Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby | |
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Genre | Travel |
Presented by | Giles Coren (2017–2022) Monica Galetti (2017–present) Rob Rinder (2023–present) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
Production | |
Running time | 59 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One BBC One HD |
Release | 27 March 2017 – present |
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby is a British BBC documentary television series, presented by the journalist Giles Coren [1] and the chef Monica Galetti, and started in 2017. [2] [3] [4]
Each programme in the series is based on a luxury hotel. The presenters take a hands-on approach, investigating the running of the hotel, hence the subtitle of the series. The programmes are shown on BBC Two.
The fourth series ran in 2021. [5]
On 31 October 2022, the BBC announced that Rob Rinder will be the series' new co-presenter replacing Giles Coren who left after series four. [6]
Featured hotels include the following: [5]
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