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Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
GenreTravel
Presented byGiles Coren
Monica Galetti
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
Production
Running time59 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One
BBC One HD
Release27 March 2017 (2017-03-27) –
present
The MGM Cotai hotel shopping mall lobby, featured in Series 3 of Amazing Hotels

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. Viewers have commented on the high prices of featured rooms.[5]

The fourth series ran in 2021.[6]

Fogo Island Inn
Nimb Hotel, overlooking Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark

Featured hotels include the following:[6]

Series 1 (2017)[6][7]
  1. Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
  2. Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador
  3. Giraffe Manor, Kenya
  4. Royal Mansour, Marrakesh, Morocco
  5. Fogo Island Inn, Canada
  6. ICEHOTEL, Sweden
Series 2 (2018)[6]
  1. The Brando, French Polynesia
  2. Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Oman
  3. Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
  4. Ashford Castle, Ireland
  5. The Silo, South Africa
  6. Haciendra Vira Vira, Chile[8]
  7. St Moritz, Switzerland
Series 3 (2021)[6]
  1. MGM Cotai, Macau
  2. The Torridon, Scotland, United Kingdom
  3. Schloss Elmau, Germany
  4. Jade Mountain, St Lucia[9]
  5. Swinton Estate, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
  6. Shangri-La, The Shard, London, United Kingdom[10]
Series 4 (2021–22)[6][1]
  1. ION Adventure Hotel, Iceland[11]
  2. Reid's Palace, Madeira
  3. Grand Park Rovinj, Croatia
  4. Nimb Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark
  5. Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  6. The Lanesborough, London, England, United Kingdom

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby". IMDb. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby". www.bbcstudios.com. BBC. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. ^ Wollaston, Sam (28 March 2017). "Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby review … Giles Coren does his dirty laundry – badly". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Robinson, Jill (12 March 2021). "Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby viewers have blasted the eye-watering prices of 'pretentious' rooms worth more than a car". The Sun. UK.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby – Episodes". BBC Two. UK: BBC. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby". Radio Times. 2017.
  8. ^ Windle, Lauren (17 May 2018). "Where is season two of Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby filmed?". The Scottish Sun. UK.
  9. ^ Kalia, Ammar (11 February 2021). "TV tonight: Giles Coren and Monica Galetti explore more amazing hotels". The Guardian.
  10. ^ "BBC Amazing Hotels: The View-from The Shard, London". The View from The Shard. 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  11. ^ Yeates, Cydney (1 December 2021). "Amazing Hotels: Inside incredible Iceland retreat located on active volcano". Metro. UK.