A video that has gone viral on social media shows a hotel employee in Kansas City accusing a Black man of smoking on the hotel property. The incident took place at the Extended Stay Inn in Kansas City, Missouri. The video, which was posted on TikTok by user @locclarry, captures the employee asking the man to go inside his hotel room and claiming that he was not a registered guest.
In the video, the man questions the employee, asking why he is being asked to go to his room. The employee responds by saying that he is asking the man to go inside because the hallway smells like smoke. The man then questions whether that means it was him who was smoking. The employee requests that the man put his camera down, but the man refuses, stating that the employee had been knocking on his door multiple times and that he had asked her to leave them alone as he was feeding his son. He suggests that if she is the front desk person, she should call them on the phone instead. The man also mentions that he is praising God.
The confrontation continues, with the woman demanding that the man check out of “her hotel,” to which he responds that he will check out at 11. There is a brief exchange before the employee instructs them to start getting ready and walks away.
The video does not provide any context about what happened before or after the recording started. Additionally, the exact date of the incident is not mentioned, but the video was posted on October 20th.
In the caption of the video, which has gained over 700,000 views, the man accuses the woman of lying and claiming that she had complaints about them. In the comments section, he clarifies that he was at the hotel with his wife and son, and they were registered guests.
Many people criticized the employee for her handling of the situation, while others placed blame on the man for how things unfolded. One user commented that the employee was unprofessional and needed to leave people alone, despite being the manager. Another person suggested that the man and his family were indeed smoking in their room.
@locclarry was contacted by Atlanta Black Star for additional details, but no response was received. The phone number listed for the Extended Stay Inn is no longer in service.
