Series synopsis
Hotel Impossible is an American reality television series that premiered on Travel Channel on April 9, 2012. It ended on November 13, 2017. It stars Anthony Melchiorri.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Anthony Melchiorri as Host
Episodes
This series spans 9 seasons with 131 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 29 | February 4, 2013 | December 27, 2016 |
| Season 1 | 13 | April 9, 2012 | August 6, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 13 | December 3, 2012 | March 25, 2013 |
| Season 3 | 13 | August 12, 2013 | November 4, 2013 |
| Season 4 | 13 | January 27, 2014 | June 9, 2014 |
| Season 5 | 12 | October 7, 2014 | January 13, 2015 |
| Season 6 | 13 | September 1, 2015 | November 24, 2015 |
| Season 7 | 12 | April 18, 2016 | July 18, 2016 |
| Season 8 | 13 | October 24, 2016 | November 13, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Extra Perks: Owner Overboard | February 10, 2014 |
| 9 |
5 Star Secrets: Miami's Fontainebleau Hotel Anthony stays at the Sorento Penthouse at the Fontainebleau Hotel in South Beach, FL, tours the kitchen, and has lunch on the beach of the five-star hotel. |
December 2, 2014 |
| 10 |
5 Star Secrets: Chicago's Langham Hotel Anthony books the regent suite at the Langham Hotel in Chicago to show the audience what a five-star hotel is like. |
December 2, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gurney's Inn: Montauk, NY 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 In this premiere episode, the host revamps an outdated family-run resort in Montauk, N.Y. |
April 9, 2012 |
| 2 |
Penguin Hotel: South Beach, FL The host visits a boutique hotel in Miami’s South Beach that’s struggling to find an identity among the hip, trendy competition. |
April 16, 2012 |
| 3 |
New Yorker Boutique Hotel: Miami, FL 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. |
April 23, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Caribe Playa Beach Resort: Puerto Rico 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. |
December 3, 2012 |
| 2 |
Triangle T Ranch: Dragoon, AZ 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. |
December 10, 2012 |
| 3 |
Maui Sunseeker Resort: Maui, HI 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. |
December 17, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Crack Vials and Denials: Baltimore, MD 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? |
August 12, 2013 |
| 2 |
Greece Lightning: Litochoro, Greece 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? |
August 19, 2013 |
| 3 |
Fire Drill Flame Out: Douglas, AZ 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. |
August 26, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alaskan Heavyweights: Juneau, AK Anthony Melchiorri heads to Juneau, AK, to help a 100-yr-old hotel and bar. With a belligerent bar manager, feuding family owners, no security, a trespassing bear and a crushed designer, can he help keep this historic icon afloat? |
January 27, 2014 |
| 2 |
Owner Overboard: Islamorada, FL Anthony's in the Florida Keys, fishing capital of the world, but the waterfront Creekside Inn is sinking. After the owner/GM mistreats an undercover guest, Anthony tries to set them on course to fix the horrible customer service. |
February 3, 2014 |
| 3 |
Mis-Fortune Hotel: Las Vegas, NV Anthony heads to ever-popular Las Vegas to repair the issues plaguing the Fortune Hotel. With a leaky ceiling and an owner who speaks no English, can Anthony bring good fortune back to this fractured business? |
February 10, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Crash Course in Daytona: Daytona Beach, FL Anthony is in Daytona Beach, FL, to save the historic 50-room Streamline Hotel. Can he leverage its NASCAR connection, steer the owner in a new direction and derail an inexperienced, hothead GM before the hotel crashes and burns? |
October 7, 2014 |
| 2 |
Swinging for the Fences: State College, PA Anthony is in crisis mode when he finds out the 85-room Autoport Motel in State College, PA is in foreclosure. With the hotel's swinging reputation and lack of management, can he convince the bank the Autoport is worth saving? |
October 14, 2014 |
| 3 |
Rotting Woodstock: Woodstock, NY Anthony visits the cool and historic Woodstock, NY to get the struggling 35-room Woodstock Lodge back on its feet. But the owner's stubbornness and anger could force Anthony to leave before they can render any help at all. |
October 21, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fix Your Kicks on Route 66: Route 66, AZ In the Season 6 premiere, host Anthony Melchiorri challenges himself and his team when they hit the road in a tricked-out RV to help three struggling hotels on a stretch of Route 66 in Arizona. Included: Guidance is offered to the owners of a once-thriving "luxury" inn, a former bordello on the National Registry of Historic Places and a camping and trailer park. |
September 1, 2015 |
| 2 |
Bite Me: Nashua, NH Bed bugs need to be exterminated from the 40-room Country Barn Motel in Nashua, N.H., where Anthony encounters three owners who argue and aren't receptive to change. |
September 8, 2015 |
| 3 |
Not ANice Hotel: Orlando, FL Anthony visits Orlando, FL, where he discovers that the 350-room ANice Inn & Suites is anything but nice. After finding killer bees, bedbugs, mold & feral cats, can Anthony force an owner to invest in fixing all the issues? |
September 15, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hostel Takeover: El Paso, TX In the Season 7 premiere, Anthony deals with ugly grime and safety issues at a former Texas hotel, which is now being run as a hostel. |
April 18, 2016 |
| 2 |
Futility Closet: Misquamicut, RI Anthony battles a bully owner and a utility closet overrun with mold in Rhode Island. |
April 25, 2016 |
| 3 |
Blind Faith: Winter Haven, FL Anthony tries to help a visually impaired owner see the path to success in Florida. |
May 2, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Full Throttle in Sturgis: Sturgis, SD Anthony is on a mission to save three struggling hotels near Sturgis, S.D., challenging himself to fix all the issues at these properties before hundreds of thousands of bikers come rolling into town. |
October 24, 2016 |
| 2 |
Fire Island Meltdown: Fire Island, NY At Clegg's Hotel on Fire Island, New York, Anthony meets a controlling owner that needs to update his hotel, which has barely changed in 70 years. Will Anthony be able to get through to the owner? |
October 31, 2016 |
| 3 |
Lions, Tigers and Wasps, Oh My!: Eureka Springs, AR Anthony visits Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas where lodging takes a backseat to the animals. If Anthony can help the owners make lodging a priority, they could generate more money to save more animals. |
November 7, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Travel Channel |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 9, 2012 |
| Last aired | November 13, 2017 |
| Runtime | 43 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 22:00:00 |