Live from the Hotel Takeover: Etiquette, Chaos & Keeping Your Relationship First

We Took the Podcast to a Hotel Takeover and It Went Completely Off the Rails (Highly Recommend)

Okay. So here's how this was supposed to go.

We were going to sit down at the Texas Desires Hotel Takeover in San Antonio, pull up our notes, and give you a solid, genuinely useful breakdown of hotel takeover etiquette and how to keep your relationship the priority when you're in an environment specifically designed to make you forget priorities exist.

Great plan. Beautiful plan. Very responsible podcast plan.

And then we hit record in front of a live audience and absolutely none of that happened the way we intended.

What we got instead was 45 minutes of real, raw, completely unscripted chaos — because that's what happens when you mic up in the middle of a hotel takeover with your community around you, the music thumping outside, someone showing up with Whataburger at midnight, and Pris forgetting she was supposed to be co-hosting a podcast and not just hanging out.

We regret nothing.

First Things First: What Even IS a Hotel Takeover?

If you've never been to one, imagine this: an entire hotel — pool area, hallways, rooms, common spaces — taken over exclusively by the lifestyle community for a full weekend. No unsuspecting vanilla guests accidentally wandering into the wrong hallway. No keeping your voice down in the elevator. No pretending you're there for a sales conference.

Just two full days of good music, great people, themed rooms, pool parties, and the kind of vibe Adam describes as: "What I would think Woodstock would be like. Minus the laid-back music."

It's exactly as good as it sounds. Sometimes better. Sometimes murkier. We'll get to the pool thing.

Why This Episode Is All Over the Place (And Why That's Kind of the Point)

Here's the thing about recording live at an event: the audience becomes part of the show. And our audience — the Texas Desires crew — is not a quiet, passive audience. They're the kind of people who show up with Whataburger, flaunt their boobs when you pull into the parking lot as a welcome gesture, and will absolutely encourage Pris to announce her gang bang goals out loud to a room full of people.

So yes. We went off script. Repeatedly. Enthusiastically.

Because of all the live interaction, we'll be the first to admit we didn't do justice to the actual topics we wanted to cover. Hotel takeover etiquette is a real conversation that deserves a real episode. So does keeping your relationship the priority at lifestyle events. Both of those are coming in a dedicated follow-up where we can actually slow down and go deep without someone yelling something hilarious from the back of the room.

This episode is the warm-up. Consider it a preview. Consider it chaos with a microphone. Either way, we love you for being here.

The Stuff We Actually Got To (When We Stayed on Topic for Two Consecutive Minutes)

Open Door vs. Closed Door Policy

One of the most basic but genuinely confusing parts of hotel takeover etiquette. Open door means you want an audience — you're an exhibitionist, you're putting on a show, come watch. Closed door means privacy, or sleep, or both. Adam's methodology is to walk the hallway and listen. Silence behind a closed door? "This is bunk. Let's go over here." His words, not ours.

The Hallway as Social Hub

Hotel hallways at a takeover become the town square. Everyone mills around, conversations happen at 2 AM between people who just met, connections get made. The flip side: if you're someone who doesn't love being cornered in a hallway, keep your exits clear and remember it's always okay to say "hey, I gotta go find Adam." (Adam will be on the other side of the corner. Appreciating it.)

Pool Etiquette — Yes, We Have to Talk About This

Story time. Their very first hotel takeover. The pool started crystal clear. By midday it was looking like the Gulf of Mexico. Why? Because people were having sex in it. And also — and this cannot be overstated — people were using it as a bathroom.

Pris's PSA: "Ladies, do not have sex in the pool. Yeast infections are real and they are not the souvenir you want from a takeover."

Adam's PSA: "Don't poop or pee in the pool. It's just good etiquette. It's good etiquette anywhere, honestly."

You're welcome. We're here for you.

The Pre-Event Conversation

This one's actually important and they did get to it — the conversation you and your partner need to have before you pull into the parking lot. What are you expecting? What are you hoping for? What's the check-in plan? What happens if jealousy decides to show up uninvited?

Adam and Pris had this conversation twice on the drive over because Adam forgot the PA system 30 minutes from the hotel and they had to turn around in the rain. So they got extra quality time with their pre-event talk. Every cloud.

Fantasy vs. Reality

Adam's pre-event talk: "I want my penis to be tired after this weekend. Don't cramp my style."

Adam upon arrival, surrounded by people: "Don't leave me."

Pris's pre-event talk: She's going to go do her thing, she's independent, she doesn't need to be glued to Adam's side all weekend.

Pris upon arrival, tired from packing and the turnaround trip: resting bitch face, back against the wall, eyes narrowed at any woman who looks at her husband twice.

This is marriage. This is the lifestyle. This is the show.

Highlights We Can't Not Mention

• Pris was gluing the themed room decorations in the car. Nail glue. While they were driving. The room looked great.
• Someone knocked on their door at midnight with Whataburger. Pris would have given it up. She was in the shower. Both meats were delicious.
• The Fiesta room had chips and salsa. Adam found out after the fact. He is still not over it.
• DJ Alan Noon was on the decks and Adam's exact words upon hearing this were: "I fuck yeah. I can breathe. I know I'm gonna dance." Icon behavior.
• Their room had a doorbell. Adam is not answering it unless you have Whataburger or Dutch Bros. No exceptions.
• Pris is a people watcher. If you see her sitting quietly at the pool staring, she is not judging you. She is absolutely fascinated by you. There is a difference.

The Bottom Line on Hotel Takeovers

Even with all the tangents, a few things came through loud and clear in this episode: hotel takeovers are genuinely different from clubs. You have time. You get to actually know people. You can have sex during the day if you want to (Adam has feelings about this). Nobody is extra. Nobody is cliquey. And the vibe — at least at Texas Desires — is exactly the kind of low-pressure, high-connection environment that makes the lifestyle actually fun instead of stressful.

We'll go deeper on all of it in the follow-up episode. But if this one made you want to book a takeover? Good. That was the goal.

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