The Hotel Inspector
The Hotel Inspector travels to various struggling hotels to give them advice and suggestions on how to improve their business.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Alex Polizzi , Ruth Watson , Mark Halliley , Hannah Roberts , Elicia Davies , Sandie Harrap , Jon Harrap , Richard Vranch , Erin Louise Ryans , David Maloney , Dixe Wills , Patrick Duggan
S1.E2 ∙ Hanmer Arms, Wrexham County Borough
Ruth Watson meets Keith and Val Morris, who three and a half years ago bought the Hanmer Arms, a classy 23-bed hotel/pub/restaurant/conference centre in Wrexham County Borough. Family members have invested £1 million of their money in the business, and now they want to see a return.
S4.E3 ∙ Jessop House Hotel, Tewkesbury
It's about a hotel in Tewkesbury called Jessop House
S7.E4 ∙ Brendan Chase, Lake District
An interesting episode where Alex visits the Brendan Chase run by the eccentric David Maloney. This episode seems to be more of Alex helping a lonely old man set in his ways to reconnect with the world outside. Arguments and differences of opinion ensue but changes are made and the potential is there for the business to progress.
S8.E2 ∙ Bonnington Beach Hotel, Bournemouth
The hotel has full occupancy each night, but is loosing money. The owners refuse to raise their rates above £15. Alex looks to cut down costs.
S10.E2 ∙ The Vidella, Blackpool
The Hotel Inspector meets practical jokers Neil and John, owners of The Vidella Hotel in Blackpool, who place fake insects in their guests' breakfast. Will Alex Polizzi be able to prove to the boys that a failing hotel is not a laughing matter?
S11.E2 ∙ Harmony B&B, Torquay
The owners of the music-themed hotel both have fibromyalgia, and no staff, and can't handle high occupancy.
S15.E1 ∙ Rosehill House Hotel, Burnley
John and daughter Emma have cluttered their 31-room converted Manor House with tat. Alex thinks that a way to restore their fortunes is through functions.
S15.E4 ∙ Gipsy Hill Hotel, Exeter
Grace has plans to retire and hand the business to her daughter Jackie. But new chain hotels are moving in, and Grace is getting worried there will be no business to pass down.
S15.E5 ∙ Zero Neuf, Gaudies
Having invested everything into a specialist holiday retreat, before realising that cycling holidays are not money-spinners, ex-pats Mike and Joss call Alex to the French Pyrenees.
S15.E6 ∙ Devon Bay Hotel, Ilfracombe
Can inexperienced hoteliers Adrian and Gill fight a poor reputation and low-cost trade to make a profit for their 51-bed seaside hotel come the vital summer season?
S15.E7 ∙ The George Hotel, Henfield
Having bought this 12-room pub in West Sussex just over a year ago, novice hoteliers Chris and Leisha have now run out of both cash and momentum. Chris's butterfly brain exasperates both Leisha and Alex.
S15.E8 ∙ The Crown Inn, Wiltshire
Alex returns to the grimy Crown Inn in the Wiltshire village of Aldbourne to see if 70-year-old innkeeper Alan has cleaned up his act. Alex first visited in 2018, but refused to stay the night as the bedroom was filthy.
S15.E9 ∙ West Usk Lighthouse
Alex tackles a small bed and breakfast in a lighthouse near the Bristol Channel. Can Alex convince the reluctant owners to heed her advice?
S16.E1 ∙ The Coach and Horses, South Perrot
In Dorset, Alex helps James and Yvonne, owners of the Coach and Horses. They are struggling to attract business, despite it being the only pub in the village. Alex is shocked at first impressions of the Coach, its rooms and its owners,
S16.E2 ∙ The Dukes, Heath and Reach
A mother-of-two's first successful year after purchasing The Dukes in the village of Heath and Reach in Bedfordshire turns into a nightmare after she suffers a personal setback.
S16.E3 ∙ Grenfell Arms, Maidenhead
Alex visits Grenfell Arms in Berkshire and meets 31-year-old Jamie, who struggles with finding staff and working alongside his mother.
S16.E4 ∙ Northshore Bude Hostel, Bude
Alex Polizzi visits Cornwall to try and save a hostel that was bought by two travellers who are now facing a sharp decline in occupants and relationship friction.
S16.E5 ∙ Michelangelo's
Alex Polizzi is enlisted to rescue Michelangelo's, a 10-bedroom hotel and restaurant owned by Paolo Pieri and operated with the help of his brother, Giacomo.
S16.E6 ∙ Spanhoe Lodge
Alex finds her way to Spanhoe Lodge in Northamptonshire, where an unexplained crash in guests has forced them to turn to her for help. While Alex finds the decor depressing, there is potential with the lodge and its fastidious owners.
S16.E7 ∙ Warwick Hall
Alex returns to one of her grandest hotels yet, Warwick Hall. In the 10 bedroom Cumbrian country house, the lifestyle may have been idyllic, but business was dire.
S16.E8 ∙ Eden Lodge, Cornwall
6 years ago Alex met couple Lynn and Ziggy, owners of Eden Lodge a B&B in Falmouth, Cornwall. Their lack of profits was causing emotional strife. Will they have changed their bickering ways or are some habits too hard to change?
S17.E1 ∙ LG Thai Derm Spa and Guest House, Loughborough
To kick-off the seventeenth series The Hotel inspector, Alex Polizzi, is at the LG Thai Derm Spa and Guest House in Loughborough, Leicestershire run by first-time hoteliers husband and wife Hasmeeta and Bharat.
S17.E2 ∙ Gracellie Hotel, Shanklin
This time, Alex Polizzi heads to the famous seaside town of Shanklin on the Isle of Wight to visit father and daughter team Philip and Kelly, who run the Gracellie Hotel.
S17.E3 ∙ Caer Beris Manor
The Hotel Inspector, Alex Polizzi, visits Caer Beris Manor in mid-Wales run by former Dubai real estate agent Omar and his wife, Kim, along with Kim's publican parents, Pete and Angie.
S17.E4 ∙ The Pack O' Cards
This time, Alex visits The Pack O' Cards, an Inn with rooms in Combe Martin on the North Devon Coast, owned and run by husband-and-wife team Chris and Debbie.
S17.E5 ∙ The Lamp Post Villa B&B
Alex meets fellow Italian and first-time hotelier Carmine, who runs the The Lamp Post Villa B&B in the centre of the historic spa city of Bath.
S17.E6 ∙ The Falcon Hotel, Cambridgeshire
Alex visits The Falcon Hotel in Cambridgeshire. Run by hotelier Colin and his daughter Jean, the duo took on the lease of this sixteenth century coaching inn 11 years ago. Despite cheap rates they are struggling to attract customers.
S17.E7 ∙ Michelangelo's Revisit
Alex pays a return visit to Michelangelo's, a 10-bedroom hotel, bar and Italian restaurant set in four acres near Newcastle. Brothers Paolo and Giacomo had called for help after facing a series of serious problems.
S17.E8 ∙ Rosehill House Hotel Revisit
Alex Polizzi makes a return visit to Rosehill House, a 30 bedroom hotel in Burnley, Lancashire. When Alex first arrived two and a half years ago, she met a dad with a deadline and a daughter in despair.
