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Hotel Impossible is a reality television program from Travel Channel in which struggling hotels receive an extensive makeover by veteran hotel operator Anthony Melchiorri and his team. The show premiered on April 9, 2012.

8 Seasons
102 Episodes
Ended
Reality
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episode image To Be or Not To Be: Cedar City, UT
8.0/10 (14 votes)

#1 To Be or Not To Be: Cedar City, UT

S6:E4

Anthony travels to Cedar City, UT, to help the owners of the Stratford Court Hotel. Upon arrival, he discovers that they are already busy renovating the lobby... but haven't closed the hotel.

episode image Gurney's Inn: Montauk, NY
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#2 Gurney's Inn: Montauk, NY

S1:E1

Hospitality expert Anthony Melchiorri attempts to turn struggling hotels into tourist hot spots. In this premiere episode, the host revamps an outdated family-run resort in Montauk, N.Y.

episode image Penguin Hotel: South Beach, FL
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#3 Penguin Hotel: South Beach, FL

S1:E2

The host visits a boutique hotel in Miami’s South Beach that’s struggling to find an identity among the hip, trendy competition.

episode image New Yorker Boutique Hotel: Miami, FL
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#4 New Yorker Boutique Hotel: Miami, FL

S1:E3

Anthony helps the owners of the New Yorker Boutique Hotel in Miami, who are struggling to stay afloat after sinking their life savings into the property.

episode image Purple Orchid Inn Resort and Spa: Livermore, CA
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#5 Purple Orchid Inn Resort and Spa: Livermore, CA

S1:E4

The host helps expectant parents turn around their struggling resort and spa in Livermore, Cal.

episode image Ocean Manor Resort: Fort Lauderdale, FL
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#6 Ocean Manor Resort: Fort Lauderdale, FL

S1:E5

The host visits a struggling high-rise resort in Fort Lauderdale and finds its sushi restaurant and beachfront bar are full of potential. But in order for the hotel to succeed, cleanliness issues must be addressed.

episode image Hotel Corpus Christi Bayfront: Corpus Christi, TX
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#7 Hotel Corpus Christi Bayfront: Corpus Christi, TX

S1:E6

The host visits a struggling hotel in Corpus Christi and tries to motivate the owner, who seems to have lost interest in running the business.

episode image La Jolla Cove Suites: La Jolla, CA
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#8 La Jolla Cove Suites: La Jolla, CA

S1:E7

An outdated hotel in La Jolla, California is revamped.

episode image Southern Oaks Inn: Branson, MO
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#9 Southern Oaks Inn: Branson, MO

S1:E8

In Branson, MO, the Southern Oaks Hotel stands all but deserted due to bad marketing. Anthony must deal with slovenly housekeepers, a lobby filled with flyers, and a family business where the two men and two women can’t communicate.

episode image Fiddler's Inn: Nashville, TN
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#10 Fiddler's Inn: Nashville, TN

S1:E9

A Nashville hotel has been on the rocks for three years despite the fact it's across the street from the Grand Ole Opry. The owner claims he's been hit by the recession, but the real problems are a gift shop that takes up the entire lobby, filthy rooms, and a lack of identity, and Anthony comes in to make some changes.

episode image Newport Inn: Newport, RI
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#11 Newport Inn: Newport, RI

S1:E10

Anthony takes on a hotel whose clueless owner is more interested in buying up-to-date gym equipment then keeping his hotel in shape and his pool filled with water.

episode image Dude Rancher Lodge: Billings, MT
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#12 Dude Rancher Lodge: Billings, MT

S1:E11

In downtown Billings, MT, the Dude Rancher Lodge has a one-star rating, no business, and a decor that alternates between historical and present-day.

episode image The Vermont Inn: Mendon, VT
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#13 The Vermont Inn: Mendon, VT

S1:E12

The 16-room Vermont Inn, run by the owners’ brother-in-law, can’t fill their rooms or their restaurant. Anthony will have to make some tough decisions to save it.

episode image Dream Inn: Daytona Beach, FL
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#14 Dream Inn: Daytona Beach, FL

S1:E13

In Daytona Beach, Anthony tries to bring the Dream Inn out of bankruptcy, but discovers that the general manager has nothing to do because his domineering mother makes all the decisions.

episode image Caribe Playa Beach Resort: Puerto Rico
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#15 Caribe Playa Beach Resort: Puerto Rico

S2:E1

Anthony is called to a beachfront resort in Puerto Rico, and soon discovers that the problems are due to the fact that the general manager isn't doing her job... and she's married to the owner.

episode image Triangle T Ranch: Dragoon, AZ
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#16 Triangle T Ranch: Dragoon, AZ

S2:E2

Anthony needs to turn around the historic Triangle T Ranch in Arizona. The owner doesn't know what she's doing and the grounds are a mess, but Anthony vows to get it into shape.

episode image Maui Sunseeker Resort: Maui, HI
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#17 Maui Sunseeker Resort: Maui, HI

S2:E3

Anthony heads to Maui to help out a gay/lesbian resort that is losing money hand over fist. To pull it off, he has to convince the GM to stand up to the owner.

episode image The Hotel Leger: Mokelumne Hill, CA
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#18 The Hotel Leger: Mokelumne Hill, CA

S2:E4

Anthony is heading for the Hotel Leger in Calaveras County, CA, near the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Mokelumne Hill. The hotel has thirteen unique guest rooms, a saloon, a billiards room, and a pool. Ashley Canty purchased the hotel in 2004 and is trying to return it to its former glory as one of the oldest hotels in the area and the heart of the town.

episode image Glacier Bear Lodge: Yakutat, AK
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#19 Glacier Bear Lodge: Yakutat, AK

S2:E5

Anthony travels to Alaska to bail out a fisherman's lodge that stinks of fish and has rotting wood floors and ceilings.

episode image Telemark Hotel and Resort: Cable, WI
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#20 Telemark Hotel and Resort: Cable, WI

S2:E6

The Telemark Lodge is ready to shut down in six to eight months if Anthony can't turn it around by resolving the management and sales issues that plague the staff... and give the hotel a computer system so employees can do their jobs.

episode image Periwinkle Inn: Cape May, NJ
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#21 Periwinkle Inn: Cape May, NJ

S2:E7

Anthony tries to get the Periwinkle Inn in New Jersey out of the red, but the domineering mother and owner is reluctant to change her ways or let her two children take over.

episode image The Curve: Palm Springs, CA
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#22 The Curve: Palm Springs, CA

S2:E8

Anthony is called in to convert a former economy motel into a boutique hotel, but discovers that the rooms are filthy and the lobby is a mess.

episode image Casa Verde: Rincon, Puerto Rico
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#23 Casa Verde: Rincon, Puerto Rico

S2:E9

In Puerto Rico, a noisy hotel bar drives away guests and Anthony has his hands full redesigning the bar and updating the rooms.

episode image Gardenia Resort: Negril, Jamaica
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#24 Gardenia Resort: Negril, Jamaica

S2:E10

Anthony travels to the 75-room Gardenia Resort in Jamaica and finds himself up against dirty rooms and a general manager who isn't aggressive enough to get the job done.

episode image Alpenhof Lodge: Mammoth Lakes, CA
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#25 Alpenhof Lodge: Mammoth Lakes, CA

S2:E11

Anthony visits a picture-perfect ski lodge that he soon realizes has family management issues.

episode image Bromley Sun Lodge: Peru, VT
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#26 Bromley Sun Lodge: Peru, VT

S2:E12

Anthony is called in to help the Bromley Sun Lodge, which suffers from poor maintenance and owners who are in over their heads after a fire almost destroyed the hotel.

episode image Western Riviera: Grand Lake, CO
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#27 Western Riviera: Grand Lake, CO

S2:E13

Anthony travels to the Western Riviera in Grand Lake, CO, to help a couple with no hotel experience, with a staff that have no hotel experience, in a town where the business dies down every winter.

episode image Crack Vials and Denials: Baltimore, MD
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#28 Crack Vials and Denials: Baltimore, MD

S3:E1

Anthony visits the Abacrombie Inn, once an award-winning bed and breakfast in historic Baltimore. Unfortunately, the inn has been run down by its new owners. Can Anthony save a hotel that’s rife with spoiled food, crack vials and more dust than he's ever seen?

episode image Greece Lightning: Litochoro, Greece
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#29 Greece Lightning: Litochoro, Greece

S3:E2

Anthony heads to Mount Olympus in Greece to help the struggling and mold-infested Litohoro Olympus Resort Villas and Spa. Can he break through the cultural barrier to the resorts’ misguided owners to refurbish this once great Greek resort?

episode image Fire Drill Flame Out: Douglas, AZ
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#30 Fire Drill Flame Out: Douglas, AZ

S3:E3

Anthony hops on a plane and heads to the small town of Douglas -- located just a couple hours outside of Tucson, AZ -- in an attempt to revamp the struggling, but historic Hotel Gadsden.

episode image Tropical Termites: Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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#31 Tropical Termites: Guanacaste, Costa Rica

S3:E4

Anthony travels to the Hotel Iguanazul in Costa Rica on the beautiful beach of the Pacific Ocean. Can Anthony handle a drunken owner, a litter-filled resort and thousands of termites before the property crumbles away?

episode image Shotgun Start: Water Gap, PA
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#32 Shotgun Start: Water Gap, PA

S3:E5

Anthony arrives at the Water Gap Country Club in Pennsylvania, which features a PGA golf course. But with new owners and a surprise wedding with enraged parents of the groom, can Anthony salvage the wedding along with the hotel?

episode image Running on Empty: Grass Valley, CA
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#33 Running on Empty: Grass Valley, CA

S3:E6

Anthony heads to Grass Valley, CA, to reinvigorate the historic Holbrook Hotel. With the owner stressed from event planning, bartending and leading the band, can Anthony get him to focus in time to save the 162-year-old landmark?

episode image Boardwalk Gold: Ocean City, MD
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#34 Boardwalk Gold: Ocean City, MD

S3:E7

Anthony helps the failing Lankford Hotel, located in Ocean City, MD, on one of America’s top-rated boardwalks. The hotel is well kept, but Anthony discovers outdated rooms and hotel policies from the ’60s, as well as shops that aren’t making any money.

episode image In the Doghouse: Baileys Harbor, WI
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#35 In the Doghouse: Baileys Harbor, WI

S3:E8

Anthony heads to Baileys Harbor, WI, otherwise known as the "Cape Cod of the Midwest," to help revitalize the Beachfront Inn, a 20-room, pet-friendly hotel on the shores of Lake Michigan.

episode image Don't Bug Me: Kissimmee, FL
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#36 Don't Bug Me: Kissimmee, FL

S3:E9

Anthony visits the Sevilla Inn in Kissimmee, FL -- right outside of Orlando -- home to some of America’s top theme parks. This do-it-yourself owner needs a lot of help; and Anthony discovers one of the worst bed bug infestations he’s ever seen.

episode image Niagara Falls Down: Niagara Falls, Canada
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#37 Niagara Falls Down: Niagara Falls, Canada

S3:E10

Anthony goes to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, where the not-so-ritzy Ritz Inn is struggling to stay afloat. With a stubborn owner, filthy rooms and a wedding chapel that doubles as a storage room, can Anthony save the inn before it sinks completely?

episode image Operation Sandy Part 1: Seaside Heights, NJ
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#38 Operation Sandy Part 1: Seaside Heights, NJ

S3:E11

Anthony gets himself into a storm of a situation when he arrives at the Thunderbird Motel in Seaside Heights, NJ, and tries to repair a motel that’s still hurting 9 months after being hit by Hurricane Sandy.

episode image Operation Sandy Part 2: Seaside Heights, NJ
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#39 Operation Sandy Part 2: Seaside Heights, NJ

S3:E12

In the second hour of a special 2-part episode, Anthony continues his mission to help out the Jersey Shore with a visit to Seaside Heights, one of the places that was ravaged by Hurricane Sandy 9 months ago.

episode image Crap Out: Sparks, NV
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#40 Crap Out: Sparks, NV

S3:E13

Anthony heads to Sparks, NV, to help save the 92-room Victorian Inn. The owner, Marilyn Fink, has owned and operated the hotel since 2003, but economic downturns caused revenue to drastically decline. Can Anthony help Marilyn save the Victorian Inn before it goes under for good?

Cast & Chracters

Host

Actor: Anthony Melchiorri

The highest rated episode of Hotel Impossible is "To Be or Not To Be: Cedar City, UT" (S6E4) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 14 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "To Be or Not To Be: Cedar City, UT" (S6E4) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 14 votes.

The highest rated episode is "To Be or Not To Be: Cedar City, UT" (S6E4) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 14 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "To Be or Not To Be: Cedar City, UT" (S6E4) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 14 votes.

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