British TV series or programme
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby 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 seasons5 Running time 59 minutes Network BBC One BBC One HDRelease 27 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 .
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
Fogo Island Inn Nimb Hotel , overlooking Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen , Denmark Featured hotels include the following:[5]
Series 1 (2017)[5] [7] 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] Series 4 (2021–22)[5] [1] 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]