If you searched for "Higgsfield Hotel Lobby", you have probably seen the orange-booth clips and heard they were made on Higgsfield. This guide covers how creators say they do it there, what that workflow asks of you, and a shorter route if all you want is you and a friend in the booth.
How people make the Hotel Lobby video on Higgsfield
Higgsfield changes its interface often. What follows is how creators described the process in their own tutorials in late September 2026, not official Higgsfield instructions, so check the app for the current version.
Both common routes run through Genjutsu, Higgsfield's video-to-video tool, which keeps the motion of an existing clip and recasts who is in it.
- Recreate a community post. Find a Hotel Lobby generation someone has already published, press Recreate, swap in your own reference photos and generate.
- Motion Transfer from the original clip. Get a copy of the Hotel Lobby performance, upload it as the source video, add reference photos and generate.
Either way, the output follows the original performance: its moves, framing and timing, with new faces recast into it. Generations cost Higgsfield credits, which vary by model, length and resolution.
What that involves
Higgsfield is a capable general-purpose tool. For this one trend, a few things slow people down:
- You need a starting point. Community templates come and go, and Motion Transfer needs the original video file first. Using that footage is your responsibility.
- Two people take extra work. Many tutorials recast one face. Getting both you and a friend into the booth means more references and more tries.
- The original song comes along. A recast of the original clip keeps Quavo and Takeoff's copyrighted track, which TikTok, Instagram and YouTube may mute, limit or remove.
- More knobs to set. Clip length, references, prompts and presets all change the result. Great for control, extra effort for a meme.
- An account and credits before your first video.
The faster way: two photos, one tap
RapVideo AI is built for exactly this format: two people, one orange booth, one rap. There is no clip to find and no prompt to write.
- Add photos. One photo of each person, or one photo of both of you. They don't need to be taken together.
- Pick a style.
- Original remake puts your two faces on the real 14-second "Hotel Lobby" performance, with the original song and choreography. It is the same result people go to Higgsfield for, without the source clip. Because the audio is the original recording, platforms may mute or limit it.
- New song writes original lyrics about your topic ("Jake's 30th birthday", "roommates since 2019"), then generates the picture, two AI voices and the beat in one pass. The music is original, so it won't match a copyrighted track.
- Generate. About 2 to 3 minutes later, both of you are in the booth, ready to download.
It runs in the browser on iPhone, Android or desktop. You can keep the default orange Hotel Lobby booth or switch to Luxury Lobby or Studio Booth.
Sample renders made with RapVideo AI. Your result: both people, each on a mic, 9:16 and ready for TikTok or Reels.
What it costs
A standard video (720p, 12 seconds, 9:16) is 10 credits. The single pack is $9.99 for 12 credits, and on the Basic plan ($29.90 a month for 100 credits) a video works out to about $2.99. If a render fails, the credits go back to your account automatically. See pricing.
Which one should you use?
| You want... | Use |
|---|---|
| To recast any video, not only Hotel Lobby | Higgsfield Genjutsu |
| Fine control over models, prompts and presets | Higgsfield |
| You and a friend in the booth, from two photos | RapVideo AI |
| The original Hotel Lobby performance without hunting for the clip | RapVideo AI (Original remake) |
| A rap about your birthday, couple, team or business | RapVideo AI |
| Audio that won't be flagged as the original song | RapVideo AI (New song) |
Tips for a better result
- One clear, front-facing face per photo, in good light
- No sunglasses, masks or heavy filters
- Half-body photos work better than tight face crops
- A short, specific topic beats a vague one: a name plus one funny detail
Before you post
- Only use photos of people who agreed to be in the video, and no celebrities or public figures.
- Takeoff died in November 2022, and some fans have mixed feelings about AI versions of the performance. Putting yourselves in the booth, rather than recreating the artists, is the respectful way to join in. The story behind the song.
- Post it vertical (9:16) for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
More on the trend: how to do the Hotel Lobby trend and Hotel Lobby trend ideas.
Higgsfield and Genjutsu are trademarks of their owner. This guide is independent, and RapVideo AI is not affiliated with or endorsed by Higgsfield, Migos, Quavo, Takeoff, COLORS or the song's rights holders.