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Truth Teller
Jul 26, 2025
This hotel is NOT safe for solo Black women travelers.
On my birthday, I was ordered to vacate with only 30 minutes’ notice—punished for asking white guests not to stare at me while getting breakfast. I never cursed, never approached anyone. Jessica, the manager on 7/26/25, claimed I “harassed” them but couldn’t quote a single thing I said. When I asked for specifics, she deflected with “that’s neither here nor there.” She said she had me on camera—but I never even walked up to anyone. Her refusal to provide facts shows there was no harassment—just resistance to my dignity.
I told her I needed an hour to pack because I had a lot of items, but by 10:48 AM, at least five officers had shown up. I was humiliated, crying and coughing, while they watched me load my things. I asked for time, space, dignity—and got rushed and threatened. Housekeeping watched. Front desk watched. No empathy. Just laughter when I said, “karma never misses.” They mocked me while I wept.
This is what it looks like when a Black woman sets a boundary and gets punished for it. I was scapegoated, criminalized, and railroaded—on my birthday. I was retraumatized in a space where I deserved peace.
Jessica told me she “doesn’t believe in Black or white or supremacy” while upholding the very systems that thrive on Black silence and white comfort. That deflection makes it worse. She knows better—but still chose to stand with injustice. Neutrality in the face of racism IS complicity.
They couldn’t name a single thing I said because there was no wrongdoing—only resistance to my presence. I stood in truth. I showed restraint. I never cursed. I never escalated. I simply asked not to be stared at. That is NOT harassment—that’s a boundary.
Yet they moved against me as though I were a threat. I wasn’t given due process. I was denied time to respond. No specific statements were ever given. No real evidence—just vague threats, tone-policing, and dry sarcasm. This was racial gaslighting wrapped in a false display of authority.
Their actions weren’t rooted in law, but in fear of my voice—my audacity to be Black, aware, and unafraid.
I was escorted out in front of staff. My dignity trampled. The front desk failed—not just professionally, but morally. They didn’t protect me. They didn’t listen. They aligned with lies. And it hurts more when it’s your own people choosing white comfort over Black truth.
This was cruel, racially charged, and deeply humiliating. I was punished not for what I did—but for who I am and what I represent. And for the woman at the front who claimed to not “do race”—she enabled it. That’s worse than ignorance. That’s betrayal.
I left shaken, disoriented, coughing from tears—but with my head held high.
To fellow Black women: Avoid this hotel. Your dignity, voice, and safety deserve better. Speak up. Leave reviews. Don’t let them rewrite what happened. Document everything. We are not the problem.
JL
Joe LaFerriere
Jul 14, 2025
Check-in was fast and easy. Issues: No one at the Front desk from 6:55 - 7:27 am for check-out. Not in the kitchen, pantry, and no note at the desk. I finally wrote a note I left. Outside keyed entrances do not work, tried that evening to inquire at front desk...NO ONE around. Also, why would you upgrade the bathroom mirror to a nice one, but leave toilet paper to plug the old holes of the mirror replaced? Overall poor maintenance, shower OK, bed OK, HVAC system very noisy.