Hotel Lobby AI Video Generator: Two Photos, One Orange Booth
Upload two photos and Hotel Lobby AI puts them into the original orange-booth performance, in place of Quavo and Takeoff. Every move, every mouth shape and the original song stay exactly as they were. Friends, couples, pets or cartoon characters: one click, no app, no template hunting.
- Two photos, one click
- Original moves and song
- People, pets or cartoons
- 5, 10 or 15 seconds
- Runs in the browser
Your two photos replace the performers in the original COLORS clip; the moves and the song come from it. Rendering takes about 5 to 12 minutes.
Hotel Lobby AI examples
Two photos in, the 2022 performance out: friends, couples, pets and cartoon characters in the orange booth, every move and the song intact.
Two friends in the orange booth
The man in the cream sweater takes the left spot, his friend in the denim jacket the right. Every gesture lands where the original does.
Two cats take the Hotel Lobby mic
An orange tabby and a grey British Shorthair, standing up and rapping. The grey cat turns its back on the exact beat the original performer does.
A cartoon duo, 5 second take
Two 3D cartoon characters, the kind ToonBee is built for. They stay drawn in their own style while copying every move of the opening seconds.
A masked terrier and a white cat
Pets work best photographed sitting up. Both stand and gesture through the verse, the dog keeping its blue eye mask the whole way.
Blue shirt, burgundy blazer
Two strangers in the booth. Watch the right-hand performer turn away and come back on the beat, exactly as in the original.
A couple, full 15 seconds
The whole clip the trend uses, from the first line to the hand-off and back, with the song running underneath.
What is the Hotel Lobby AI trend?
"Hotel Lobby (Unc & Phew)" is a 2022 track by Quavo and Takeoff. Their performance of it for the COLORS channel, both rappers in a bare orange studio with one microphone hanging between them, became one of the most watched videos the show has.
In September 2026 it came back as an AI meme. People started dropping two photos into AI video tools so anyone could take Quavo and Takeoff's places: two cats first, then couples, coworkers, athletes, cartoon characters and grandparents. That is the Hotel Lobby AI trend, and the reason the orange booth is all over TikTok, Reels and X.
This Hotel Lobby AI generator works the way the viral clips do. It starts from the original performance, finds the two rappers and redraws them as the people in your photos, frame by frame. Camera, lighting, timing and audio are left alone, so the result syncs with the song because it is the song.
How to make a Hotel Lobby AI video in three steps
- 1
Upload the left and right photos
One person or pet per photo, full body or at least waist up, facing the camera. The left photo replaces the performer who raps first, so put the bigger personality there. The swap button flips them.
- 2
Say who is in them and pick a length
People, Pets or Cartoon tunes how the photos are drawn in. Five seconds is a cheap test, ten covers the hand-off between the two, fifteen is the full clip the trend uses.
- 3
Press "Make my Hotel Lobby video"
The clip renders in about 5 to 12 minutes and appears right here. You can close the page meanwhile; it lands in your History. Download the MP4 and post it, sound included.
Hotel Lobby AI prompts for other generators
The template above does not need a prompt. If you would rather build the scene from scratch in another AI video tool, these prompts describe the orange booth for any generator that takes two reference images. They recreate the look, not the original moves or song. Written for H3 Max, which reads your photos as Image 1 (left) and Image 2 (right).
Hotel Lobby AI prompt for two people
Image 1 is Performer A. Image 2 is Performer B. A vertical hip-hop music performance video. Performer A from Image 1 stands full body on the LEFT and Performer B from Image 2 stands full body on the RIGHT, inside a seamless matte burnt-orange studio where the floor and back wall are the same orange. One black studio microphone hangs on a thin black cable from the top of the frame at the exact center, in the gap between them; it stays hanging the whole time and nobody holds it. Performer A leans toward the hanging microphone and raps a confident verse with relaxed hand gestures while Performer B nods along and reacts; halfway through, Performer B leans in and takes over the verse while Performer A grooves and hypes them up. Keep each performer's face, hair, outfit and body proportions exactly as in their reference image, and never swap their sides. One locked-off, centered wide shot with soft even front lighting, no cuts, no zoom, no text, no logos. No extra people. Audio: a punchy trap beat with both performers rapping in turn.
Hotel Lobby AI prompt for two pets
Same booth, mic and shot as the prompt for two people. The pets sit upright, rap with small paw gestures, and the model is told to keep breed, fur color, markings and eye color. Copy it to get the full text.
Hotel Lobby AI prompt for two cartoon characters
Same booth, mic and shot again, rendered in the art style of your two references so they stay drawn rather than turning photoreal. Copy it to get the full text.
Three ways to do the Hotel Lobby AI trend
Every Hotel Lobby AI app falls into one of three camps. The difference is whether the original performance is used, and that decides how close the result looks and sounds to the clip everyone knows.
| Template on the original clip | Two photos and a scene prompt | Do-it-yourself recipe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Examples | ToonBee (this page), Higgsfield Genjutsu | Dreamina, Renoise | H3 Max or Seedance with the clip as a reference video |
| What you upload | Two photos | Two photos | Two photos plus a copy of the clip |
| Moves and sound | The 2022 moves and the original song | A new performance and an AI beat | Close to the original; the audio usually needs fixing |
| Looks like the meme | Yes, shot for shot | Same idea, different clip | Mostly, after a few tries |
| Effort | One click, 5 to 12 minutes | One click, about a minute | Several tries and some editing |
If you want the clip people will recognise, the template route is the one to take, and it is what this page does. The prompt route is quicker and cheaper but gives you a different performance.
Tips for a better Hotel Lobby AI video
One subject per photo
Crop group shots down to one person. Two faces in one reference is the usual reason a performer comes out looking like somebody else.
Show the outfit
The model copies what it can see. A full-body photo gets the shoes and trousers right; a selfie leaves it guessing.
Face the camera
Both performers turn and lean a lot. A clear front view gives the model the most to hold on to when they come back round.
Put the big personality left
The left performer opens the verse and owns the first half. Whoever should get the first laugh goes there.
Test short, then go long
A 5 second take costs a third of the full clip. Check the faces on it, then make the 15 second version.
Is Hotel Lobby AI free?
Not entirely, and we would rather say so here than at checkout. Redrawing two people into a real performance frame by frame is heavy work: a Hotel Lobby AI clip costs 350 credits for 5 seconds, 700 for 10 and 1050 for 15. New accounts get 100 free credits, enough to look around but not for a clip.
The smallest credit pack is 2000 credits for $29. Uploading photos costs nothing, and if a render fails the credits go straight back to your balance.
Use Hotel Lobby AI kindly
- Only upload photos you have the right to use: yourself, friends who said yes, your own pets.
- Leave out children and anyone who has not agreed, including celebrities and other public figures.
- Takeoff died in 2022, and many fans care how this performance is used. Keep it affectionate.
- Label the post as AI-generated wherever the platform asks you to.
Hotel Lobby AI FAQ
What is Hotel Lobby AI?
Hotel Lobby AI is the 2026 trend that puts two people, pets or characters into Quavo and Takeoff's 2022 COLORS performance of "Hotel Lobby". It is also what this page does: two photos in, the same performance out with your two in it.
Is Hotel Lobby AI free?
Uploading is free, but rendering a clip uses credits, from 350 for 5 seconds to 1050 for the full 15. The free credits on a new account are not enough for a clip, and failed renders are refunded.
Does the video have the original Hotel Lobby song?
Yes. The audio of the original performance is kept exactly as it is, so the clip is ready to post with sound.
Do I need one photo or two?
Two: one for the left performer and one for the right. A single group photo tends to blend the two faces, so crop it into two separate pictures first.
Can I make a Hotel Lobby AI video with my cats or dog?
Yes. Choose Pets and upload one clear photo of each animal. Cats are how the trend started; the template stands them up and keeps their breed, markings and eye color.
Who should go on the left?
The left photo replaces the performer who raps first; the right one takes over later, as in the original. Use the swap button to flip them before you start.
How long does it take?
Usually 5 to 12 minutes, plus any queue. The clip appears on this page when it is done, and it is saved to your History if you leave.
Do I need CapCut, Higgsfield or a template app?
No. Everything runs in the browser on this page, and you do not need to find or upload the original video.
Can I use photos of celebrities?
Please do not. Use yourself, friends who agreed, your pets or your own characters. Clips of real public figures made without consent can break platform rules and hurt people.
What if a face does not look right?
Try a sharper, front-facing photo for that side, ideally full body. Each take is a fresh render, so a second try with a better photo usually fixes it.
Ready for the orange booth?
Two photos and one click is all the Hotel Lobby AI template needs.
Upload your two photos