Hotel for the Holidays

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Hotel for the Holidays
Hotel for the Holidays poster.jpg
Directed by Ron Oliver
Written by
  • Maggie Lane
  • Margarita Matthews
Produced byDavid Anselmo
Starring
CinematographyRuss Goozee
Edited byDavid B. Thompson
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by Amazon Freevee
Release date
  • December 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Hotel for the Holidays is an American romantic comedy film written by Maggie Lane and Margarita Matthews, directed by Ron Oliver, and starring Madelaine Petsch and Mena Massoud. It was released on Amazon Freevee on December 2, 2022.

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Plot

The film revolves around the staff and guests at New York City's Hotel Fontaine during the christmas season. The personal and work life of the hotel's manager, Georgia, become entangled when she is torn between Luke, the hotel's resident chef, and Raymond, a former prince staying at the hotel over the holidays. [1] [2]

Cast

Production

Mena Massoud and Madelaine Petsch first met as guests on the talk show A Little Late with Lilly Singh . [2] In August 2022, Massoud teased the release of Hotel for the Holidays by sharing a photo of himself with Petsch on Instagram. [1] It was produced by Brad Krevoy's Motion Picture Corporation of America. [3] The film is set in New York City but was filmed in Ottawa, Canada, primarily at the Fairmont Hotel. [4] [5]

Release

The trailer was released on November 9, 2022. [6] The film was released on Amazon Freevee in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany on December 2, 2022. [1]

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