Hotel Lobby AI Prompt: The Full Two-Person Prompt
The complete prompt behind the Hotel Lobby AI trend: two performers at one hanging mic in front of an orange wall, trading bars like Quavo and Takeoff’s 2022 COLORS show. Copy it, then read how each block keeps the left and right performers from swapping faces.
What you need
- @Video 1: a clip of the original Hotel Lobby booth performance you are allowed to use.
- @Image 1 and @Image 2: one clear photo per performer, face to the camera, waist up or full body.
- A reference-to-video model that accepts one video plus two images, such as Seedance 2.x.
The full prompt
Paste it as is. Length and framing already match the reference clip.
GOAL Use @Video 1 as the reference for movement, positions, gestures and camera timing, and generate a realistic two-person rap performance, landscape 16:9, 10 seconds. Two performers stand on either side of one hanging microphone in front of an orange wall and trade bars. REFERENCE ROLES @Image 1 alone defines Character 1, the performer left of the mic: face, eyes, hair (or fur), skin tone, body and clothes. Do not take the photo's background or pose. @Image 2 alone defines Character 2, the performer right of the mic: face, eyes, hair (or fur), skin tone, body and clothes. Do not take the photo's background or pose. @Video 1 is used only for the orange wall, the centered hanging mic, the fixed frontal mid shot, the turn-taking rhythm, the hand gestures and the closing wide shot. Never copy, keep or blend the original performers' faces, sunglasses, jackets or identities. CHARACTERS AND ANTI-SWAP RULE Character 1 always stays left of the mic, Character 2 always right. Each keeps the features of their own photo. If a photo shows a pet, it performs standing upright and keeps its own fur and face. The two are separate people for the whole clip: never swap sides, faces, hair or clothes, and never merge them, not during gestures, glances or the wide shot. BEATS 0s-3s: mid shot at the orange wall. Character 1 starts the verse into the mic and gestures forward; Character 2 nods to the beat and points. 3s-6s: Character 2 steps in and answers, pushing a hand out; Character 1 keeps the rhythm with both hands; they trade looks. 6s-8s: the camera moves in slightly; both swing their hands on the beat and point at each other. 8s-10s: the camera pulls back to a wide shot; both move to the beat on the orange stage. Lip movement follows the original audio line by line; gestures land on the beat. KEEP Keep the orange wall, the mic position and the lighting stable. Only Character 1 and Character 2 in frame: no third person, no background clones. Natural hands and limbs, no extra fingers, no clipping. No text, no subtitles, no watermark.
What each block does
Reference roles
Each photo owns exactly one character, and @Video 1 is limited to motion and camera. This is what stops the model copying the original performers’ faces or sunglasses.
Anti-swap rule
Fixing Character 1 to the left and Character 2 to the right, and banning swaps or merges, keeps both faces stable through the gestures and the wide shot.
Beats
Who raps when, written in order, so the handoff lands on the beat of the original audio.
Keep
Locks the orange wall, mic and lighting and rules out a third person, extra fingers and on-screen text.
Pet version
Cats and dogs work too. Use this shorter prompt with one pet photo for each side.
Use @Video 1 for movement, positions and timing only. @Image 1 is Pet 1 (left of the hanging mic) and @Image 2 is Pet 2 (right of the mic); each keeps its own breed, fur colour, markings and face. Both stand upright like performers in front of the orange wall and trade bars at the mic: Pet 1 opens, Pet 2 answers, both gesture with their front paws on the beat, then a wide shot of both moving to the music. Never swap or merge the two pets. landscape 16:9, 10 seconds, synced to the original audio. Only these two pets, no people, no text, no watermark.
Tips for better results
- One person or pet per photo. Crop people out of group shots and upload the crops.
- Avoid an orange top: it disappears into the orange wall.
- Swap @Image 1 and @Image 2 to swap who stands left and right.
- Front-facing photos with both eyes visible keep faces steady in the close shots.
Common problems and fixes
The two faces blend or swap halfway.
Keep the anti-swap rule word for word and make sure each photo shows only one person.
The original performers’ sunglasses or jackets appear.
Keep the line that limits @Video 1 to motion and camera, and use photos that show your own clothes.
The rap is out of sync with the song.
Use the original audio in @Video 1 and do not change the beats; the timing is taken from the reference.
Skip the prompt
The TrendSwap Hotel Lobby template already has the reference clip, this prompt and the original song set up. Upload two photos and download the video with the sound mixed in.
Make it from two photos →Hotel Lobby prompt questions
Does this prompt work with one photo?
No. Hotel Lobby is a two-person trend, so the prompt needs @Image 1 for the left performer and @Image 2 for the right one.
Can I use it for pets?
Yes. Use the pet version above with one photo per pet; both stand upright at the mic.
Which side does each photo take?
Upload order decides it: @Image 1 is always left of the mic, @Image 2 always right.
Is the song included?
The audio comes from your @Video 1 reference. In the TrendSwap template the original song is already mixed into the downloaded video.