7.5/1019 votes#1 - Gurney's Inn: Montauk, NY
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/9/2012
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 In this premiere episode, the host revamps an outdated family-run resort in Montauk, N.Y.
Director: N/A
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- 7.7/1013 votes
#2 - Penguin Hotel: South Beach, FL
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/2012
The host visits a boutique hotel in Miami’s South Beach that’s struggling to find an identity among the hip, trendy competition.
Director: N/A
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- 7.9/1014 votes
#3 - New Yorker Boutique Hotel: Miami, FL
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/23/2012
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.
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- 7.4/1013 votes
#4 - Purple Orchid Inn Resort and Spa: Livermore, CA
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/30/2012
The host helps expectant parents turn around their struggling resort and spa in Livermore, Cal.
Director: N/A
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- 7.4/1014 votes
#5 - Ocean Manor Resort: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/7/2012
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.
Director: N/A
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- 6.4/1012 votes
#6 - Hotel Corpus Christi Bayfront: Corpus Christi, TX
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/14/2012
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.
Director: N/A
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- 7.7/1011 votes
#7 - La Jolla Cove Suites: La Jolla, CA
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/21/2012
An outdated hotel in La Jolla, California is revamped.
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- 8.3/1011 votes
#8 - Southern Oaks Inn: Branson, MO
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/4/2012
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.
Director: N/A
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- 8.4/1012 votes
#9 - Fiddler's Inn: Nashville, TN
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/11/2012
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.
Director: N/A
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- 8.2/1013 votes
#10 - Newport Inn: Newport, RI
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/25/2012
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.
Director: N/A
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- 8.0/1014 votes
#11 - Dude Rancher Lodge: Billings, MT
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/9/2012
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.
Director: N/A
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- 7.9/1011 votes
#12 - The Vermont Inn: Mendon, VT
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/23/2012
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1012 votes
#13 - Dream Inn: Daytona Beach, FL
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/6/2012
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.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of Hotel Impossible Season 1
Every episode of Hotel Impossible Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hotel Impossible Season 1!
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...
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Network:Travel Channel
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Gurney's Inn: Montauk, NY" is the best rated episode of "Hotel Impossible" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/9/2012. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Penguin Hotel: South Beach, FL".