About this season
Hotel Impossible is a reality television program from Travel Channel in which struggling hotels receive an extensive makeover by veteran hotel operator Anthony Melchiorri and his team. The show premiered on April 9, 2012.
Episodes (13)
1. Gurney's Inn: Montauk, NY
Aired 9 April 2012 • 60 min
Hospitality expert Anthony Melchiorri attempts to turn struggling hotels into tourist hot spots. In this premiere episode, the host revamps an outdated family-run resort in Montauk, N.Y.
2. Penguin Hotel: South Beach, FL
Aired 16 April 2012 • 60 min
The host visits a boutique hotel in Miami’s South Beach that’s struggling to find an identity among the hip, trendy competition.
3. New Yorker Boutique Hotel: Miami, FL
Aired 23 April 2012 • 60 min
Anthony helps the owners of the New Yorker Boutique Hotel in Miami, who are struggling to stay afloat after sinking their life savings into the property.
4. Purple Orchid Inn Resort and Spa: Livermore, CA
Aired 30 April 2012 • 60 min
The host helps expectant parents turn around their struggling resort and spa in Livermore, Cal.
5. Ocean Manor Resort: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Aired 7 May 2012 • 60 min
The host visits a struggling high-rise resort in Fort Lauderdale and finds its sushi restaurant and beachfront bar are full of potential. But in order for the hotel to succeed, cleanliness issues must be addressed.
6. Hotel Corpus Christi Bayfront: Corpus Christi, TX
Aired 14 May 2012 • 60 min
The host visits a struggling hotel in Corpus Christi and tries to motivate the owner, who seems to have lost interest in running the business.
7. La Jolla Cove Suites: La Jolla, CA
Aired 21 May 2012 • 60 min
An outdated hotel in La Jolla, California is revamped.
8. Southern Oaks Inn: Branson, MO
Aired 4 June 2012 • 60 min
In Branson, MO, the Southern Oaks Hotel stands all but deserted due to bad marketing. Anthony must deal with slovenly housekeepers, a lobby filled with flyers, and a family business where the two men and two women can’t communicate.
9. Fiddler's Inn: Nashville, TN
Aired 11 June 2012 • 60 min
A Nashville hotel has been on the rocks for three years despite the fact it's across the street from the Grand Ole Opry. The owner claims he's been hit by the recession, but the real problems are a gift shop that takes up the entire lobby, filthy rooms, and a lack of identity, and Anthony comes in to make some changes.
10. Newport Inn: Newport, RI
Aired 25 June 2012 • 60 min
Anthony takes on a hotel whose clueless owner is more interested in buying up-to-date gym equipment then keeping his hotel in shape and his pool filled with water.
11. Dude Rancher Lodge: Billings, MT
Aired 9 July 2012 • 60 min
In downtown Billings, MT, the Dude Rancher Lodge has a one-star rating, no business, and a decor that alternates between historical and present-day.
12. The Vermont Inn: Mendon, VT
Aired 23 July 2012 • 60 min
The 16-room Vermont Inn, run by the owners’ brother-in-law, can’t fill their rooms or their restaurant. Anthony will have to make some tough decisions to save it.
13. Dream Inn: Daytona Beach, FL
Aired 6 August 2012 • 60 min
In Daytona Beach, Anthony tries to bring the Dream Inn out of bankruptcy, but discovers that the general manager has nothing to do because his domineering mother makes all the decisions.