Hotel Review - All Time Low at the Hampton Inn Merriam

This hotel used to be a fairly regular stop for me during my work travels. About a year ago they began renovating the property. For some reason, the renovation has been dragging on for ages and the quality of the hotel just took a nosedive. I was excusing some of the issues due to the circumstances but things just got worse with every visit. I decided to shoot a room review video knowing that I might not be staying here much longer, but what I found made this my last visit ever to the property.
I can't believe the worst room I have ever been given was at a Hilton property. On the upside, they credited me some points and moved me to a slightly better room with a mattress that wasn't soaked in pee.....
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[@thecarwashelevatorfanatic7433]

OMG someone call in Gordon Ramsey, This Hotel is HELL. (Hopefully everyone gets the reference).

[@LinxFox]

Nah call Dan Bell, he and Another Dirty room will have things to say.

[@thecarwashelevatorfanatic7433]

SgtMays So true.

[@warrenf5821]

@@LinxFox But what will come first, the Fox reboot of "Hotel Hell" with Gordon Ramsay, or the next episode of "Another Dirty Room?" lol

[@NathanDavisVideos]

Either that or Rick Serra and Dan Bell for their "Another Dirty Room" series!

[@NathanDavisVideos]

@@LinxFox THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT TOO!!! LOL!!!

[@filmer765]

For a Hilton property, there is no excuse for a room like this and its totally unacceptable. At least you did the right thing and got another room. Never in my travel career did I ever see a mattress soaked in pee.

[@LisaMarli]

That is terrible. Housekeeper should be fired. And the owners should be seriously questioned. Hampton does have certain standards, they aren't high, but cleanliness is one of them.

[@spookily1661]

That is factual they have lower standards as they are bottom of Hilton

[@cynthia_spnfan22]

The Elevator Channel: My name is Cynthia I been watching your video's ever since 2017 and I think you do a woundful job on them.💖💖💖

[@SocksThePup]

6:53 Me when I walk into a stall and see that someone forgot to flush

[@4GSR]

Almost threw up when I saw the bed! OMG!

[@JoshCraver9000]

That is just unacceptable; especially for a Hilton hotel!

[@elevcarwashsirensandmore21]

Yeah, this is not normal for a Hilton property

[@ericsturniolo]

Dude what the heck... making me wanting to inspect hotel rooms before getting comfy...

[@kathikamholz1493]

Yeah, me too

[@user-lu4xp7iv8c]

ems318 that’s what you are supposed to do. Check for stuff like this, and ALWAYS make sure to check for bed bugs like remove your sheets and lift up your mattress and stuff👍🏿stay safe

[@HFPTravels]

We’ve wanted to stay here before but this review changed our mind. Thanks for the room tour!

[@ashleyevans9810]

that bed omg looked liked kids drunk to much soda lol and that toilet seat holy moses!

[@evanbart4109]

Great video 😀👍👍 I’ve stayed at Hampton Inns and Homewood Suites, for as long as I can remember, and this is just awful! I only remember changing rooms a handful of times in a decade and a half!

[@misterhat5823]

Where's Rick? This looks like a place for Dan Bell to film Another Dirty Room.

[@texasgamer2148]

B R I N G B A C K A S B E S T O S

[@josephtafur]

I agree

[@NathanDavisVideos]

@@texasgamer2148 OMFG I remember that from one of the episodes! I believe it was the one that was in Detroit that ended-up getting shutterd because of it. 😂

[@dawnm7544]

That mattress was gross, I would definitely get another room.

[@Fantech0104]

Ew!! Not very good at all for a Hampton Inn.

[@garbage854]

WOW !!!!! Glad you changed room's

[@FloridianElevators]

For a Hampton Inn, this is UNNACCEPTABLE!!!! And I thought I was the only one who had a bad experience at a Hampton!!! (The one in Morehead City, NC)

[@DespicableBastard]

So what happened at the front desk? And I'm sure corporate will reach out to you. Keep us informed!

[@CityWalks]

I'd like to know this too?

[@joshplaysmc4893]

Same

[@FreewayInterstate]

Yuck. Might not be a Hampton for much longer...

[@Elevatorboy886]

Haha

[@ReinSouls]

Had a similar thing with a hotel near my brothers college. We usually frequent the chain (I will omit which one) when we travel and NEVER had a bad experience. Rooms were always clean and nice wherever we went. But the one near my brothers school was atrocious! Like we've stayed in hole in the wall budget hotels just for a nights rest better than that place. We filed a complaint with corporate and the next time we were in town, when I was starting college (went to the same school). It was good to see that hotel no longer barred the labels of the chain it did when we stayed there. Note: This was quite a few years ago. Out of college now.

[@ryanfrisby7389]

Had the same thing with a Super 8.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

@@ryanfrisby7389 Is Super 8 better or the same as a Motel 6?

[@JimBeary]

I could feel your pain Jacob! Haven't heard you so horrified in ages. At least you still get to travel around a lot though, right? Looking forward to more plane&train reports!!

[@carselevators930]

Welcome back!

[@zel600]

watching your videos has definitely taught me to set higher expectations for these hotels. when i can, i normally book airbnb instead for that homey feeling, but if i’m in a hotel i at least expect a certain level of cleanliness.

[@thewildeeper]

I'm much more grossed out by the toilet seat than the bed. This place is being run by people who are half assing it. Still 4.1 stars on Google, though

[@Elevatorboy886]

I think it should 2 stars on google

[@jonc3806]

@TheElevatorChannel No one didn’t pee on the mattress, it was soaked with coffee due to an accidental spill. They’re not supposed to be drinking coffee in bed when they wake up.

[@IsoscelesKramer]

I think you had two people giving each other golden showers on that mattress... Yech!

[@twcguy5853]

So was this worse than the inn at the peachtrees

[@RaccoonGamingRails]

This is one reason I started doing hotel review videos of my own when ever I stay in a hotel. That matriss is inexcusable! Yuck.

[@myotismon767]

The bathroom looks like they just didn't clean it.

[@chadrodick1161]

I work for a doubletree by Hilton in Las Vegas and let me tell u THIS IS UNEXPECTABLE FOR A HILTON!!!!!!!! Hilton has this little saying, If you aren't happy, we will make it right. For a Hilton even if its Hampton (Hampton, Tru & Home2Suites is consider low quality hotels for hilton but you will still get the same Hilton Service) I am shocked and amazed to see this place looking like a Dump. I would get in contact with Hilton ASAP and voice your concern. They will make it right more then the hotel will

[@egtravel]

OMG!!!! Now I'm going to turn down all the bedding when I visit a hotel! That's inexcusable! 🤮

[@jehovahharvey6362]

Hey Jacob Bachta. I have a question for you: If you do come back to Texas, would you check out the car washes in these towns: Canton, Grand Saline, Mabank, Quitman, Emory, Athens and Van? Thanks, Jehovah Harvey.

[@21xd09]

Omg that's disgusting! That is absolutely unacceptable!

[@georgef551]

Never mind TJ visiting this place, Dan Bell needs to.

[@troyadamsjr5740]

The elevator channel was in a hampton inn , banning California they was smoking weed next door

[@ttWhite]

I guess you can call this a 'gold' star review

[@gladfan1989]

AY YI YI! Thankfully you got another room. That bed, the smoke detector(or lack of one) and that toilet seat, are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO inexcusable. Other things I would've just used a Clorox wipe on, like that tray table, and called it good. I sure hope this Hampton's manager sees this, is majorly embarrassed and does something to fix this room.

[@idl3k_elev]

WTF....they should throw that horrible mattress out to the junkyard and get a new one. That's so unacceptable.

[@walter4525]

Hey Jacob, ever think of reaching out to the Another Dirty Room crew and do an episode with them?

[@rickyflo6840]

I worked at a Hilton Garden inn and Hampton inn and This really shocked me.

[@kansascitysouthernfan6966]

Damn... no words. Completely unacceptable.

[@crownking3752]

where is the video where you had the ice in the old fridge

[@gregtrain1]

firstof all, I'd complain and ask for a cleaner room! Then I'd say what you saw on trip advisor. Enough said!

[@MisterMikeTexas]

I would demand a cleaner room.

[@mackpines]

Wow! Absolutely gross. I would never expect this from a well trusted brand like Hilton.

[@ianmumford7176]

roadsterfan Hampton is owned by Hilton. I would never expect a Hilton property to be like this.

[@jasonkeller6082]

@@ianmumford7176 Only the Atlantic City Hilton beats this Hampton Inn for Worst ran Hilton property

[@Newberntrains]

I stayed at a Hampton in Summerville SC that was filled with mold wrecked my allergies like I had the flu I will make sure to bypass this one if I need a room in Kansas City (am in St Joe for the night hahaha)

[@ThyessnkruppDover3717]

Did you get a new room or you sleep in couch

[@michelinman8592]

Competition for Inn at the Peachtrees?

[@Gosh_Josh]

That thing you thought was a smoke detector appears to be a mount for a ceiling fan

[@elevliamyt]

That's absolutely terrible for a Hampton Inn.

[@coasterlover1994]

Bad for a Hilton, but quite good if that was a Days Inn. Be on the lookout for a nameplate change as Hilton kicks out franchises that don't meet standards.

[@josephpruett6388]

You would think if someone crapped on the bed and peed all over it, they would replace the mattress. Obviously these are tightwad cheapskates that think people aren't going to notice. Good on you Jacob for pointing out this kind of stuff.

[@adelaideautowashes]

6:30 I hope you brought a sleeping bag, or know how to set up the pullout sofa.

[@joehammond2586]

Totally unacceptable, really gross.

[@leostechnikkanal]

3:05 that looked like a ceilling fan mount .

[@thealexpshow782]

The matress has it's own story

[@RakelDaNell]

They don't use mattress covers to prevent this?! Seriously...

[@ericbywaters5266]

Wow and I’m glad I’m working there anymore the house keeper was really mean to me

[@eclipsemoon2b]

That’s why I check the mattresses first and work my way around from there. Bring a blacklight and a pair of rubber gloves just in case. Just because you think it’s a high end hotel doesn’t mean housekeeping is doing their jobs correctly. I stopped staying in hotels and started staying in houses and those can be worse! Guy across the street from me found bed bugs in his Disney rental house and they practically had to burn the house down!

[@SamG2808]

Tell the front desk

[@NathanDavisVideos]

Uh-oh! Looks like someone shitted the bed!!! Someone call Dan Bell and Rick Serra... We got "Another Dirty Room" for them to check out!

[@FloridianElevators]

Or they took a massive piss or someone was Murdered...

[@ELEVrjATOR]

Ah I LOVE When hotels have no smoke detectors!

[@michigancarwashchannel6353]

6:39

[@blueauraretriever]

If you think this is bad, you'll love the tropicana's west tower in Atlantic City. Their rooms are horrid according to what I've heard from guests at the hotel FRIRND

[@ElevatingArizonaByGageWilliams]

This hotel has what you would call “regal inn” quality because the regal inn in tucson got bad reviews, some including complaints about bed bugs

[@williamholm8379]

Hi Jacob you need Tell the hotel management about the bed

[@sunflowerpwr.8821]

They should have a mattress cover to protect the mattress too expensive not to take care of.

[@DCRiley]

This is like a bootleg Marriott Residence Inn--but with a considerable amount of "yellow."

[@504RoadTrips]

We stay in Hamptons frequently and almost always get a free upgrade to a studio. That studio isn’t typical of what we’ve seen, in that it has a separate bedroom. We’ve encountered the lack of utensils in the “kitchen” area and some of the hotels have signs that say you have to request them. Hampton is usually pretty good but it is the bottom of the line of the Hilton chain. It’s great if you’re on a budget but it’s no frills. This looks like a conversion from a different brand of hotel. And they have some staffing problems in the housekeeping department. Lack of good lighting has continually been a problem, so if a light doesn’t work, it’s especially bad. That bed stain would have had me on the phone with Hilton Corporate before I could put down the camera. I’ve actually seen worse at a Hampton but that was before I started doing hotel videos. Hilton has since dumped that property.

[@504RoadTrips]

William Stonehocker I wasn’t aware than Hampton was ever not a part of Hilton. Most of the ones we’ve stayed at are much newer than 20 years old. With the exception of the one in Chattanooga by the airport that had exterior doors and everything in the room was dripping wet. That’s the property they dumped. It was previously a Motel 6. Not sure why Hilton had even allowed it to become a Hampton.

[@drp0425]

@@504RoadTrips FYI, the Hampton Inn franchise was created by the owners of Holiday Inn. They were sold and have been sold a few times before being bought by Hilton. Hampton Inn was a purely new build only franchise meaning little to no conversions. There were a few conversions prior to 2010, but very rare. After 2010, Hilton is allowing a lot more conversions, but much stricter standards than a new build. The first Hampton Inn was built in Memphis, TN currently operating as a Motel 6. The Chattanooga location was also a new build (their 2nd property). The property expanded twice by adding two additional building to the rear. One of the rear buildings has interior corridors. The property lost is Hampton flag last year. The front building is being converted into a Quality Inn while the rear buildings are being converted into a Clarion Inn (currently operating as a Rodeway Inn until renovations are complete). There are still Hampton's operating with exterior corridors, but it is becoming super rare as Hilton is purging a ton of hotels out of their system. There is one I know of in Dalton, GA.

[@drp0425]

William Stonehocker In Hampton? No. The new owners of this particular property (2nd Hampton Inn Shallowford Rd ever built) are converting the property to Choice franchises.

[@TheMM1215]

Yuk! What is with you and sticky tables, Jacob?

[@matthewreed1078]

Not sure if you're aware of this or not but most of the Hampton Inn locations are franchise I found this out the hard way

[@ianmumford7176]

But they need to meet the high standards of Hilton or else they won’t have their franchise for long

[@islandcityelevandesc]

Blech! That mattress was gross :P

[@fredbearssquad4425]

He could of slept on the pull out couch

[@Venturafirefanatic]

This is hell. Get Gordon Ramsey here in the NEXT TWO minutes

[@Venturafirefanatic]

What camera do you use???

[@kelj4517]

It was not that bad! A little piss is apart of the Hampton experience 🤣🤣

[@kathikamholz1493]

This is making me SO NOT liking hotels now

[@RossTheGenMan]

For a room that discusting they should have given you another room free of charge or severly discounted. If the mattress was a least cleaned and only the stain remained maybe its ok (why wouldn't they at least turn it over?) but that toilet seat there is no excuse for that one. Even if the mattress was ok I would have left the room just for the toilet seat. Thats Fing discusting.

[@lormarina]

I almost gagged when I saw that. Oh my god.

[@JonstrHLd]

Mattress looks very gross and disgusting. Whatever that is, it’s stained pretty good.

[@ryantossell6694]

Cannycart also calls it a Mini Bar.

[@ryantossell6694]

Oh that’s to bad.

[@WillWatchAnything]

That is terrible for any hotel room much less a Hampton. Complete 100% housekeeping fail.

[@user-tl5qp5pj6d]

That is not good to sleep in. I would contact the front desk and request to move into a cleaner room

[@Beautytrinkets]

Review the firesystem

[@pjay9875]

Definitely reminds me of ADR by Dan bell

[@Daniel28021991]

Haha yeah I heared Dan in my head say "Someone peed the bed again!" :D

[@pjay9875]

Daniel28021991 lol that’s what popped in my head too

[@trishoconnor2169]

And you know, if the management had flipped the mattress, he probably would not have seen the stains. But I guess it's no surprise that at a place where housekeeping didn't clean the toilet seat (or somebody with access used it after it was cleaned?), they would be too lazy to flip a mattress. "Eh, nobody will notice. Who's gonna take off the linens?" Well, here we are!

[@CityWalks]

Such a disappointment. I stay in Hampton Inns a lot and they are usually very nice and a great, affordable hotel for families. This is definitely below standard. I hope you let national org know. That toilet seat is disgusting! -Henry

[@LeifendethOfficial]

At 8:35: Calcium deposits, from a continuous leak that isn't ever wiped up? Either way, the place looks seldom cleaned... Gross! :/

[@antonioblocker3292]

Looks like 2 ppl were killed

[@ryanfrisby7389]

What If Gordon Ramsay and Dan Bell visited here! At the same time and did a Joint Epsidoe

[@trevorbetty939]

Yes! Get Rick in that room!

[@MisterMikeTexas]

The Comfort Suites (Choice Hotels) I stayed in was much cleaner than this. That crap stained bed was shocking! And so was the pee stained toilet seat. Definitely below par for a Hampton franchise.

[@RobbYarber]

Wow, this turned into Another Dirty Room real fast, LOL.

[@5knico156]

6:41 is anyone going to ignore the fact that the stain looks like a shape of a heart

[@spencermorgan225]

That's definitely a sign people were having sex in the bed. Inexcusable nonetheless.

[@SamSitar]

room by room lets them renovate each room as they want.

[@davidhbingham6812]

Hope you showed the video to the HOTEL MANAGER when declining the room ! Definitely a NON-STARTER without smoke detector 😠

[@gojl5567]

While I would hope they would replace the mattress, at least flip it over so people can’t see it.

[@Elevatorboy886]

I would probably report the pee on the bed to the staff

[@trishoconnor2169]

No "probably" about it. Heck, not just the staff at that location (after all, they're the ones who decided to just keep using a soiled mattress), but also corporate, and maybe the local health department, too.

[@Elevatorboy886]

@@trishoconnor2169i have had some not great experiences with Hampton chain

[@JaffaGaffa]

Heck..... call in CSI.

[@hotelfan9936]

i thoght hampton inn was a nice hotel!, but this room is oviesly discuting and disturbing!:(, good thing there was a sofa bed there for backup!

[@ianmumford7176]

Every Hampton I’ve stayed has been a pleasant experience. This is surprising.

[@hotelandelevatorreviewsofm3643]

6:22 (AD) Come to Hampton Inn Merriam if you want to have the *WORST* Nightmares you had! You can enjoy a full almost clean kitchen, a nice (well, sorta) living area, and a TOTALLY SLEPT IN BED! Don't worry about having to share a bathroom because there's two! (ENDBEAT) Hampton Inn Merriam NOW HIRING! We HATE our jobs!

[@lukebell8768]

Can’t be worse than Inn at the peach trees

[@kamaltv6048]

Turns into "Another Dirty Room" about 6:30 into the video. Just missing cockroaches and bedbugs

[@bridgetraveler7700]

If I were at that hotel I would give it a one star review if I were in your shoes Jacob from the Elavator Channel the bed was very gross and the bathroom sink piping wasn't properly tighten so it leaked into the cabinet and the toilet seat was very gross too with stains.

[@3dkidsartfairs]

This appears to be the MOST DISGUSTING Hampton Inn room I've seen to date. My dad's stayed at many Hampton Inn's and other Hilton properties, and I'm sure he would never like this.