LOBBY TALK
NEW EPISODES EVERY FRIDAY

LOBBY
TALK

A weekly cartoon about the hotel industry with Cartoon Marcy & Cartoon Michael. Under two minutes. Over your lunch break.

See you in the lobby.
CARTOON HOSTS·REAL HOTEL TALK
TEAM CARRY-ON VS TEAM CHECKED BAGTHE DOG GETS A TURNDOWN BISCUITTHE KIOSK IS ASKING FOR A 25% TIPWE'VE DONE OUR TIME WITH QR MENUSJUST SHOW ME THE ROOM, HOTEL WEBSITETWO TOWELS, INFINITE GUILTTHE GOOD COFFEE IS DOWN IN THE LOBBYTHAT BUFFET IS NOT A FREE BREAKFASTSTILL LOOKING FOR AN OUTLETCOMPENDIUM. PORTE COCHÈRE. DISCUSS.MEET YOU AT THE HOTEL BARTHE MINIBAR IS NOT A SNACKHEATED WASHLET, CHANGED MANCHECKOUT IS 11, WE LEFT AT 11:04POSTCARDS ALL SUMMERBACK AFTER LABOR DAYTEAM CARRY-ON VS TEAM CHECKED BAGTHE DOG GETS A TURNDOWN BISCUITTHE KIOSK IS ASKING FOR A 25% TIPWE'VE DONE OUR TIME WITH QR MENUSJUST SHOW ME THE ROOM, HOTEL WEBSITETWO TOWELS, INFINITE GUILTTHE GOOD COFFEE IS DOWN IN THE LOBBYTHAT BUFFET IS NOT A FREE BREAKFASTSTILL LOOKING FOR AN OUTLETCOMPENDIUM. PORTE COCHÈRE. DISCUSS.MEET YOU AT THE HOTEL BARTHE MINIBAR IS NOT A SNACKHEATED WASHLET, CHANGED MANCHECKOUT IS 11, WE LEFT AT 11:04POSTCARDS ALL SUMMERBACK AFTER LABOR DAY
FOLIO 01 · THE SHOW

Hotels, travel, and the stuff in between.

Cartoon Marcy and Cartoon Michael on hotel tech, front-desk war stories, pre-arrival emails, airport snacks — anything worth 90 seconds. New one every Friday.

Watch the whole archive on YouTube
NEW EPISODE EVERY FRIDAY
NEW SERIES

Lobby Talk Explains.

We explain hotel technology companies like we're talking to a 10-year-old. No buzzwords. No next-generation anything. Just what the company actually does.

Hovr & Amaze Insights
EP 01Hovr & Amaze InsightsJUL 28 · 2:45
GUEST-FACING VIDEO

Hovr

Imagine you're trying to convince your parents to book a hotel. You tell them it has a pool. They shrug. Then you show them a video of people swimming, roasting marshmallows by the fire pit, and watching the sunset. Now they want to stay there.

Hotels already have great videos, but they're usually buried on social media. Hovr puts those videos right on the hotel's website and booking pages — where guests are actually making the decision.

Pictures show you what a hotel looks like. Video helps you imagine staying there. And when you can picture the trip, you are more likely to book it.

SALES & REVENUE DATA

Amaze Insights

Imagine you're the coach of a soccer team. After every game you want to know who scored, who played well, and what needs work. But instead of one scoreboard, everything is written across ten different pieces of paper.

Amaze Insights takes all the information the sales team uses and puts it into one dashboard.

A hotel manager stops guessing how business is going. Revenue up, group bookings down, one salesperson having an amazing month — all in one place.

All episodes & how to get explained →
YOUR TURN · PITCH AN EPISODE

Got an episode for us?

A hotel story, a gripe, a guilty pleasure you want us to roast — send it over. The good ones become episodes.

EP 38 · SUMMER TRAVELEP 37 · CARRY-ON VS. CHECKED BAGEP 36 · HITEC 2026EP 35 · PETS IN HOTELSEP 34 · TIPPING CULTUREEP 33 · COFFEE, PLEASEEP 32 · RESTAURANT REALITIESEP 31 · HOTEL WEBSITESEP 30 · HOTEL BATHROOMSEP 29 · NAME THAT BRANDEP 28 · AIRPLANE SNACKSEP 27 · IN-ROOM ENTERTAINMENTEP 26 · HOTELIER VS VENDOREP 25 · HOTEL BREAKFAST BUFFETSEP 24 · THE BEST HOTEL WORDSEP 22 · PRE-ARRIVAL MESSAGESEP 23 · 13 FRONT DESK QUESTIONSEP 21 · FAMOUS HOTEL BARSEP 20 · WORKING FROM A HOTEL ROOMEP 19 · VALENTINE'S DAY & HOTELSEP 38 · SUMMER TRAVELEP 37 · CARRY-ON VS. CHECKED BAGEP 36 · HITEC 2026EP 35 · PETS IN HOTELSEP 34 · TIPPING CULTUREEP 33 · COFFEE, PLEASEEP 32 · RESTAURANT REALITIESEP 31 · HOTEL WEBSITESEP 30 · HOTEL BATHROOMSEP 29 · NAME THAT BRANDEP 28 · AIRPLANE SNACKSEP 27 · IN-ROOM ENTERTAINMENTEP 26 · HOTELIER VS VENDOREP 25 · HOTEL BREAKFAST BUFFETSEP 24 · THE BEST HOTEL WORDSEP 22 · PRE-ARRIVAL MESSAGESEP 23 · 13 FRONT DESK QUESTIONSEP 21 · FAMOUS HOTEL BARSEP 20 · WORKING FROM A HOTEL ROOMEP 19 · VALENTINE'S DAY & HOTELS
FOLIO 02 · THE LETTER

Notes
from the lobby.

A short letter, every Friday. New episodes the morning they drop, plus what we noticed in this week's hotels. No spam. No "exclusive webinars."

01
Weekly episode drops

The new episode lands in your inbox Friday morning — before the algorithm gets to it.

02
Notes from the Lobby

One short letter, every Friday. Things we saw, hotels we stayed in, gossip we half-heard and are 70% sure we can share.

03
Name That Brand updates

New brand rounds, leaderboard standings, and the occasional challenge — straight from the game.

A TWO-MINUTE STAY · IN YOUR INBOX · CHECK OUT ANYTIME
FOLIO 03 · THE GAME

NAME
THAT
BRAND.

8 seconds per round
10 rounds per game
multiplier at 5+ streak
250+ brands · 8 parent companies

The hotel brand matching challenge. A brand flashes up — name its parent company before the eight-second clock runs out.

Name That Brand — Hotel Brand Challenge login screen. Click to play.
FOLIO 04 · THE STUDIO

Have a project?

Custom animated videos, brand partnerships, or a specific idea you want to bat around — send us a note. We read every one.