A celebrated hotelier visits a struggling British hotel and tries to turn its fortunes by giving advice and suggestions to the owner.
Showing Season 19 of 20
Season 19
2024
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01. Riders Rest
2024-03-28
Michelle and her husband Mimmo’s café, located by a stable yard in a tiny Somerset village, isn’t making a profit. The Italian-inspired food they serve is great but there’s very little footfall at the location and the exhausted couple are both working long days for the paltry salary of £2.26 per hour. This predicament calls for a dramatic solution but will Alex's suggestion be a massive gamble that pays off for the couple?
02. Sea Air Bed & Breakfast
2024-04-04
Mark and Liz recently took on Sea Air Bed & Breakfast, a seven-bedroom 1930s former hotel in the seaside village of Chapel St Leonards, near Skegness. The couple invested every penny of their savings to fund the new B&B and start a new life beside the seaside. Can The Hotel Inspector help the couple realise their lifelong dream?
03. Chiltern View
2024-04-18
Alex Polizzi comes to the rescue of Rachel, whose luxury lodges site in Oxfordshire is haemorrhaging money and at serious risk of closure.
04. The Royal George
2024-04-25
In Salisbury, passionate publican Reece - who is also a circus performer - needs Alex's help to get the punters through the doors at an increasingly tough time for pubs.
05. East Sussex Shepherds Huts
2024-05-02
Alex Polizzi visits East Sussex for her first glamping trip as she comes to the rescue of Anna and Nick and their Shepherds Huts business. After more than 15 years of hard graft the once-successful site has terrible occupancy rates and is hurtling towards huge losses, so it remains to be seen whether Alex can turn their fortunes around.
06. Billy Andy's
2024-05-09
Located at the start of the Northern Ireland's stunning Causeway Coastal Route, Billy Andy's is a hotel with a lot going for it. Alex helps owner Eamon make the most of what he's got.
07. Lantern Theatre and Cafe
2024-05-16
Alex Polizzi helps Lantern Theatre and Cafe in Brighton, whose owners' ambitious plan to create a hub for local artists has left them with potentially ruinous debts.
08. Fraser's
2024-05-23
In a quaint Essex village, Alex Polizzi is called to rescue a family-run guest house with tea rooms and events facilities. Alex believes weddings are the key to the future of Fraser's.
09. Westward Ho! Revisit
2024-05-30
Alex Polizzi is back on the Kent coast to revisit the Westward Ho! in Folkestone, where five years ago she came to the rescue of hotelier Jon. He was struggling with terrible reviews and plummeting profits while trying to keep his budget hotel open. Has the seaside residence turned the tide?
10. Hotel Celebrity Revisit
2024-06-06
Nine years ago, Bournemouth business Hotel Celebrity lacked much needed glamour. Owner Ken has done more work to the 55-room hotel, and has taken on another, but are either of them making any money? And what advice can Alex Polizzi give to help Ken get his new property turning a much-needed profit?
11. Loughborough Grange Revisit
2024-06-13
Alex Polizzi returns to guesthouse Loughborough Grange. One year on, have husband-and-wife owners Has and Bas capitalised on the boost she gave them or has the business stalled?
12. The Dukes Revisit
2024-06-27
Alex Polizzi returns to the The Dukes, a 270-year-old pub with rooms, after three years to see whether its owner Sarah has managed to steer it to success.
