687]

This was great. Thanks for sharing.

[@Voltaireish]

Natalia knows that some people`s stupidity is infinite. You go, girl. :D

[@Andrew-ep4kw]

At the end, our little stalker may have even pickup up a resisting charge.

[@TheSkandranon]

Awww man, I would have liked to see Jess in a police uniform. That would have been awesome!!!!!

[@froebelvergara4759]

I was waiting for this fully

[@a1r9a9shi99]

Yup, stalkers are crazy and I don’t understand why some people don’t understand: I don’t want to see you, please don’t contact me again directly or indirectly as in trying to ask about me from people that know me.” …it’s not ok and people need to get a life.

[@EvilTwin559]

I once had someone show me a badge, tell me he was a detective investigating a crime and needed information on a guest. Turns out he was a private investigator so we had him trespassed. The guy tried a second time so we pressed charges and he was charged with trespassing and impersonating an LEO.

[@Nionivek]

My personal theory for how she is stalking him... probably tracking him through his bank/credit card. How she learned his room number? I ain't got the foggiest.

[@SensationallySilky]

not WOOP WOOP that's the sound of the police... I see you with the good KRS-ONE reference

[@Lisnoir1]

This is so funny...scary as all get out but still funny. Please keep up this type of videos!! Thank you for the giggles.

[@RhyperiorRanger]

Ah yes the extended cut

[@GiveMeCoffee]

That could be a good strategy to deal with stalkers since the hotel can ban someone from the premises on behalf of their guest's security, provide footage and witnesses to the police when they tresspass.

[@NickPiers]

I love the bartender character. Her "Girl, no." cracks me up. That's the kind of bartender that's had to deal with a lot of bullshit.

[@flexiblenerd]

3:40 I love how you said that, it's hilarious. XD I had to listen to it again a few times, rofl.

[@kristiestorie6978]

Loved this total skit!! ❤😂😂

[@liorashiri6036]

I was actually waiting for this vid to go out. Like it!

[@MariaT95211]

The weather or NOT you are his wife killed me😂

[@KhloeElizabeth-k5x]

Woop woop it's the sound of police 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

[@daysoftibbs]

Jessica VanEl. Literally saving lives!!

[@cosmogal627]

I know a girl who did this and it was her ex husband and they did give her a roommate and she hid behind a curtain until you showed up. He did tell the front desk, but somehow somebody didn't get the memo or did their job properly. Which is probably most likely

[@sandykauffman8856]

I'm so Glad I found this Channel , I've Loved the Shorts and I'm glad I could finally Subscribe and keep watching you pouring that T.

[@acedreamer2004]

Natalia called it😂

[@madelineryan548]

The only room she’ll be staying in is at the “Grey Bar Hilton” in other words she’s going to jail

[@Caramel6027]

That is the most ridiculous way I've seen that put, but honestly, I love it 😂

[@Cat_chan420]

As you did a story on this, I have a weird question that comes with a story... The question is: what do you do to prevent "professional escorts" from using your hotel as their "work room?" The story: A few relatives and myself visited Colorado and stayed in a hotel room together. We wound up changing hotels a few times due to other issues (hotel management asking several VERY personal questions about finances when the room was already paid for, a huge wedding, bedbugs, etc...) however the last hotel we were in was, in some ways, the weirdest. When we walked in someone was trying to offer random people drugs, someone had peed in the elevators, and random people would knock on the door at night claiming to be looking for someone. The thing that threw me for the hardest loop was seeing several "call girls" leaning against balconies or walls. Most were ignoring us or verbally friendly (presumably to find if any of us were interested). However when 1 tried to literally follow my relative into the room WITHOUT being invited was when we had to contact the hotel to remove her. As I don't see this sort of thing in most other hotels, I was curious about deterants. Thank you, and keep being awesome 😊

[@parkerteo8708]

So fun story Long story short my Uncle travels for work and happened to get assigned a hotel where we live, so he gave me his keycard and let me use the room for a few nights as it's really nice, he just told me to lay low. One night, the fire alarm went off at 3am and I panicked and ran outside without the keycard. I told the front desk this and they made me a new one no questions asked, and as I'm heading up to my room I'm thinking "yknow he probably shouldn't have done that lol... and I probably should've just gone home and called him about it in the morning lol"

[@Mathman2021]

The full skit has more in it! Which is AWESOME!