Video: Hotel Owner Kicks Out “Dumb Democrat”

A Facebook user named Jennifer shares an unbelievable experience she had over spring break at the Crown Choice Inn & Suites in Mackinaw City, Michigan. According to Jennifer’s version of events:

  • She was going on a spring break adventure with a friend and their five kids, and spent a night at the Crown Choice Inn & Suites, which she says “wasn’t great,” but they were “determined to make the best of it”
  • Around 11PM her and her kids went to bed; her son heard water running and discovered that the bathroom was flooding
  • At this point Jennifer ran to the front desk, and the man on duty (who claims to be part of the family that owns the hotel) asked if she shut off the valve; she stated that she hadn’t, and was coming for help, as she didn’t know to do so
  • The man then states that it’s Jennifer’s responsibility because she refused to turn off the water, and he said he was calling the police to charge her with malicious destruction of property
  • At this point she started recording the interaction, and he calls her an “idiot,” a “dumbass,” and then says “start thinking with your mind, okay, stop being a Democrat, a dumb Democrat, go to your room, pack your stuff, and leave”
  • The group had to pack up their bags and leave, and they finally found another hotel with availability at around 2:30AM
  • Jennifer has waited several weeks before sharing this publicly, to be sure she wasn’t actually being charged with anything

Here’s a video of the portion of the interaction that was captured on tape:

Jennifer even posts the police report:

As you’d expect, this hotel has taken a beating on TripAdvisor, though reviews have now been suspended due to people who haven’t actually stayed at the property.

(Tip of the hat to View from the Wing)

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derek Diamond

I wonder what happened with the water. Could the same thing happen to your house?

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KC Guest

I think since this is a travel site and this happened at a hotel (plus the family owns many hotels and restaurants in that area), this is fine being here. It’s a heads up in case we ever end up there. The only person who made this political is the guy behind the desk, but even if he didn’t make that comment, watch and read what else he said. Read BBB reviews and Google reviews for the place, and you’ll see this is not an uncommon experience for travelers there. There’s even a review pre-dating this on Google where someone threatened to call the police on a guest. Btw, local media has a piece where business owners in the town are fed up with them. Also, when we check into a hotel, who goes into the room and immediately tries to find the shut off valves? Thinking about this now - most hotels I’ve been in have all the plumbing and pipes and stuff covered up. Lesson learned here: read the reviews (and I guess BBB reviews too) before booking a place.

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Aaron Guest

@Peter - No, please do not pull a TPG and totally eliminate comments. If the comments bother you, just move along.

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Josh G Guest

He's toast. https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/michigan/2021/05/28/mackinaw-city-hotel-employee-fired-after-yelling-at-guest-in-viral-video/

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Peter Guest

Do these BS comments help your bottom line, Ben? Because if they don't, seeing this idiotic D/R fight on literally every post has seriously detracted from this blog and ruined the once useful comments section. Why not just shut it off completely, or make a rule and just delete them (a lot of work!)? It has been a long time since I've read anything extra of value in them. And you constant political bickerers shut up and get a life, omg. It become so you cannot even talk about the weather without one of you idiots from either side bringing this garbage ad nauseam.

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