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]
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 | –
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
editFeatured hotels include the following:[5]
- Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
- Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador
- Giraffe Manor, Kenya
- Royal Mansour, Marrakesh, Morocco
- Fogo Island Inn, Fogo Island, Canada
- ICEHOTEL, Sweden
- Series 2 (2018)[5]
- The Brando Resort, French Polynesia
- Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Oman
- Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
- Ashford Castle, Ireland
- The Silo, South Africa
- Hacienda Vira Vira, Chile
- St. Moritz, Switzerland
- Series 3 (2021)[5]
- MGM Cotai, Macau
- The Torridon, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Schloss Elmau, Germany
- Jade Mountain, St Lucia[8]
- Swinton Estate, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Shangri-La, The Shard, London, United Kingdom[9]
- ION Adventure Hotel, Iceland[10]
- Reid's Palace, Madeira
- Grand Park Rovinj, Croatia
- Nimb Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- The Lanesborough, London, England, United Kingdom
- Series 5 (2023)
- Kasbah Tamadot, Morocco
- Joali Maldives, Maldives
- Nusfjord Arctic Resort, Norway
- Ceylon Tea Trails, Sri Lanka
- Phinda Game Reserve, South Africa
- Borgo Egnazia, Italy[11]
- Glenapp Castle, Scotland[12]
- Hotel Hubertus, Italy Dolomites[13]
- Series 6 (2024)[14]
References
edit- ^ a b Honebeek, Talya (30 November 2021). "BBC Amazing Hotels: Giles Coren's wife, net worth and surprising connection to Pointless star". Birmingham Mail. UK.
- ^ "Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby". IMDb. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby". www.bbcstudios.com. BBC. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Wollaston, Sam (28 March 2017). "Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby review … Giles Coren does his dirty laundry – badly". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c d e f "Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby – Episodes". BBC Two. UK: BBC. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "BBC Studios announces Rob Rinder as new co-presenter of Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond The Lobby". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby". Radio Times. 2017.
- ^ Kalia, Ammar (11 February 2021). "TV tonight: Giles Coren and Monica Galetti explore more amazing hotels". The Guardian.
- ^ "BBC Amazing Hotels: The View-from The Shard, London". The View from The Shard. 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Yeates, Cydney (1 December 2021). "Amazing Hotels: Inside incredible Iceland retreat located on active volcano". Metro. UK.
- ^ "Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "The new series includes the widest variety and most eclectic mix of hotels the show has ever featured". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 1 September 2024.