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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 that the public never see and roll up their sleeves

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    Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 5 Episode 1 - 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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  2. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 5 Episode 2 - 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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  3. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 5 Episode 3 - 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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  4. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 5 Episode 4 - 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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  5. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 5 Episode 5 - 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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  6. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 5 Episode 6 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 5 Episode 7 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 5 Episode 8 - 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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  9. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 6 Episode 1 - 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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  10. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 6 Episode 2 - 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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  11. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 6 Episode 3 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 6 Episode 4 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 6 Episode 5 - 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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  14. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 6 Episode 6 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 6 Episode 7 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 6 Episode 8 - 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.

    Director:Cailean Watt
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 1 Episode 1 - Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 1 Episode 2 - Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador
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    #18 - 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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  19. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 1 Episode 3 - Giraffe Manor, Kenya
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 1 Episode 4 - Royal Mansour, Morocco
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    #20 - Royal Mansour, Morocco

    S1:E4

    Giles and Monica visit and go to work in the luxury hotel in Marrakesh, which was built by royal decree to showcase the region. Monica learns how to pleat the curtains while Giles dons the uniform of a butler.

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  21. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 1 Episode 5 - Fogo Island Inn, Canada
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Fogo Island Inn, Canada

    S1:E5

    Giles and Monica visit the hotel sited off the northeast coast of Newfoundland. Housekeepers Cynthia and Lori rope Giles into a boat race while Monica learns the secret of growing the perfect potato.

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  22. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 1 Episode 6 - Icehotel, Sweden
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    #22 - Icehotel, Sweden

    S1:E6

    Giles and Monica's final stop-off takes them 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle into Swedish Lapland. Giles joins the artists who craft the rooms from huge blocks of ice while Monica meets the hotel's 82-year-old reindeer-meat supplier.

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  23. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 2 Episode 1 - The Brando, French Polynesia
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 2 Episode 2 - Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Oman
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Season 2 Episode 3 - Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - 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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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".