A hotel guest has sent the internet into a frenzy after giving a tour of the wild ‘one-of-a-kind’ room that the front desk offered her at check-in.
US-based content creator Julia, who did not disclose her last name, took to TikTok to showcase the ‘Leopard’ room at the Saint Kate Hotel located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The space, packed full of quirky pattern and color, was created by artist Lon Michels in 2019 to ‘totally engulf the participant’ – and it did just that.
Julia’s tour was quickly flooded with comments as one viewer branded it as ‘giving Lisa Frank,’ in refence to the lifestyle company synonymous with its off-the-wall designs.
US-based content creator Julia, who did not disclose her last name, took to TikTok to showcase the ‘Leopard’ room at the Saint Kate Hotel located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The space, packed full of quirky pattern and color, was created by artist Lon Michels in 2019 to ‘totally engulf the viewer’
In the clip, which has so far been viewed more than 1.2 million times, Julia began: ‘This morning when I got to my hotel, the front desk lady asked me if I wanted a special one-of-a-kind room.’
Julia jumped at the chance as the employee confessed: ‘I’m just warning you it’s a lot so if you want to change rooms just call me and we can switch you.’
And the room did not disappoint.
Panning the camera around the space, which was covered floor-to-ceiling in a rainbow explosion, she explained: ‘It is completely leopard themed.
‘Every single square inch of this hotel room is leopard themed. It’s kind of slay.
‘It’s a lot. The ceilings, the floors, the closet, the bathroom – everything.’
The content creator continued: ‘Everyone keeps telling me that I’m crazy for staying in here but I think it’s too iconic to not stay in here.’
Julia concluded: ‘So let me know, would you be able to stay in here, having these deer stare at you while you sleep or is it too much?
‘Which is fair. I might be moving out tomorrow. Just kidding. I have to stay for the plot.’
Julia’s clip was quickly flooded with likes and received thousands of mixed comments.
On the one hand, there were those who were fans of the room as one person wrote: ‘I’m overstimulated, but I’d deal. It IS too iconic to give up.’
Another added: ‘Its honestly like a Midwest version of Kusama maybe.’
A third commented: ‘I agree, it’s too iconic NOT to stay there lol.’
Another follower said: ‘I would be so overstimulated and so honored.’
One person jokingly added: ‘You must have good vibes because the front desk lady must have been like, «Yep, she’s the one who’s going to like the room.»
Another humorously wrote: ‘Too bad the sheets weren’t leopard. Either commit or don’t. 10/10.’
On the one hand, there were those who were fans of the room as o ne person wrote: ‘I’m overstimulated, but I’d deal. It IS too iconic to give up’
But, on the other hand, some viewers were not a fan of the eccentric room.
One person wrote: ‘Waking up hungover here would destroy me.’
Another commenter added: ‘The fight or flight I received when you revealed the room.’
A third person added: ‘Nope. I could never relax in there. I feel dizzy just thinking about it.’
‘It’s a little overwhelming, I don’t think I could do it,’ a fourth person wrote.
One commenter wrote: ‘That would be like living inside a trapper keeper. I would have nightmares. No way.’
Pictured is artist Lon Michels (left) and his life partner Todd Olson (right) in the Leopard room in 2019
But, on the other hand, some viewers were not a fan of the eccentric room as one person wrote: ‘Waking up hungover here would destroy me’
In reference to the fear of repetitive patterns or clusters of small holes, another person added: ‘This would trigger my trypophobia.’
‘I never realized but I absolutely have a décor limit for hotel rooms,’ one commenter wrote.
Lon’s artist bio on the room’s plaque stated: ‘I have been painting for over 50 years and have completed over 3,000 paintings, having had numerous exhibitions.
‘My work is a part of many collections worldwide. I am delighted and grateful to Portrait Society Gallery and the Saint Kate Hotel for this opportunity to make you smile. Thank you.’
