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Hotel Impossible
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Genre Reality TV
Documentary
Starring Anthony Melchiorri
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes110
Production
Executive producersRob Green
Bruce David Klein
Lorri Leighton
Production locationsUnited States
Canada
Camera setup Multiple
Running time60 minutes
(including commercials)
Production company Atlas Media Corp.
Original release
Network Travel Channel
ReleaseApril 9, 2012 (2012-04-09) 
November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
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Hotel Impossible is a reality television series from Travel Channel in which struggling non-chain hotels receive an extensive makeover by veteran hotel operator and hospitality expert Anthony Melchiorri and his team. The show premiered on April 9, 2012, and ended on November 13, 2017. After airing seven seasons, the series launched a spin-off series called Hotel Impossible: Showdown in which four hoteliers of a pre-selected region that visit and judge each other's establishments for the highest ranking and a prize of $25,000. During season 8, another spin-off series called Hotel Impossible: Five Star Secrets began airing. In it, Melchiorri visits luxury resorts, learns what makes them special, and awards a $5,000 super tip to a deserving staff member. The show was not renewed for a new season in 2018 and is "no longer in active production". [1]

Contents

Premise

Each episode featured a particular hotel (always independent of a major chain or hotel system) struggling with problems and not living up to its full potential. Twenty-plus year veteran hotelier Anthony Melchiorri secretly scouts each hotel and identifies the property's most urgent issues. He meets with staff, including front desk clerks, housekeeping staff, the maintenance team, and the owners themselves, to determine the key operation failures. [2] Some owners risk losing their hotels if Melchiorri's innovations don't work. After devising a plan for physical, cosmetic, and procedural changes with his designer (usually Casey Noble or former Design Star contestant Blanche Garcia), Melchiorri works to revamp the hotel and its usually biggest problem—the hotel owners themselves. [3] [4]

Hotel Impossible was renewed for a second season by the Travel Channel in September 2012. [5] A special titled After Anthony aired on February 4, 2013, reviewing the hotels visited in the first season. [6] [7] The third season debuted on August 12, 2013. [8] In January 2014, before the fourth season debuted, a series of six half-hour follow-up episodes titled Hotel Impossible Undercover revisited individual hotels from previous seasons. [9] [10] [11] The fourth season debuted January 27, 2014, the fifth season on October 7, 2014.

Season 6 was broadcast in 2015, consisting of 13 episodes, [12] one of which marked a return to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. [13]

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 13April 9, 2012 (2012-04-09)August 6, 2012 (2012-08-06)
2 14December 3, 2012 (2012-12-03)March 25, 2013 (2013-03-25)
3 13August 12, 2013 (2013-08-12)November 4, 2013 (2013-11-04)
Undercover 6January 6, 2014 (2014-01-06)January 20, 2014 (2014-01-20)
4 13January 27, 2014 (2014-01-27)June 9, 2014 (2014-06-09)
5 12October 7, 2014 (2014-10-07)January 13, 2015 (2015-01-13)
6 13September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01)November 24, 2015 (2015-11-24)
7 13April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18)August 1, 2016 (2016-08-01)
8 13October 24, 2016 (2016-10-24)November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)

Season 1 (2012)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
11"Gurney's InnMontauk, New York" [6] April 9, 2012 (2012-04-09)
22"Penguin Hotel – South Beach, Florida" [14] April 16, 2012 (2012-04-16)
33"Hotel New Yorker – Miami, Florida" [14] April 23, 2012 (2012-04-23)
44"Purple Orchid Wine Country Resort & Spa – Livermore, California" [15] April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)
55"Ocean Manor Resort – Fort Lauderdale, Florida" [14] May 7, 2012 (2012-05-07)
66"Hotel Corpus Christi Bayfront – Corpus Christi, Texas"May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14)
77"La Jolla Cove Suites – La Jolla, California" [16] May 28, 2012 (2012-05-28)
88"Southern Oaks Inn – Branson, Missouri"June 4, 2012 (2012-06-04)
99"Fiddler's Inn – Nashville, Tennessee"June 11, 2012 (2012-06-11)
1010"Newport Spa & Whirlpool Suites – Newport, Rhode Island"June 25, 2012 (2012-06-25)
1111"Dude Rancher LodgeBillings, Montana" [7] [17] July 9, 2012 (2012-07-09)
1212"Vermont Inn – Mendon, Vermont" [18] [19] July 23, 2012 (2012-07-23)
1313"Dream Inn – Daytona Beach, Florida"August 6, 2012 (2012-08-06)

Season 2 (2012–13)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
141"Caribe Playa Beach Resort – Patillas, Puerto Rico"December 3, 2012 (2012-12-03)
152"Triangle T Ranch – Dragoon, Arizona" [20] [21] December 10, 2012 (2012-12-10)
163"Maui Sunseeker Resort – Maui, Hawaii" [22] December 17, 2012 (2012-12-17)
174"Hotel LégerMokelumne Hill, California" [23] January 7, 2013 (2013-01-07)
185"Glacier Bear Lodge – Yakutat, Alaska" [24] January 14, 2013 (2013-01-14)
196"Telemark Resort & Convention CenterCable, Wisconsin" [25] [26] January 21, 2013 (2013-01-21)
207"Periwinkle Inn – Cape May, New Jersey"January 28, 2013 (2013-01-28)
21S00"After Anthony Special" [7] February 4, 2013 (2013-02-04)
Six hotels from the first season are revisited to see how they are operating since Anthony's visits to each: The Ocean Manor Resort, Dude Rancher Lodge, The Purple Orchid Wine Country Resort & Spa, The Dream Inn, La Jolla Cove Suites and The Hotel New Yorker.
228"Curve Hotel – Palm Springs, California"February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)
239"Casa Verde Hotel – Rincon, Puerto Rico"February 18, 2013 (2013-02-18)
2410"Gardenia Resort – Negril, Jamaica"March 4, 2013 (2013-03-04)
2511"Alpenhof Lodge – Mammoth Lakes, California"March 11, 2013 (2013-03-11)
2612"Bromley Sun Lodge – Peru, Vermont"March 18, 2013 (2013-03-18)
2713"Western Riviera Lodge – Grand Lake, Colorado" [3] [27] [28] March 25, 2013 (2013-03-25)

Season 3 (2013)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
281"Crack Vials and Denials"
"Abacrombie Inn – Baltimore, Maryland" [8] [29]
August 12, 2013 (2013-08-12)
292"Greece Lightning"
"Litohoro Olympus Resort – Greece"
August 19, 2013 (2013-08-19)
303"Fire Drill Flame Out"
"Gadsden HotelDouglas, Arizona" [30] [31] [32]
August 26, 2013 (2013-08-26)
314"Tropical Termites"
"Hotel Iguanazul – Santa Cruz, Costa Rica"
September 2, 2013 (2013-09-02)
325"Shotgun Start"
"Water Gap Country Club Resort – Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania" [33]
September 9, 2013 (2013-09-09)
336"Running on Empty"
"Holbrooke HotelGrass Valley, California" [34] [35]
September 16, 2013 (2013-09-16)
347"Boardwalk Gold"
"Lankford Hotel – Ocean City, Maryland" [36] [37]
September 23, 2013 (2013-09-23)
358"In the Doghouse"
"Beachfront Inn – Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin" [38] [39] [40]
September 30, 2013 (2013-09-30)
369"Don't Bug Me"
"Sevilla Inn – Kissimmee, Florida" [41]
October 7, 2013 (2013-10-07)
3710"Niagara Falls Down"
"Ritz Inn – Niagara Falls, Ontario"
October 14, 2013 (2013-10-14)
3811"Operation Sandy, Part 1"
"Thunderbird Motel – Seaside Heights, New Jersey" [42]
October 21, 2013 (2013-10-21)
3912"Operation Sandy, Part 2"
"Thunderbird Motel, Charlroy Motel, Palm Villa Suites, and Tradewinds Motor Lodge – Seaside Heights, New Jersey"
October 28, 2013 (2013-10-28)
In Operation Sandy, Anthony is seen walking out from the Thunderbird Motel without making any changes to it, thus making it the first time Anthony has failed to remake a hotel. This is also the first time Anthony has attempted to remake more than one hotel for one episode.
4013"Crap Out"
"Victorian Inn – Sparks, Nevada"
November 4, 2013 (2013-11-04)

Hotel Impossible Undercover (2014)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
411"Glacier Bear Lodge Undercover"January 6, 2014 (2014-01-06)
422"Hotel Leger Undercover" [9] January 6, 2014 (2014-01-06)
433"Casa Verde Hotel Undercover"January 13, 2014 (2014-01-13)
444"Triangle T Ranch Undercover" [10] January 13, 2014 (2014-01-13)
455"Ocean Manor Resort Undercover"January 20, 2014 (2014-01-20)
466"Holbrooke Hotel Undercover" [11] [43] January 20, 2014 (2014-01-20)

Season 4 (2014)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
471"Alaskan Heavyweights"
"Alaskan Hotel and BarJuneau, Alaska" [44] [45] [46] [47]
January 27, 2014 (2014-01-27)
482"Owner Overboard"
"Creekside Inn – Islamorada, Florida" [48]
February 3, 2014 (2014-02-03)
493"Mis-Fortune Hotel"
"Fortune Hotel – Las Vegas, Nevada" [49] [50]
February 10, 2014 (2014-02-10)
504"Breaking Point"
"Chipman Hill Suites – Saint John, New Brunswick"
February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)
515"Hollywood Nightmare"
"Hollywood Liberty Hotel – Hollywood, California" [2]
February 24, 2014 (2014-02-24)
526"Homestead Hoarders Gone Wild"
"Floridian Hotel – Homestead, Florida" [51]
March 3, 2014 (2014-03-03)
537"Temper Expectations"
"Catskill Mountain Lodge – Palenville, New York" [52]
April 28, 2014 (2014-04-28)
548"Making Waves"
"Carnival Inn – Myrtle Beach, South Carolina" [53] [54]
May 5, 2014 (2014-05-05)
559"The Italian Scallion"
"Hotel Solunto Mare – Palermo, Italy"
May 12, 2014 (2014-05-12)
5610"Swamped"
"High Meadows Inn – Roaring Gap, North Carolina"
May 19, 2014 (2014-05-19)
5711"Rat Race"
"University Inn at Emory – Atlanta, Georgia"
May 26, 2014 (2014-05-26)
5812"Stormy Wedding"
"Vagabond Lodge – Hood River, Oregon" [55]
June 2, 2014 (2014-06-02)
5913"Airing the Family Business"
"Glenwood Motor Inn – Glenwood Springs, Colorado"
June 9, 2014 (2014-06-09)

Season 5 (2014–15)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
601"Crash Course in Daytona"
"Streamline HotelDaytona Beach, Florida"
October 7, 2014 (2014-10-07)N/A
612"Swinging for the Fences"
"Autoport Motel – State College, Pennsylvania"
October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)N/A
623"Rotting Woodstock"
"Woodstock Lodge – Woodstock, New York"
October 21, 2014 (2014-10-21)N/A
634"Crappy Management"
"Crookston Inn & Convention Center – Crookston, Minnesota"
October 28, 2014 (2014-10-28)N/A
645"Super Nova Scotia"
"Hearthstone Inn – Sydney, Nova Scotia"
November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)N/A
656"Masters of My Domain"
"Guest House at Houndslake – Aiken, South Carolina"
November 11, 2014 (2014-11-11)N/A
667"Resort to Spanking"
"Mountain View Lodge – Manson, Washington"
November 25, 2014 (2014-11-25)N/A
678"Packing Heat"
"Vacationland Inn – Brewer, Maine"
December 9, 2014 (2014-12-09)N/A
689"Clearing the Heir"
"Ocean Crest Resort – Moclips, Washington"
December 16, 2014 (2014-12-16)545,000 [56]
6910"Sleeping on the Job"
"CitiGarden Hotel – South San Francisco, California [57] " [58]
December 30, 2014 (2014-12-30)523,000 [59]
7011"Getting Screwed" [60]
"Missouri Flats Inn – Williston, North Dakota" [60] [61]
January 6, 2015 (2015-01-06)N/A
7112"The Big Sleazy" [62]
"Empress Hotel – New Orleans, Louisiana" [62]
January 13, 2015 (2015-01-13)591,000 [63]

Season 6 (2015)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
721"Fix Your Kicks on Route 66"
"Luxury Inn, Red Garter Inn, and Canyon Motel & RV Park – Flagstaff and Williams, Arizona"
September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01)N/A
732"Bite Me"
"Country Barn Motel & Campground – Nashua, New Hampshire"
September 8, 2015 (2015-09-08)N/A
743"Not Anice Hotel"
"Anice Inn & Suites – Orlando, Florida"
September 15, 2015 (2015-09-15)N/A
754"To Be or Not To Be"
"Stratford Court Hotel – Cedar City, Utah"
September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)N/A
765"Hershey Addiction"
"Simmons Motel – Hershey, Pennsylvania"
September 29, 2015 (2015-09-29)N/A
776"Dirty Water Falls"
"Waldorf Niagara Hotel – Niagara Falls, New York"
October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06)N/A
787"Sweating Bullets in Panama"
"Las Olas Resort – David, Panama"
October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)N/A
798"See Smell by the Seashore"
"Sea Shell Motel – Virginia Beach, Virginia"
October 20, 2015 (2015-10-20)N/A
809"Waterpan-Gate"
"Capital Plaza Hotel – Frankfort, Kentucky"
October 27, 2015 (2015-10-27)N/A
8110"Spinning Out of Control"
"Grant Hills Motel – Galena, Illinois"
November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03)N/A
8211"A Tall Odor in Myrtle Beach"
"Lancer Motel – Myrtle Beach, South Carolina"
November 10, 2015 (2015-11-10)N/A
8312"Underwear, Under Where?"
"Brookside Resort – Gatlinburg, Tennessee"
November 17, 2015 (2015-11-17)N/A
8413"Ex Marks The Spot"
"Charles Inn – Bangor, Maine"
November 24, 2015 (2015-11-24)N/A

Season 7 (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
851"Hostel Takeover"
"Gardner Hotel – El Paso, Texas" [64]
April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18)N/A
862"Futility Closet"
"Sandy Shore Motel – Misquamicut, Rhode Island"
April 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)N/A
873"Blind Faith"
"Winter Haven Suites & Conference Center – Winter Haven, Florida"
May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)N/A
884"Rocky Relationships"
"Evergreen Motel and Sandman Motel – Libby, Montana"
May 9, 2016 (2016-05-09)N/A
895"Branson Misery"
"Colonial Mountain Inn – Branson, Missouri"
May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)N/A
906"No Filter"
"Bossier Inn & Suites – Bossier City, Louisiana"
May 23, 2016 (2016-05-23)N/A
917"Malpractice in Hawaii"
"Kauai Inn – Lihue, Hawaii"
May 30, 2016 (2016-05-30)N/A
928"The Pain in Maine"
"Trade Winds Inn – Rockland, Maine"
June 13, 2016 (2016-06-13)N/A
939"Going Poconowhere"
"Bradford Inn – Towanda, Pennsylvania"
June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20)N/A
9410"Tiny Horse, Big Problems"
"Big Bear Motel – Cody, Wyoming [65] "
June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27)N/A
9511"Funeral Home Impossible"
"Posada de San Juan – San Juan Bautista, California"
July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11)N/A
9612"Anchorless in Anchorage"
"Anchorage Lofts Hotel – Anchorage, Alaska"
July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18)N/A
9713"Dirty Pool and Resignations"
"Yankee Clipper Inn – North Conway, New Hampshire"
August 1, 2016 (2016-08-01)N/A

Season 8 (2016–17)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
981"Full Throttle in Sturgis"
"Ponderosa Motor Lodge, Cedar Wood Inn, and Recreational Springs Resort – Sturgis, South Dakota"
October 24, 2016 (2016-10-24)N/A
992"Fire Island Meltdown"
"Clegg's Hotel – Fire Island, New York"
October 31, 2016 (2016-10-31)N/A
1003"Lions, Tigers and Wasps, Oh My!"
"Turpentine Creek Wildlife RefugeEureka Springs, Arkansas"
November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07)N/A
1014"Alarmed in Alaska"
"Hooligan's Lodge – Soldotna, Alaska"
November 14, 2016 (2016-11-14)N/A
1025"Rocky's Hot Tub Horror Show"
"Cocca's Inn & Suites – Albany, New York"
November 21, 2016 (2016-11-21)N/A
1036"Jersey Shore Uproar"
"White Caps Motel – Wildwood, New Jersey"
November 28, 2016 (2016-11-28)N/A
1047"Lake Superior, Hotel Inferior"
"Greunke's First Street Inn & Restaurant – Bayfield, Wisconsin"
December 5, 2016 (2016-12-05)N/A
"Ice Hotels... Not Impossible (special)"
"Icehotel, Snow Village, Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort, and Snowhotel – Sweden, Finland, and Norway"
December 26, 2016 (2016-12-26)N/A
1058"Outer Banks-Ruptcy"
"Cape Hatteras Motel – Cape Hatteras, North Carolina"
October 2, 2017 (2017-10-02)N/A
1069"Kentucky Conundrum"
"Sunrise Inn – Williamstown, Kentucky"
October 9, 2017 (2017-10-09)N/A
10710"Desert Disaster"
"Cambridge Inn – Palm Springs, California"
October 16, 2017 (2017-10-16)N/A
10811"Chaos on the Cape"
"Beach 'n' Towne Motel – South Yarmouth, Massachusetts"
October 30, 2017 (2017-10-30)N/A
10912"West Coast Wipe Out"
"Oceana Boutique Hotel – San Clemente, California"
November 6, 2017 (2017-11-06)N/A
11013"Waterpark Bug-Out"
"Maui Sands Resort & Indoor Waterpark – Sandusky, Ohio"
November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)N/A

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