Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

2017-03-27 Documentary TV-14

Giles Coren and Monica Galetti travel the globe visiting some of the world's most incredible hotels. They go beyond the lobby to see the areas that the public never see and roll up their sleeves to work alongside staff.

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First Aired

2017-03-27
Last Aired

2024-12-21
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Genre

Documentary, Reality
Seasons

6
Episodes

40
Status

Returning Series
Language

English
Network

BBC Two

Keywords:

hotel luxury hotel tourism hotel business hotelier

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1. Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

Giles and Monica join the 9,500 staff working at one of the world's largest hotels. As well as viewing...More

Giles and Monica join the 9,500 staff working at one of the world's largest hotels. As well as viewing some of the facilities on offer they go behind the scenes to see the parts of the hotel guests never see.Less

60mins 2017-03-27

2. Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador

Giles and Monica visit Mashpi Lodge in the Ecuadorian rainforest which features a gondola cable car to...More

Giles and Monica visit Mashpi Lodge in the Ecuadorian rainforest which features a gondola cable car to transport guests through the forest canopy. The pair learn how eco-tourism is saving endangered species.Less

60mins 2017-04-03

3. Giraffe Manor, Kenya

Giles and Monica discover a unique hotel in Kenya where giraffe, guests and staff all co-exist. They t...More

Giles and Monica discover a unique hotel in Kenya where giraffe, guests and staff all co-exist. They then visit the Sasaab Lodge a 6-acre plot set within 82,000 acres of land owned by the Samburu tribe who receive a fee for each guest.Less

60mins 2017-04-10

4. Royal Mansour, Morocco

Giles and Monica visit and go to work in the luxury hotel in Marrakesh, which was built by royal decre...More

Giles and Monica visit and go to work in the luxury hotel in Marrakesh, which was built by royal decree to showcase the region. Monica learns how to pleat the curtains while Giles dons the uniform of a butler.Less

60mins 2017-04-17

5. Fogo Island Inn, Canada

Giles and Monica visit the hotel sited off the northeast coast of Newfoundland. Housekeepers Cynthia a...More

Giles and Monica visit the hotel sited off the northeast coast of Newfoundland. Housekeepers Cynthia and Lori rope Giles into a boat race while Monica learns the secret of growing the perfect potato.Less

60mins 2017-04-24

6. Icehotel, Sweden

Giles and Monica's final stop-off takes them 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle into Swedish Lapland...More

Giles and Monica's final stop-off takes them 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle into Swedish Lapland. Giles joins the artists who craft the rooms from huge blocks of ice while Monica meets the hotel's 82-year-old reindeer-meat supplier.Less