 The episode was mostly well received . The song " You 're Checkin ' In " won a 1998 Primetime Emmy Award for " Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics " , and an Annie Award for " Outstanding Music in an Animated Television Production " in the same year . In honor of The Simpsons ' 300th episode milestone in 2003 , Entertainment Weekly ranked the episode at number 13 on the list of their 25 favorite episodes , and AskMen.com ranked the episode at number seven on their top ten ; in both cases it was the second @-@ most @-@ recent installment chosen to co @-@ inhabit the lists . IGN named the episode the best of the ninth season , claiming " this is a very funny episode that started season nine off on a strong note " . Since the release of the season nine DVD box set , the episode has been highlighted by newspaper reviewers to show excellence of the season . 
