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The Best Episodes of Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

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The Best Episodes of Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

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...

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  1. Background image for Kasbah Tamadot, Morocco
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Kasbah Tamadot, Morocco

    S5:E1

    Genuine Berber hospitality and spectacular views of the breathtaking landscape make to Kasbah Tamadot in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco unique. And as Monica Galetti and Rob Rinder discover in this opulent travel documentary, they also have Sir Richard Branson as their boss! Monica helps the chef source local produce while Rob mucks out the hotel stables and guides guests on a mountain trek.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Joali  Maldives
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Joali Maldives

    S5:E2

    Joali offers guests a luxury experience despite its remote location, but how does the Maldivian resort manage it? Monica Galetti and Rob Rinder travel by seaplane to find out in this fascinating travel documentary. Rob discovers hidden workers in the island’s center, while Monica uncovers how food is supplied to the chefs. They realize that delivering paradise is like a giant theatre production.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Nusfjord Arctic Resort
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Nusfjord Arctic Resort

    S5:E3

    Nusfjord Arctic Resort is a 200-year-old cod fishing village in the Lofoten Islands of Norway. Working alongside the dedicated team, Monica and Rob learn to appreciate the difficulties of running a high-end resort in such an extreme environment in this revealing travel documentary. Battling snowy paths, facing huge waves on fishing boats and chasing the Northern Lights is all in a day's work.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Ceylon Tea Trails, Sri Lanka
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Ceylon Tea Trails, Sri Lanka

    S5:E4

    The highlands of central Sri Lanka are a forbidding landscape, but guests can still get a luxury experience. In this charming travel documentary, Monica and Rob learn about the Ceylon Tea Trails; a series of bungalows that have been renovated by a local family. Monica works with the tea pickers and learns the importance of the industry, while Rob tracks leopards in the surrounding plantations.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Phinda Game Reserve, South Africa
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Phinda Game Reserve, South Africa

    S5:E5

    At Phinda Private Game Reserve in South Africa, the hotel is open to wild animals while delivering high luxury, so both wonder and danger are around every corner. Monica Galetti and Rob Rinder join forces with the hotel staff to learn how to deliver a memorable safari experience. Rob is put to work tracking cheetahs while Monica wields a machete and takes some excited guests on a game drive.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Borgo Egnazia, Italy
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Borgo Egnazia, Italy

    S5:E6

    How you deliver a genuine version of Italy in a carefully designed replica? Monica Galetti and Rob Rinder go behind the scenes of Borgo Egnazia, a hotel modelled on Puglia's historical local villages in this travel documentary. Monica makes focaccia for the cherry festival with chef Rocco, while Rob meets the decoration team who work hard to deliver an experience that blends reality with theatre.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Glenapp Castle, Scotland
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Glenapp Castle, Scotland

    S5:E7

    At Glenapp Castle, guests are treated to a magical stay that is rugged, luxurious and thoroughly Scottish. In this glorious travel documentary, Monica Galetti and Rob Rinder are put to work collecting home-grown veg for the kitchens and giving eagle demonstrations in the castle grounds, before joining forces to deliver an intrepid sea safari and a glamping trip to the Hebridean Isle of Jura.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Hotel Hubertus, Italy
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Hotel Hubertus, Italy

    S5:E8

    In the Alpine Tyrol region of Northern Italy lies Hotel Hubertus, a family run resort which offers spectacular views of the surrounding mountains thanks to its extraordinary architecture. In this festive travel documentary, Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti discover the unique Heaven and Hell spa, enjoy local ski experiences and are welcomed into the family that runs the resort.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Shanghai Wonderland
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Shanghai Wonderland

    S6:E1

    Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti work behind the scenes of a hotel that is built downwards into a quarry, with high-tech guest experiences and rooms with windows looking into aquariums.

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Argos in Cappadocia
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Argos in Cappadocia

    S6:E2

    Rob and Monica make the journey to Turkey to work at a hotel built into a network of caves, where modern luxury meets ancient history and every room comes with its own surprises.

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Six Senses, Ibiza
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Six Senses, Ibiza

    S6:E3

    Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti work at a luxury hotel in Ibiza where cutting edge biohacking therapies are offered alongside cacao ceremonies, inspired by the islands hippy roots.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Hassler, Rome
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Hassler, Rome

    S6:E4

    Rob and Monica work in one of Europe’s last remaining family-owned 'grande dame' hotels – boasting a deep history and celebrity clientele list right in the heart of the Eternal City.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Datai Langkawi, Malaysia
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Datai Langkawi, Malaysia

    S6:E5

    Rob and Monica travel to the Malaysian rainforest to work at the Datai Langkawi hotel, where monkeys roam free and the soundtrack of forest wildlife is ever present.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Gangtey Lodge, Bhutan
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Gangtey Lodge, Bhutan

    S6:E6

    Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti work at high altitude, 3000 meters above sea-level at a hidden gem of a hotel with Buddhist connections in the remote kingdom of Bhutan.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Stanglwirt Hotel, Austria
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Stanglwirt Hotel, Austria

    S6:E7

    Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti work at Stanglwirt Hotel in the Austrian Alps, owned by one family for 300 years and offering world-class sports facilities and elegant Lipizzan horses.

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Wilderness Hotel Inari
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Wilderness Hotel Inari

    S6:E8

    Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti work in sub-zero conditions in Lapland as they collect firewood, cook reindeer stew and take cold water plunges at a hotel owned by a Sami family.

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    Director:Cailean Watt
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for The Brando, French Polynesia
    8.0/10(32 votes)

    #17 - The Brando, French Polynesia

    S2:E1

    Return of the series exploring extraordinary hostelries. Giles Coren and Monica Galetti explore one of the world's most luxurious eco resorts on the small island of Tetiaroa in French Polynesia. Surrounded by a beautiful coral reef and an abundance of marine life, they work alongside staff of the exclusive Brando Resort to serve five-star luxury to guests paying up to £11,000 per a night.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Ashford Castle, Ireland
    7.7/10(29 votes)

    #18 - Ashford Castle, Ireland

    S2:E4

    Monica and Giles hop across to Ireland to scale the imposing and ancient ramparts of Ashford Castle. Founded 800 years ago & set in 350 acres, it later became the family home of the Guinness family. With the help of hotel historian, Fintan, Giles discovers that the castle has had a rollercoaster journey through the centuries, sporadically reaching moments of real jeopardy, only to be saved by a turn of events or new owners. As recently as 2011, the hotel went into receivership but was bought in the nick of time and, after undergoing a £50 million restoration, has the ambition to be the best hotel in the world.

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
    7.2/10(24 votes)

    #19 - Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Switzerland

    S2:E3

    Giles Coren and Monica Galetti head to the foothills of the Swiss Alps to experience a very different type of travel - health and wellness tourism. The Grand Resort Bad Ragaz houses not only multiple restaurants, spas and golf courses but also Olympic-standard sports facilities - and a high-spec clinic boasting 80 medical staff, who offer guests everything from sleep therapy to dietary advice and surgery.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for The Silo, South Africa
    7.2/10(24 votes)

    #20 - The Silo, South Africa

    S2:E5

    Giles Coren and Monica Galetti visit a hotel in South Africa that has been built into a 187-foot tall former grain silo and which also incorporates a museum of contemporary art. They are challenged to wash the building's 96 windows inside and out, and discover how staff have coped with the challenge of keeping the place clean in the wake of the worst drought to hit Cape Town in a century.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Hacienda Vira Vira, Chile
    6.9/10(18 votes)

    #21 - Hacienda Vira Vira, Chile

    S2:E6

    Giles Coren and Monica Galetti travel to South America to work in Vira Vira, a hacienda hotel that overlooks an active volcano near Pucon, the adventure capital of Chile. Giles and Monica prepare a meal for guests, go trekking through the Chilean forests on horseback and hear how the chef has an abundance of Chilean produce for his recipes. Last in the series.

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Oman
    6.7/10(24 votes)

    #22 - Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Oman

    S2:E2

    In the second episode, Giles and Monica travel to the Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar in Oman. It is the highest five-star hotel in the Middle East and a resort seeking to blend local tradition with modern tastes. Built to resemble an ancient Omani fort, and situated 2,000 metres above sea level on the rim of a dramatic canyon, the hotel has recently made the most of its location by constructing a jaw-dropping via ferrata and zip-wire rope course along the cliff edge. Led by the hotel's mountain guru Maher, Giles and Monica undertake a test-run of the stunning adventure course before it opens to guests, facing 30-metre drops and Giles's prolific fear of heights.

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    Director:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

    S1:E1

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador
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    #24 - Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador

    S1:E2

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Giraffe Manor, Kenya
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    #25 - Giraffe Manor, Kenya

    S1:E3

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Kasbah Tamadot, Morocco" is the best rated episode of "Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/6/2023. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Joali Maldives".