Entitled Influencer Asks For Free Hotel Stay, Gets Told Off By Hotel Owner

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Mar 12, 2020 6:00 PM EDT

We know that Millennials aren't all entitled cheapskates (we are Millennials after all) but we have to say that people like British YouTuber Elle Darby make us look really bad. 

Darby requested via email a free five-night stay for her and her boyfriend at a hotel in Ireland. Instead of paying the hotel, she would give the business "exposure" - the hotel owner was certainly having none of that and replied to her with a snarky email, which he has since published online. He even went on to ban all social media influencers from his places of business.

Do you think the hotel owner's response was fair or did it go too far? Let us know in the comments!

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    Email - "Hi there, I hope this email finds you well. I'm emailing in regards to a possible collaboration on social media my name is I work as a social media influencer, mainly lifestyle, beauty & travel based"
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    Email - "I have over 87,000 YouTube subscribers as well as 76,000 Instagram followers"
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    Email - "My partner and I are planning to come to Dublin for an early Valentines Day weekend from Feb 8th 12th to explore the area. As I was searching for places to stay, I came across your stunning hotel and would love to feature you in my YouTube videos/dedicated Instagram stories/posts to bring traffic to your hotel and recommend others to book up in return for free accommodation. Last year I worked with Universal Orlando in Florida and it's been amazing for them!"
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    Email - "Let me know if this is something you'd be interested in doing - I look forward to hearing from you!"
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    Email - Dear Social Influencer (I know your name but apparently it's not important to use names)"
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    Text - Thank you for your email looking for free accommodation in return for exposure. It takes a lot of balls to send an email like that, if not much self-respect and dignity.
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    Text - If I let you stay here in return for a feature in your video, who is going to pay the staff who look after you? Who is going to pay the housekeepers who clean your room? The walters who serve you breakfast? The receptionist who checks you in? Who is going to pay for the light and heat you use during your stay? The laundering of your bed sheets? The water rates? Maybe I should tell my staff they will be featured in your video in lieu of receiving payment for work carried out while you're i
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    Text - Lucky for us, we too have a significant social media following. We have 186k followers on our two Facebook pages, an estimated 80k on our Snapchat, 32k on Instagram and a paltry 12k on our Twitter, but Jesus Christ, I would never in a million years ask anyone for anything for free. I also blog a bit stuff on the internet. The above stats do not make me any better than anyone else or afford me the right to not pay for something everyone else has to pay for. m), which as far as I'm aware is
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    Text - In future, I'd advise you to offer to pay your way like everyone else, and if the hotel in question believes your coverage will help them, maybe theyll give you a complimentary upgrade to a suite. This would show more self-respect on your part and, let's face it, it would be less embarrassing for you. Here is a little video I produced which you may learn from: h
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    Red - Best regards, P.S. The answer is no.
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