[ waves lapping ]
TAYE: Do you need an escape?
♪♪♪♪
Are you stuck in the daily grind?
♪♪♪♪
Have you lost your groove?
Well...
Ladies, this is your moment.
Here in the Dominican Republic,
three sexy singles in their forties
and the prime of their lives
will check in to the Groove Hotel.
[ bell dings ]
We have everything you need.
Oh, and there is one more thing.
♪♪♪♪
The hotel is filled with...
hot...
young...
men.
♪♪♪♪
These men may be half their age,
but in this paradise, we're turning the tables.
WOMAN: Mmm.
[ women moaning ]
TAYE: And it's gonna get juicy.
So, come on down to the Groove Hotel.
[ laughs ]
WOMAN: Mmm! [ chuckles ]
[ bell dings ]
[ "Good Vibes, Tan Lines" playing ]
♪♪♪♪
- Customer arriving. Smile. Big smile.
♪♪♪♪
- May I help you? - Hi.
Thank you. Hi!
- Hi. - Oh, my God.
Wow. I'm here.
Thank you. - Welcome to the Groove Hotel.
- Thank you so much.
This is gonna be my home for the next month.
You know, like, I live here now.
♪♪♪♪
This is amazing.
How you doin'? I'm Steph. I'm 41 years old.
I am a singer, and I come from Miami, Florida.
Wow.
- And please, make yourself home.
- Thank you so much. Awesome.
The reason why I decided to come to the Groove Hotel
is because I have been single now for seven years.
I sit at home with my cobwebs, wrapped up, watching TV.
I'm ready to date younger guys.
Steph needs some sexy time.
Like, I need some sexy time in my life.
♪♪♪♪
Oh, my God.
♪♪♪♪
I have been married.
I married my son's dad when I was 19 years old.
[ gasps ] Oh, my God.
When I told my son that I was coming here, he laughed
because he knows that I've never really been into younger guys.
Unbelievable.
The reason why I'm open to dating younger guys now
is because of what I've been through.
♪♪♪♪
- ♪♪ Never back down ♪♪
STEPH: When I first turned 40,
I found out that I had breast cancer,
and it was the scariest thing.
-♪♪ No holding back now ♪♪
STEPH: So I ended up having to have a double mastectomy
a month and a half later.
Getting implants was not an option.
So my back muscles are now my breast muscles
I can't believe this.
And now all of a sudden,
you know, I don't just have little scars --
I have huge scars.
But I feel like life after cancer
has put me in a different position.
Whoo!
I'm ready to get back into my thang, you know?
[ laughs ] Get my groove back.
[ laughing ]
I'm here to have a good time.
- ♪♪ And we will rise above ♪♪
[ upbeat music plays ]
PEDRO: Here they come.
♪♪♪♪
- ♪♪ Put your hands in the air ♪♪
BROOKE: Hi!
This is literally a dream.
This is what I've been dreaming of.
How are you? - Welcome to the Groove Hotel.
- Thank you so much.
My name is Brooke.
I'm 42 years old and I'm from Los Angeles.
This is so beautiful.
I am a personal trainer and I love younger men.
There's something about them.
Energy-wise, we're --
we're a good match.
♪♪♪♪
Oh, my God.
- Oh, my God! - Look at you.
- How are you? - Hi, what's your name?
- I'm Brooke. - I'm Steph.
BROOKE: I am just so excited to actually, you know,
meet women that are kind of
in the same place as I am in life.
- You are a queen. - So are you, doll.
I do have some high expectations for the Groove Hotel.
I want a partner for life,
someone that I can have a family with.
I want a baby. I want to have a child.
I just want it all. [ laughs ]
Are you ready for this wild ride?
I've had a history of falling for the wrong guy.
I've been really sucked up, yeah, manipulated.
I'm just gonna take one day at a time.
But if my husband is here, like...
like, [bleep]
That's -- That's some real shit right there.
This place is a dream.
- It's a hot girl summer. - Hot girl summer, for sure.
♪♪♪♪
- Hola!
I'm excited to finally reset here at the Groove Hotel.
- Welcome to the Groove Hotel. - Oh, gracias.
Hi, I'm Sparkle. I'm 43 years old.
I'm a beauty entrepreneur and I'm from Atlanta, Georgia.
It's beautiful!
- ♪♪ Are you man enough? ♪♪
♪♪ Man enough for me? ♪♪
- Okay! - Oh, my God!
- Look at you! - Hi!
- How are you? - Everybody's so beautiful!
SPARKLE: If these two beautiful women
are having the same struggles I am...
I'm Sparkle. - Hi, Sparkle!
- ...then the Groove Hotel might be the remedy.
- What brought you here? SPARKLE: Girl, I need a reset.
- I know that's right. BROOKE: Right?!
SPARKLE: I need a reset. STEPH: I know that's right.
And I heard that the Groove Hotel...
STEPH: Okay. - ...is where I can reset.
- Okay! [ laughs ]
- Part of the challenge of being a successful entrepreneur
is probably finding work-life balance.
I've had my business in the salon for over 17 years,
but this is the year
that I decided to close my business and focus on me.
And even my son is ready for me to focus on my personal life.
- ♪♪ Aim high, dream big ♪♪
SPARKLE: He wants me to start dating.
I'm still vibrant, sexy...
And I'm young and spry.
So, you know, they got what I need here.
And I need a place and group of men that reflect that.
[ laughter ]
I love the fact that I'm experiencing this
with other women that are my age.
- ♪♪ I found my girls, oh yeah ♪♪
- This is home. I'mma click my heels.
- Okay! [ laughs ]
I mean, it could be a little intimidating,
especially because it's younger guys.
So at least having other women,
I mean, we're here together. It's like a sisterhood.
♪♪♪♪
I haven't really, you know,
dated younger, so I'm a little...
- Oh, girl. They're fun. - ...a little nervous.
- 'Cause Lord knows the older guys
just aren't cutting it right now.
Dating men my age is God awful.
The most singlest guys that I've met are married.
I don't want nobody's husband.
Have you dated younger before?
- No, but I need vibrant. I need a stallion.
BROOKE: Yes. - And I need big feet.
- [ laughing ]
- I'm just waiting for all the goodness to come.
Bring on the men. I am ready for them.
♪♪♪♪
- ♪♪ The king's back, baby ♪♪
- Ladies, ladies, ladies.
[ all shouting, laughing ]
- It's Taye Diggs!
- That's my guy! - Hey!
What is happening? What's happening?
- Oh, my God. - How are you?
- Wow. - Good to see you.
- Nice to meet you.
- Welcome. Welcome.
- The true groove. - Welcome. Welcome.
You guys look beautiful in your colors.
- Taye Diggs, still looking good.
Fine as wine.
Sexy chocolate drop.
- Now, Sparkle, Brooke, and Steph,
welcome to the Groove Hotel in the Dominican Republic.
♪♪♪♪
- Thank you so much. - Thank you!
- Each and every one of you are here because
there might be something missing.
SPARKLE: I'm in my prime
and I don't want to waste these good years.
These good, juicy years.
- Over the course of your time here,
you'll be able to enjoy once-in-a-lifetime adventures
and enjoy hot days and romantic nights.
You know what I'm talking about. - You know what I mean?
- [ laughs ] - You like romantic nights?
- I like romantic nights, I like adventures,
I like romantic adventures.
- Excellent. Y'all are ready.
[ laughter ]
Every experience you have here
will be bespoke to you specifically.
We have a concierge here -- you tell him your wishes
and we'll make them all come true, for real.
♪♪♪♪
On that note, in the next villa over,
there are 24 hot young men.
♪♪♪♪
STEPH: 24?
BROOKE: 24?! - Yes.
STEPH: Oh, my God.
♪♪♪♪
- 24 amazing, beautiful men.
Line them up.
- ♪♪ For this jelly ♪♪
- Tonight, you and the men staying here at the hotel
are going to attend a dance party.
You know how to dance? - What? Please!
- You know how to dance. - Hello!
- Now, at the end of the night,
each of you will select the men that you want to keep here
to join you on your journey. - Mm. wow.
- Now, the men are guests here, too.
But if they're not helping you find your groove,
you might as well send them packing.
- If we're not growing, you're going.
[ chuckles ]
- This is your journey, so please enjoy yourselves.
Anything's possible.
Good luck. - Thank you.
- And I hope you find what you're looking for.
STEPH: Me too! BROOKE: Thank you.
- I have no doubt. TAYE: Bye-bye! Enjoy!
- I have no doubt. - Wow!
TAYE: The Groove Hotel!
- This is crazy. - 24 guys?
Whether I find love, whether I find a fling,
whether I find this, whether I find that,
I know I'm gonna find something.
We gon' find something here.
So whatever it is we're gonna find,
I'm gon' be lookin'.
- Did he say 24 hot young, or 24 young hot?
- I heard 24. BROOKE: Hot and young.
STEPH: I heard 24. That's all I heard.
- Hot and young. That's all I heard.
- I'm ready to groove.
I'm ready to...
not tell.
[ laughs ]
This generation of younger, they're much more confident.
- Absolutely.
- They're much more assertive. STEPH: Facts.
- They've got their stuff together, and, you know,
it's not the day of old where they're young and dumb.
- No.
[ all laughing, whooping ]
- You are an animal. You are a flat-out animal.
- You're making me blush.
- ♪♪ The OG is back ♪♪
- Hey, hey, fellas!
[ all cheering ]
- That's Taye Diggs!
TAYE: Can I have your attention?
Boom! Taye Diggs walks in. And I'm like, "Yeaaaah!"
That was crazy, you know? - What up?
AKIO: Stella's got her groove back, the Groove Hotel.
Yo!
That's dope.
- How y'all feelin' today? [ cheers and applause ]
Alright, you look like you're ready to have a good time.
Now, you're all here because you want to explore
new romantic opportunities
with women who have a little bit more to offer, right?
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
- Yes, yes, yes. - Yes, sir.
I came to the Groove Hotel
to have an experience with an older woman.
♪♪♪♪
My name is Gary. I'm 30 years old and I model.
I love a woman that can teach me something.
- ♪♪ Just wanna get closer to you ♪♪
- These are sexy, sultry,
established women of depth and experience.
These are women who don't need a man, but they want one.
- Ooh! - Yes, sir!
♪♪♪♪
- From birth, I've been attracted to older women.
- ♪♪ We're thunder and lightning ♪♪
- My name's Cru, I'm 30 years old,
and I'm a tattoo artist.
- ♪♪ Electricity ♪♪
CRU: Sixth grade, I would get in trouble on purpose
'cause the student teacher, she was a smoke show.
Well, yeah, I'd get in trouble so we could, like,
have detention together.
- ♪♪ Thunder and lightning ♪♪
- [ laughs ]
- Now, some of you have never dated older women before,
but some of you exclusively date older women.
- I've always been attracted to older women.
♪♪♪♪
My name is Luis Fernando Garcia.
I'm 28 years old and I am originally from Cali, Colombia.
♪♪♪♪
Me and my ex-wife met when I was 21.
She was 59.
♪♪♪♪
- All of you have an opportunity to spend time
with the three amazing women staying in the next villa over.
- Oh! - Three?
- Yeah, we got three. - Three? Three, bro.
- Okay! Okay!
- Competing for -- for three women, man.
That's just like... This is crazy.
For every woman, it's like eight dudes.
- Competing for the love of three women,
it's -- it's a tough situation to be put on,
but I'm the guy that could help any women get their groove back.
- Now, here at the Groove Hotel,
you all know age is just a number.
And speaking of numbers, there are a lot of y'all.
But listen, there won't be for very long.
At the end of the night, the women will ask some of you
to check out of the Groove Hotel.
- Man, I'm not going home. - I'm not worried.
- And not worried about it. TAYE: So, please, have fun.
But remember, this vacation won't last forever.
- You know, I thought we would have a little more time
to get to know them, but this is crazy.
- So, listen -- get dressed,
because tonight, the party begins.
[ cheers and applause ]
- Nobody stands a chance against me.
My name is Josh. I'm 24.
I work as an investment analyst.
Dating an older woman is a power move, know what I'm saying?
Yeah.
I'll tell you one thing. I am the best there is.
I'm the best that ever set foot on this island.
It's all me.
I'm not kidding. I'm being 100% serious.
♪♪♪♪
- Let's go next door. - Let's go. Cheers to that.
Let's get ready for tonight.
- I don't think these boys know what they're in store for.
SPARKLE: So, after meeting Steph and Brooke,
I'm realizing that it's time for women to take our power back.
♪♪♪♪
You know, make our own choices in dating.
You know, we don't have to be chosen.
BROOKE: There's no fighting over these guys.
These guys are fighting over us.
♪♪♪♪
- ♪♪ Let's get lost in paradise ♪♪
♪♪♪♪
♪♪ Let's get lost in paradise ♪♪
- This is niiice!
I haven't really dated anybody younger than me.
This is something new.
This is something I've never experienced before.
Honey, I'm home!
I owe it to myself
after everything that I've been through,
to just kind of just, like, let loose a little bit.
Why not? At this point,
I don't really have anything that's stopping me.
It's a hot girl summer, baby.
Ahhhh! I can't wait! This is crazy.
Why does everything look like vaginas?
I just love it.
- Ahh!
Why shouldn't women date younger if they want?
I'm at that stage, I know that's what I want.
You know, it's time to see what I've been missing.
Time to get in my groove.
♪♪♪♪
BROOKE: How cute!
I know who I am and I'm not settling anymore.
I have no more tolerance for the bullshit.
♪♪♪♪
- ♪♪ Let's go ♪♪
[ all shouting, laughing ]
[ up-beat dance music plays ]
♪♪♪♪
[ sultry music plays ]
- What if my husband is here? Like, oh, my God.
[ shouting continues ]
-The Groove Hotel, baby! We made it!
- My ideal man is compassionate, strong, assertive.
You know, is a leader.
Mm, mm, mm.
- Oh! I got the peanut butter!
Ah! We lit! We lit!
Ohh!
[ sultry music plays ]
- I like someone who has, like, really good morals,
like they were brought up, you know, really good,
they come from a good family.
- Oh, we got the snacks! - We got snacks!
- We got the snacks! - [ shouting indistinctly ]
- Yo, this is crazy.
The Groove Hotel is amazing.
You got the pool in the front. You got the crazy view.
- Oh, my gosh.
- ♪♪ Uno, dos, tres ♪♪
- My name is Steven.
22 years old.
I make music for a living.
Being the youngest here at the Groove Hotel, you know,
I feel like that it may play to an advantage
and it may play to a disadvantage.
And I want to maybe find love out here.
It's an experience, you know,
You never know what can come out of this.
♪♪♪♪
- I'm -- I'm looking around.
I'm looking at the competition, though.
-Yeah, you got dudes over there, you got dudes over there.
- We got to see who down, you know what I'm sayin?
- ♪♪ It's time to go ♪♪
♪♪ Get out there ♪♪
- It's your boy, Leroy, and I'm 28 years old.
Also known as Roy the Boy and Playboy Roy.
What is the best feature about'cha boy?
I like my lips 'cause they juicy. [ laughs ]
Oh, they kissable, you know? Kissable, mmm, you know?
- [ speaking indistinctly ] - Okay.
- Yeah, but Trini too. I'm Trini.
- It took you two hours to get here?
- By plane, bro. - That's it?
- Bro. Fort Lauderdale, bro.
I'm here to link up with older women.
Older women, we all know, they know what they want.
So, hopefully I have what they want
to give them what they want. [ laughs ]
- ♪♪ Let's get gone ♪♪
- I'm Akio and I'm 29 years old.
I'm a doctor in occupational therapy.
And you want to know something?
I never dated an older woman before.
So, I'm excited, yo. Ready to test my game out,
test the vibes.
There's a high chance and high possibility
that I could meet my soulmate right here.
How about -- Where you from, bro?
- I'm from, uh, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
I haven't dated an older woman necessarily, but I want love.
I definitely want love.
Love can happen at any single point.
I'm not like...
Sorry. I lost the train of my thought.
♪♪♪♪
My name's Lee Petropoulos. I'm twenty-fi--
Oh, I went up a couple of years sin--
Hi. My name's Lee Petropoulos. I'm 27 years old.
I'm definitely excited to get this opportunity
to meet beautiful women.
What I'm physically more attracted to with older women
is probably, like, their body.
You know, like a dad bod?
Like a -- what's it called?
Um...
Mom bod.
♪♪♪♪
- One thing about older women, th-they don't care about --
They're not BS'ing, you know what I'm saying?
They're just straight -- straight to the point.
-♪♪ You got me mixed up and faded ♪♪
- Hi, I'm Tashi. I'm 32 years old.
I was born in Tibet,
but I've always had crush on older women.
Older women, they're more confident.
They're more self-aware.
People in their twenties are full of shit.
They know what they don't want, you know?
They know what they don't want.
I'm feeling really excited about tonight,
and I'm just looking forward to meeting these women.
♪♪♪♪
- ♪♪ I been runnin' ♪♪
♪♪ Runnin' way too long ♪♪
STEPH: Taye said that we were sending somebody home tonight,
so first impressions at this point is really,
really important.
I kind of like making people laugh,
so I know that when I get over there,
that's probably gonna be, like, my approach.
Like, "What's up, though?!" Like, "Okay!"
"Okay, look at you! Hercules! Hercules!"
- ♪♪ Something's comin' ♪♪
♪♪ Just on the other side ♪♪
SPARKLE: Tonight, I'm looking to see who can hold my attention.
I'm hoping that special young man will reveal himself to me.
- ♪♪ Take me now ♪♪
♪♪ Show me how ♪♪
- The time has come to meet these wonderful, sexy young men.
Checkout is tonight.
We get to decide who's checking out and who's staying.
I'm going. Where's my drink?
Okay, bye.
- ♪♪ Take me now, ready to be found ♪♪
♪♪ So take me now ♪♪
[ upbeat music plays ]
[ indistinct conversations ]
- Anticipation, bro! - 'Cause, you know...
dark chocolate is a superfood.
I love the guys, but I am so ready to see these women.
It -- It smells like dude in here, dude.
I'm -- I'm so over it.
- I can't wait, yo.
♪♪♪♪
- Hey, we got one coming.
♪♪♪♪
STEPH: Alright, ladies. Game time.
SPARKLE: It's game time.
BROOKE: The moment we've all been waiting for.
- What's up, all?!
[ cheers and applause ]
- Ohh!
Ohh!
- Whoo!
- Sexy!
I'm like, damn! They sexy as hell, man.
You know?
Like, they in they forties?
They lyin', you know?
CRU: The girl in the blue dress had a big old smile,
and I was like, damn!
That's my type.
Like, legitimately. Not joking around.
- I just got one question for y'all.
- Hey! - You listening?
Are y'all ready to party or not?
[ cheers and applause ] - Oh, my God.
- I want the first one. - Yes. Yes. Yes.
Three of the baddest women just walked out.
- Yo!
- It's definitely gonna be a competition.
- Oh! Let's get this started!
I walked in there on level 10.
They matched me at level 12, which I love.
I'm Steph.
- Rico. - Nice to meet you.
The Groove Hotel is lit. Ayy!
- Nice to meet you. - How you doing?
- Hi!
- You look amazing. - Thank you.
So, I see all these men just staring at me and...
Who's next? Hi.
...just coming at me left and right.
And I'm like, "Oh, yeah. Okay."
- Josh. Nice to meet you. - Josh, nice to meet you.
Hi! - I'm Josh. Nice to meet you.
- Josh? - Yes.
- There's another Josh. - Okay, okay!
- Who are you? What's your name? Where you from?
Like, it was just overload.
It's literally raining men.
- How you doing? - Hi, I'm Sparkle.
O.M.G.
- What is he talkin' about?! [ laughs ]
- What are y'all sharing? - I don't even know!
- It's a blizzard of guys. A blizzard!
- I like the way you put those shoes together
with your fit, by the way. - Thank you.
Thank you so much. - You're welcome.
- For some reason, older women just have that aura about them.
They just -- They just carry themselves like bosses.
- How you doing? What's your name? - Hey, you! I'm Steph.
- Nice to meet you. Steven. - Okay, Steven!
- I like the way you put you fit together tonight.
- Okay, I like the way you put yours, too.
- I'm Akio. - Oh, Akio, nice to meet you.
- Sparkle really caught my eye.
You know, when we were, like, face to face, I was like,
"Okay, I think I'mma zone in on Sparkle."
- Oh, you guys are so handsome. Thank you.
- So beautiful. Oh, my God. - Thank you so much.
I've never really dated young guys like that,
and now I've got a whole slew of them
at my beck and call tonight.
-Ay, ay, ay! Where's the music?
[ upbeat dance music plays ]
- ♪♪ We light it up ♪♪
[ indistinct conversations, laughter ]
♪♪♪♪
SPARKLE: The energy is electrifying.
- What does your tattoo say? - Oh, it's a name.
- It's a name? - It's -- It's my old last name.
- Old last name? Oh! Maybe we'll get a new one later.
- Right, right. Period. Yeah, maybe it'll be --
What's your last name? - Ross.
- Maybe it'll be Ross. - Ayy, with that Sparkle!
- You know, I'm excited to not only meet some really hot guys,
but I just want to let loose, you know, I want to laugh.
I'm at a party. I'm ready to dance.
♪♪♪♪
- ♪♪ We light it up ♪♪
♪♪♪♪
BROOKE: This is a really important night.
We're actually, like, choosing
who's gonna be staying here with us.
I like to be approached and pursued.
- ♪♪ We light it up ♪♪
- Can we sit down? - BROOKE: Yes. Yeah.
- Is that okay? - Yeah. Absolutely.
-Yes. Over here. My name's Cru.
- Cru, yes. Like J. Crew. - You're Brooke, right?
- Okay. Yeah, I'm Brooke. - There you go. J. Crew.
Motley Cru. Whatever.
- All of it. Yeah. - All of it?
- I want someone who knows what he wants
and knows a good thing when he sees it.
So, tell me where you live.
- From Utah. - Utah. Salt Lake?
- Uh, an hour south. - Park City? Okay.
-No, like, Provo, Orem area. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- It's like an hour south of Salt Lake City.
- Great.
- Brooke is an Aphrodite goddess.
And you? - I'm in L.A.
I'm born and raised, yeah. - Okay, born and raised.
I got to ask... - Yes?
- Do you know what Zodiac signs are?
- Absolutely. Yes. - Absolutely.
- Oh, you're in L.A. Of course. - We all know. Yes.
- Um, I'm gonna guess yours.
- Okay. Guess mine. - I'm good at it.
- Are you? - I'm good at it. Yes.
- Please, guess. - But, um...
- Gonna check me out a little bit?
- Yeah, just an excuse to... [ laughing ] Head to toe!
- Just, can you tell my sign by my toes?
- Oh, I got to check your hands, though.
I got to check your hands. - Okay.
- Oh, okay. This is my clue right here.
- Is it? - "I carry your heart."
"I carry it in my heart."
Okay. Poetry.
- Poetry. - Cancer. Cancer.
- Shut the [bleep] up. - Are you a Cancer?
-Yes! - You're a Cancer. That means...
- Someone told you! - No, I'm serious.
- Someone told you. - I promise.
- Who told this guy?
CRU: I'm legit feeling Brooke right out of the gate.
When I fall, I fall hard.
And that's what we're here for.
Go all in. Give it a shot.
Like, you have nothing to lose. So why not?
You got a little booty chin, too.
- Oh, yeah. I do. - I like that.
- Cru... What a handsome guy.
He guessed my sign.
He's definitely standing out.
[ laughing ] - Um...
- Brooke definitely stood out to me.
You know, she's just my type. She's brunette.
She's got a nice body.
If I'm gonna go for someone, it's gonna be for Brooke, 100%.
- Can ask for a dance? - My best friend...
JOSH T.: But there's a lot of men going for the same girl.
Let the best man win. And I'm the best man.
[ all cheering ]
♪♪♪♪
- The Groove Hotel is meeting and exceeding my expectations.
- Come on, we can chill over there.
We don't have to be by everybody else.
- Come on, now! - Let's go.
- Way hotter guys than I imagined,
and way more guys than I imagined.
- I'm gonna sit a little bit closer to you, just... - Okay.
They are not intimidated. You know, I'm totally surprised.
So, how are you liking the island?
- The island's beautiful. Like, I never been here before.
- Yeah, I've never been here. This is my first time as well.
- This is your first time? - Yeah.
- Yeah, it's gorgeous. - Yeah.
- Gorgeous. But you're more gorgeous.
- Thank you.
- If you spend one minute with a girl, two minutes with a girl,
three minutes with a girl, or 30 seconds,
you have to make it count. Every second counts.
There's, like, mad dudes in here.
- Your hair is fabulous. - Thank you.
Thank you. - Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
- It's like -- It's like down to here.
- So, Akio, I loved his energy. He was so sweet.
And he was genuine. He was on it from the start.
- We've just been in our house, yeah, just relaxing
and just really waiting for you, to be honest, you know?
- Well, it's worth the wait? - But it's worth the wait.
Worth it. Worth it. Worth it 10 times over.
I'd wait longer if I had to.
I think me and Sparkle, like,
I think we made a little connection.
I love your smile so much. - Thank you.
- There's no way I'm checking out tonight. There's none.
- Okay. You came through.
- Can I get a little kiss on the cheek, too?
- Oh, oh, oh! - Check it out.
- He's a good contender.
- Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh! - Excuse me! Excuse me!
- Clear it out! Clear it out! - Excuse me, excuse me,
excuse me, excuse me, excuse me!
So far, like, the guys who've been talking to me
have just been really, really cool.
- We need some drinks! - Wait, wait.
- I'm probably more nervous than they are, you know,
because I'm sure a lot of them have dated
someone older than them. What you want?
- Uh, whatever she has. What are you doing?
- This is tequila. - Tequila!
- Time out. Let's do shots! - It's shot o'clock!
I mean, normally it's just...
I'm always, like, cracking jokes and stuff.
Sometimes I hide behind comedy and I hide behind the goofiness
to kind of, like, bring me out.
We got any rappers in here?
- Hey, what you want? - Just kind of, like,
make people laugh and just, like, break the ice.
- [ rapping ] ♪♪ I'm all up in this stuff ♪♪
♪♪ I'mma need a buck, I'mma get this money ♪♪
- Hey! - ♪♪ Y'all don't got no luck ♪♪
- Ohh! - ♪♪ I'mma do the Dew ♪♪
- Hey! - ♪♪ I'mma get some shoes ♪♪
- Let's go! - ♪♪ I'mma go chill ♪♪
- Come on! - ♪♪ I'mma get a meal ♪♪
- Ohh! - ♪♪ I'mma get this money ♪♪
♪♪ I'mma get a honey ♪♪
- Oh! Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
[ cheering ]
- I definitely feel like I'm -- I'm finding pieces of me.
[ all cheering ]
- I'm really feeling Steph.
The energy of her, just -- just ready to party.
- Ay, ay, ay, ay!
- Steph is really gracing my eyes.
Damn, you look so good. - Thank you, boo.
Thank you, boo. - Jamaican and...
what is it, Puerto Rican?
- My mother's Puerto Rican. My dad's Jamaican.
- Your dad's Jamaican.
♪♪♪♪
- There's a lot of guys going for Brooke.
- I'm a shark.
- And this is kind of like a dream come true.
- I'm sorry. Can I join the conversation?
- Of course. Yeah, for sure. - Sure!
- Oh, goodness. What a night.
- But I really am looking for those special ones
that I'm gonna take along this journey with me.
You never really told me what you did.
- No, I didn't. - You didn't.
- I'm a business integrator. - Okay, that's right.
Business integrator. - I help companies
integrate new technologies into their business process.
I'm having a conversation with, uh, Brooke, and then...
- Did we already talk yet? - We did.
CRU: Can I take you away for two minutes?
- Cru come up -- comes over and takes Brooke out.
BROOKE: Okay. - Please, please, please?
Pretty please?
I'm so sorry. - Okay.
- I'll bring her back. - Sorry, guys.
- I shall return. - You better.
- It's like these men are acting like sharks, basically.
- Oh, my God.
- You don't get a guy like me often,
because I'm both hot and beautiful.
They'll be missing out if they --
if they don't see the value in me.
CRU: Best-case scenario for me tonight --
more time with Brooke.
I mean, I would love to get a kiss if she's down.
BROOKE: What are you doing? - What, you need me to...?
Come here. Come here. I'll pick you up.
- Okay. No! - I got you.
I'm strong. BROOKE: You're gonna fall.
Oh, my goodness. What is happening?
CRU: I got something planned for you.
BROOKE: Oh, my God.
Cru, like, grabbed me right away,
escorted me down these dark steps.
Oh, my goodness. What is happening?
- This is the Groove Hotel. - You are something else.
- ♪♪ How many times have I gone through your mind? ♪♪
CRU: Who put that there? BROOKE: Rose petals?
What kind of petals are these?
He set up this little beautiful nook.
I am just being romanced
left and right. - A little bit.
I do have to say -- hopeless romantic.
- Are you? - I love all the movies. Yeah.
- All of them? - Like, all of them.
BROOKE: I get a lot of attention from men,
but they don't know really what it takes to love.
- [ laughs ] - Okay.
I'm looking for someone who sees my heart and my soul.
I still can't get over the fact that you guessed my sign.
- It's an aura. - You can see it?
- I get along with cancers. - Yeah, 'cause you're Capricorn.
- Indeed. - Very compatible.
- Yeah, but I do have a serious question.
- Okay. Serious. - Are you ready?
Is that your serious face? - Yes.
- All excited. - I'm excited.
- How did you get here? Like...
- That's a long story. - You been through the wringer?
- I've been through the wringer. - I bet.
- Yeah, a lot. - But you're obviously tough,
like resilient. - Absolutely.
- So, like, you had to have gone through some --
- Can you see that? Can you see the strength in me?
- I can see it. - Okay, good.
Because, yeah, I've been through the wringer,
but I'm here -- I-I still believe in love,
and I still believe in the miracle
of finding my life partner.
- Okay. Poetry. - And I want that.
I've had a history of, like, falling for the wrong guy
that just isn't aligned with me.
So I'm gonna be asking those tough questions.
So, what do you want?
- I legit want to get married and have kids.
Start a family. - You do?
- I feel like a lot of people are scared of marriage
these days. - Yeah, that's right.
- They don't want to commit. They don't want to be, like,
handcuffed up, I guess. I don't know.
- But it's not about that.
I'm not here to handcuff anybody.
I'm here to live life and experience
all of life's beautiful, you know, miracles.
That's it. - That's what you are.
- Thank you. - Yeah.
- You're making a good impression.
- So, yeah. - Yeah? Good impression?
- Yeah. Good impression. - Yeah.
- He's good.
- You have something on your neck.
- What? What? - Do you want me to get it?
It's, like, a little something right there.
- Oh, okay.
- You have something on your cheek, I think.
- Are you getting all of it?
- All of what? What is that? - All the things that I have.
- You have something on your lips.
- Oh, really? - Yeah.
We might need to get that.
- Okay, let -- get it for me.
♪♪♪♪
- Did I get it? Oh, I didn't get it.
- You got it.
- It was just electricity. I was like, hell, yeah.
- You're so cute. - Likewise. No you're beautiful.
There's a difference.
I like her a lot.
♪♪♪♪
- Where's Brooke at? - Dude, where is Brooke?
That's a good question. I haven't -- I haven't seen her.
- Everyone's watching. - I'mma hold your hand.
I think we look good together.
- Dating at the Groove Hotel is a little different
from the real world.
Usually, ladies will come up to me.
But you have to adapt, you know, your strategy
to your surroundings and your environment.
Brooke's like a -- she likes a -- like a Cru type of guy.
You know what I'm saying? The beach blond type of,
you know what I'm saying? - Hi!
- Cru definitely doesn't have what I have.
So I'm not stressed and I'm just gonna wait
for my time to shine. What you think about her?
- I think she's beautiful.
- These guys are very competitive.
[ all cheering ]
I don't have a whole lot of time,
but I sure got a whole lot of guys.
So, we need to get this train moving.
Once we start to narrow some things down,
I can really see what I'm looking for.
So have you ever dated an older woman before?
- I have. - How much older?
- [ inhales sharply ]
I was 21. She was 59.
- ♪♪ Ay caramba! ♪♪
- You know, he definitely likes older women.
He likes them one foot in the grave.
[ laughs ]
- Luis, real quick. I like -- I love you, Luis.
- I love you, too. - I love you, for real.
- So, have fun. Talk to Lee. - Okay.
- Alright, Sparkle, can I take you to over here?
- Sure. Come on, Lee. Yeah, I'll take your arm.
- I don't know what it's like to walk in heels.
I'm definitely a man
that can help one of these women get their groove back.
I can guarantee it.
I do want to ask you a few things about yourself.
- Sure. - 'Cause obviously,
I want to get to know you better.
I'm not gonna, like, come off the jump being all crazy, wild.
This is my, like, domain.
Like, I feel like older women are like a magnet towards me.
- So, what is it about me? Do you like curly haired girls?
Do you like chocolate women?
-So, Sparkle, I don't...
I haven't had many relationships in general.
- Yeah? - And I haven't dated much.
I-I had a missing tooth for two years.
I'm 27. - Yeah.
- Growing up, in, like, high school,
this, this, and this, I didn't really get
that many girls and stuff 'cause I was goofy.
I haven't had that much sex. I'm like...
- I like your vulnerability. - Thank you.
- I literally lived in L.A. for like six years
and didn't have sex.
I had sex like one time.
And that actually, you know,
wasn't the greatest or the longest.
This is why I'm celibate right now.
- I can see that -- how you would be misunderstood.
But I like how you open your--
you're not afraid to communicate that.
First thought on Lee is that he seemed so sweet and so cute,
but I just couldn't understand what's going on upstairs.
♪♪♪♪
- Who wants to get wet?!
- Yeah! - Ahh!
[ all cheering ]
- Let's go, man!
[ laughing ]
- Whoo!
♪♪♪♪
- How are you? - I'm doing fantastic.
And yourself? - Good.
I'm getting to know a lot of guys,
like, really quickly. Cheers.
- That's a goal of mine. I would love to do --
- Really? - Yeah.
- So, there's two Joshes.
Josh with the freckles
and then Josh from South Africa.
- So, I work in finance. - Okay.
- I'm an investment analyst. It's a cool industry.
You know what I'm saying? - You're a smart kid. Yeah.
- I wouldn't say kid, but, you know.
- You're a smart man. - Nah, it's okay. It's okay.
I hate losing.
And I would love to date an older woman
that looks younger, one that ages like a fine wine.
- ♪♪ This is a sign ♪♪
- I'm sure there's gonna be a lot of guys
that have a lot of potential for long-term relationships.
I think what I'm gonna be looking for in these guys
is some commonality, of course.
You know, alignment in our lives and what we want.
- Um, so -- so you're a fitness instructor, from what I hear?
- So, I've been in the fitness industry for about 15 years.
- Wow. I compete in triathlons.
- I've done triathlons, too. - Really.
- Yes. - We can talk all day about --
- We can talk all day. - We will.
We have time. We have time.
You could tell that I had some very,
very similar interests with her and that, uh, you know,
that gave her a reason to like me.
- But I love the outdoors. I love just being with people --
- You like to hike and stuff? - Absolutely.
Josh from South Africa, very smooth.
He's, like, saying all the right things.
Thank you for coming up to me and taking me away.
It was taking you a little long. - Hey, I was in line.
You're very much in demand.
You're a very, very beautiful woman.
So, I had to wait my turn patiently, but...
- Well, I saw you in -- you know, as I walked in, so...
- Ah, you did?
- There's a lot of good-looking dudes here, and that's okay.
When it comes to Brooke, I don't care who's here --
big, small, whatever.
I'm here for her.
- Well, I think we're on the right...
- Ah, I agree - ...on the right track.
♪♪♪♪
- How you feeling? - I'm good. I feel good.
- You feeling good? - Everybody's really nice.
- Everybody is really -- the energy is good, it's cool.
Like, everything's wavy, like, smooth.
You out here, your energy is so vibrant.
Everybody out here like, "Damn! I got to go talk to her.
"Gotta go talk to her. She the-- She the one, she the one."
I'm like, damn, I need my little time!
You know what I'm saying?
- Leroy's personality is bomb.
- That right there. - I'm dying laughing.
You got my stom-- My ribs is hurting.
I mean, the vibes was just -- we were vibing.
But as soon as I sit down with somebody, the next guy's like,
"Hey, it's been a minute and a half, are you ready
to come to me now?" I'm like, "Okay!"
- Are you done? - Who's next?
- Is it my time now? Come on, come on, come on.
- Ohh, bro! - Huh?
- He's like, okay! - Bro, I swear to God...
- I need to go. Come on.
- Diogo is just intruding, man.
You really getting on my last nerves, bro.
Diogo's getting on my nerves.
He's really blocking your boy.
- It's -- There is 24 of us.
We all need to make the best of it.
- Alright, hey, go ahead. Go ahead, talk.
I'm gonna...gonna do -- do whatever, hey.
Here.
Hey, you go to sit right there, bro.
I hope I had enough time to talk to each of these ladies.
I hope I left a good impression on them.
[ animal howls ]
♪♪♪♪
[ indistinct conversations ]
[ dramatic music plays ]
♪♪♪♪
- Who is this guy?
- This guy with this pink jacket walks in.
We're like, "Who is this guy?"
- Who is this man? - Hello, sir. Who are you?
- He walks right by us and just...
just -- just walks by and just doesn't say a word to nobody.
- Cheers to -- - Hi.
- Sparkle? - Yes.
♪♪♪♪
- It's checkout time. - Okay.
- It's checkout time already? - Uh-oh.
SPARKLE: When the concierge comes, it's time to check out.
Goodnight.
We'll see who I let stay and who I let go.
- Yo! - Oh, shit.
- Brooke? - Yes. Hi.
- It's time for checkout.
- Okay. - Who's this guy?
- Uh, the concierge. - Oh, okay. Alright.
- There's something called checkout here
at the Groove Hotel, where the girls get to choose guys
and then some people are going home tonight.
- It's checkout time. - Okay.
I have a really difficult decision to make.
I hope your bags is packed 'cause it just might be you.
♪♪♪♪
- ♪♪ All eyes on me ♪♪
♪♪ All eyes on me, yeah ♪♪
- Somebody's gonna have to check out tonight, so...
- Yeah, there's a few of them that are gonna be checking out.
- Yeah, and there were some guys that never even approached me,
never introduced themselves. - Facts. Facts.
- So I feel like they didn't even try.
- BROOKE: Right. - Yeah.
- Let's do this. - Time to do it.
- Let's go. - Let's get this done.
STEPH: We choose the guys that we're interested in,
and then the ones that we feel like they're not
a part of our journeys, unfortunately, you got,
you know, you're gonna have to check out and go home.
- ♪♪ All eyes on me ♪♪
- Boys, come on up!
♪♪♪♪
- Man, checking out would be the worst thing.
I would have to lie to my mama.
I'm just hoping for the best.
♪♪♪♪
CRU: I'm feeling calm and confident,
but there's always that slight chance I could be going home.
♪♪♪♪
- Well, gentlemen, I had such an amazing time this evening,
and I am so hopeful
and excited for all of the adventures to come.
So, my first choice for this evening
to stay with me here at the hotel is...
Josh.
♪♪♪♪
- Which Josh?
♪♪♪♪
- Josh who?
- [ laughs ] - Oh, Josh T.
- Which one? [ chuckles ]
- Josh T. who? -[ laughs ]
- South African Josh. - Okay. Alright.
- Thank you. - Good job, my guy.
- Good pick, good pick.
Brooke chooses me first. She picked correctly.
Naturally, you know what I'm saying,
I'm at the top of the list, so I don't really need to do much.
I just need to be myself, and then things will work out.
♪♪♪♪
STEPH: Leroy, it was nonstop laughs.
I'd like for you to stay.
- That's what I'm talkin' about.
♪♪♪♪
- Akio, I want you to stay here at the Groove Hotel.
- Thank you so much for choosing me.
- I'd like to ask Cru to stay here with me at the hotel.
- Thank you.
I am ecstatic.
She's feeling me, so, very relieved.
I get to sit down early and just kind of relax.
I'm like, this is awesome. We already made it.
No one wants to go home first night.
- Tashi.
TASHI: Checkout is literally the most daunting experience.
But I was spared from getting checked out
and I felt really good about that.
♪♪♪♪
- I wouldn't think the guys have a chance against me.
- Greg.
LUIS: But I made a commitment with myself
to be honest about the way I feel...
- Remy.
LUIS: ...and about not deceiving myself and others.
- Steven, let's do it.
- Let's do it.
- Matt B.
- And I don't want to stay and pretend.
- Matt F., I'd like you to stay.
- I know you see me looking at you, Gary.
[ both laugh ]
- I want to leave the Groove Hotel, because to be honest
with you, I don't find these women attractive.
♪♪♪♪
I like someone more settled, more still.
You know, more...old.
♪♪♪♪
- Luis.
♪♪♪♪
- Giuseppe, I'd like you to stay.
- [ chuckles, mutters under breath ]
- Dominic, I'd like for you to say.
- Thank you.
♪♪♪♪
- Hunter, you can stay.
♪♪♪♪
- So, there's only one more guy to choose.
That means the rest are checking out.
- Heart's racing, bro.
- If I was to check out of the hotel today,
it would be horrible because I feel like
I had a connection with Steph.
LEE: If I check out tonight,
yeah, it would probably feel pretty terrible that I came
all the way from US with all this stuff
and then within one day, I'm gonna have to check out.
Yeah, that would feel pretty terrible.
And I'd probably feel, like, worthless.
Maybe not, I'm just kidding, but probably.
[ chuckles ]
[ dramatic music plays ]
- You know, we got off to a rocky start.
♪♪♪♪
And I realized you were just misunderstood.
♪♪♪♪
But, Lee, you alright with me.
- Yeah, alright, alright.
You wanted to get my heart beating a little bit.
I get it.
♪♪♪♪
SPARKLE: I chose to save Lee last
because he almost didn't make it.
But he's so cute and he seems genuinely interested in me.
- Lee is so cool, man.
♪♪♪♪
- Well, gentlemen...
that's it for tonight.
And unfortunately, you will be checking out.
- I'm in shock of what happened to me today.
I fought for myself.
A lot of people just stood there and did nothing.
- You got some good abs there. [ laughter ]
- Okay, bye. - Thank you so much.
- Enjoy. - Take care.
[ indistinct conversations ]
♪♪♪♪
SPARKLE: Tonight was really empowering.
I can't believe that these guys are younger.
You know, they, a lot of them seem wise beyond their years.
- One love, bro. - Chill, brother. Take care.
♪♪♪♪
PEDRO: How are you? - How you doing?
- Checking out so soon? - Yeah. Apparently.
- These guys need to bring their A-game
because if they don't...
- We wish you safe travels back home.
- ...bye, boy, bye.
PEDRO: Mr. Diogo.
Any special reason for your early checkout?
- I guess, um...
the girls didn't have a good connection with me.
PEDRO: Okay, so, I'm gonna take notes.
"The girls didn't enjoy him."
- Overall, I'm so pleasantly surprised.
All of these men are just gorgeous.
♪♪♪♪
If tonight is telling of what's to come at the Groove Hotel,
I am so excited. So many surprises.
I'm just like, okay, what's next?
[ indistinct conversations, laughter ]
♪♪♪♪
- Who's your favorite right now?
Coming to the Groove Hotel, you know,
I came in here with a pretty big secret.
- I thought Sparkle had a really good, like,
personality and a good... - Yeah, bro.
Her personality's up there. - I haven't caught that yet,
but my introduction with Brooke was solid.
- It's weird keeping the secret from the guys.
Like, it's just, like...
because they have no idea who I am.
- What about you, Tashi? - Steph.
- Why? - She's beautiful, bro.
She's gorgeous. You saw the body, right?
- [ laughs ]
- One of these women...
[ dramatic music plays ]
...is my mom.
[ thunder rumbles ]
What the...?
[ animal howls ]
♪♪♪♪
- The guys here at the Groove Hotel are hot, sexy,
fine as hell.
- I'm just so fortunate to be here with these women.
- How does this happen?
[ laughs ]
- Hi, boys!
- And I only have one goal --
to make your dreams come true.
[ bell dings ]
What can I do for you?
- I'm gonna pick a few guys.
I want to see if they can keep up with me.
- The only way to know what you like
is to have a taste of everything.
- [ exhales deeply ]
[ bell dings ]
- We need to see who's really here for us.
If he comes in for a kiss, I'm gonna burp him like a baby.
[ bell dings ] - I want to have one of those dates, too.
I knew that if I was gonna do something fun,
he would be the person to do it with.
[ laughs ]
- If she wants to get intimate, I'm the one here for her.
- Whoa!
- ♪♪ I wanna see you bring it ♪♪
[ cork pops ] [ both laugh ]
STEPH: It's been a long time since I've liked somebody.
SPARKLE: I have a son. They're the same age.
This is so weird.
- It's nice to see guys fighting for my attention.
CRU: I can't believe she's 42.
JOSH T.: You're what, 30,
and you've been a tattoo artist for a month?
I don't think you have your shit together.
She needs a man who knows what he wants.
- Ooh!
- Older women, they're, like,
the toughest people in the world.
- I'm starting to develop real feelings.
- I like them all equally but in very different ways.
I may want to do my mating call.
[ both calling ]
[ wolf-whistle ]
[ needle buzzing ]
- I got a tattoo last night.
- Tattoo for real? I expected to hear it from you.
Be about the bro code.
- We didn't come here for the bros.
- It was very inappropriate to wear that jersey tonight.
- Well -- - Who is this dude?
- He's got to go.
- You have to decide if you want to leave here
with one of the men or if you prefer to check out alone.
STEPH: If you're trying to build a relationship with somebody,
you don't want to really keep a secret.
People respect honesty.
- ♪♪ I wanna see ya bring the heat ♪♪
- What? - We got a mom and a son.
- The cat's out the bag. Meow.
STEPH: You're not gonna come over here
and disrespect me as a lady.
You got to go now.
[ bell dings ]
- ♪♪ Bring the heat ♪♪