The shepherd's reaction was priceless...especially since we had to talk to the guy and ask if it's okay to film him and his sheep. He was so awestruck, he just babbled "mmyeah, sure" and went off in the background.
As for the hotel... "Excuse me, can I film in your hotel? I've got this internet show, the fans want the next episode bla bla"
"sure, you can film anywhere you want!"

good enough for me. I never told them WHAT I would film.
There was also another scene which had to be cut. Kauff falling in the hotel swimming pool. Awkwardly enough they would have let me do it!! But, alas, I cannot swim and no matter how much you get into character, certain traits don't just appear out of nowhere