Series synopsis
Hotel is a fantasy romance adult television series that premiered on kykNET on July 11, 2016. It ended on March 28, 2022. It was created by Stiaan Smith, Bennie Fourie. It stars Beer Adriaanse, Schalk Bezuidenhout, James Borthwick and Mila Guy.
Hotel Erotica is a Softcore porn anthology television show that is broadcast on the Cinemax cable television channel during its Skinemax late-night block. It is also broadcast in the after hours timeslot on The Movie Network.
The show format usually involved the hotel's proprietor reading a letter from a former guest talking about their adventure at the hotel. The episode would then be a flashback of the guest coming to the hotel and falling in love with someone. The hotel proprietor was initia ...
Premise
Hotel Erotica is a Softcore porn anthology television show that is broadcast on the Cinemax cable television channel during its Skinemax late-night block. It is also broadcast in the after hours timeslot on The Movie Network.
The show format usually involved the hotel's proprietor reading a letter from a former guest talking about their adventure at the hotel. The episode would then be a flashback of the guest coming to the hotel and falling in love with someone. The hotel proprietor was initially Cloe Wilson in the first season. In the second season it was Jenny. In the next season, the show was relaunched as Hotel Erotica Cabo which followed a similar format.
Many notable softcore and hardcore porn stars appeared on the show, such as Beverly Lynne, Monique Parent, Angela Davies, Jenna Jameson, Ron Jeremy, and former WWE Diva Candice Michelle.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Beer Adriaanse as Thomas van As
- Schalk Bezuidenhout as Danny Beyers
- James Borthwick as Ferdie Kruger
- Mila Guy as Melanie Schmidt
- Martelize Kolver as Brenda Gunter
- Simoné Pretorius as Jony Scholtz
- Sandi Schultz as Maggie Conradie
- Graham Weir as Oom Dirk Dijkstra
Supporting cast
- De Klerk Oelofse as Jaap
Guest cast
- Hennie Baird as Meneer du Preez
- Louw Venter as Charlie Hobo
- Regardt Botha as Hobo 1
- Christian Pool as Hobo 2
- Adriana Faling as Monica
- Len Muller as Self
- Grant van Vuuren as CCTV Worker
- Leslie Van Wyk as CCTV Worker
- Antonie Grove as Security
- Bafana Khanyeza as Security
- Hannes Muller as Meneer van As
- Ina Pretorius as Ouma Beyers
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 65 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | July 11, 2016 | October 3, 2016 |
| Season 2 | 13 | October 9, 2017 | January 1, 2018 |
| Season 3 | 13 | January 7, 2019 | April 1, 2019 |
| Season 4 | 13 | January 6, 2020 | March 30, 2020 |
| Season 5 | 13 | January 3, 2022 | March 28, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Welkom Tuis Ferdie Kruger is the manager of the Fransen, a boutique hotel on the outskirts of Franseburg, Mpumalanga. When the Lourier hotel group buys this diamond in the rough as their latest acquisition, they send Thomas from their headquarters to monitor the transition. Thomas' ideas clash with Ferdie and his staff's old-fashioned way of doing things. |
July 11, 2016 |
| 2 |
Swot Analise Thomas needs the staff to fill out forms regarding the current state of the hotel, while Ferdie fears that their feedback could ruin his reputation. Meanwhile, Danny is looking for someone to help him prepare for an audition, and Jony complicates things for Thomas after their unplanned romance the day before. |
July 18, 2016 |
| 3 |
Die Swembad After a weekend away, Ferdie is back convinced that a swimming pool will ensure success in his hotel - that is if he can get the idea past Thomas. Uncle Dirk and Brenda lock up their platform accident in the barn, while Danny entertains a homeless man on his night shift. |
July 25, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 van As shows up to manage the hotel and is impossible with the staff. They try to get rid of him with a plan that could cost them their jobs. |
October 9, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Danny and Melanie start a Fransen hotel podcast. Ferdie wants to get rid of the new swimming pool. |
October 16, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The hotel gets their liquor license back and loses it again the same night. Danny wants to know why Melanie is angry. Thomas overplays his hand with Jony. |
October 23, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stief Partner Thomas is surprised how normal things are at the Fransen after Ferdie married his mother... then he realizes that Ferdie still treats him like his son all this time, which drives him up the wall. |
January 7, 2019 |
| 2 |
Die Kandidaat When Ferdie finds out that Stephano also stands for Mayor, it ignites a debate in which the old enemies square off again. A demanding guest with eccentric tastes arrives at the hotel. |
January 14, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Ferdie and Brenda try to get the OUWROSS party going by appointing ward candidates and choosing a campaign theme that will leave its legacy in Fransenburg forever. |
January 21, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 While Jaap takes drastic steps to get over Jony, Thomas realizes he is still in love with her and gets Malanie to help him before Jony returns. Brenda gets arc-eyes. |
January 6, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Thomas attempts a new method to improve the staff's work after Ferdie informs him of Stephano's plans - but Gawie's influence threatens to derail it. |
January 13, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Gawie asks Jony to move overseas with him. She agrees and is now faced with the difficult task of breaking the news to Thomas. Thomas finds out before she can tell him… |
January 20, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Jony and Thomas are running things, until an old guest makes a nuisance of himself. Brenda struggles to listen to Jony and Melanie helps Jaap to find love. |
January 3, 2022 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Jony tries to inspire the staff by talking big, but this has a negative effect. Thomas tries to get Ferdi to move out and Danny realizes that one day he will have to kiss other women. |
January 10, 2022 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Brenda and Manie celebrate their anniversary which makes Jony jealous. Thomas has to scramble. Ferdi is left in charge of the Hotel, not a good idea. |
January 17, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | kykNET |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 11, 2016 |
| Last aired | March 28, 2022 |
| Runtime | 29 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 20:30:00 |