Hotel Impossible

Apr 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 In this premiere episode, the host revamps an outdated family-run resort in Montauk, N.Y.

Apr 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.

Apr 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.

Apr 30, 2012

The host helps expectant parents turn around their struggling resort and spa in Livermore, Cal.

May 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.

May 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.

May 21, 2012

An outdated hotel in La Jolla, California is revamped.

Jun 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.

Jun 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.

Jun 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.

Jul 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.

Jul 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.

Aug 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.

Dec 3, 2012

Anthony is called to a beachfront resort in Puerto Rico, and soon discovers that the problems are due to the fact that the general manager isn't doing her job... and she's married to the owner.

Dec 10, 2012

Anthony needs to turn around the historic Triangle T Ranch in Arizona. The owner doesn't know what she's doing and the grounds are a mess, but Anthony vows to get it into shape.

Dec 17, 2012

Anthony heads to Maui to help out a gay/lesbian resort that is losing money hand over fist. To pull it off, he has to convince the GM to stand up to the owner.

Jan 7, 2013

Anthony is heading for the Hotel Leger in Calaveras County, CA, near the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Mokelumne Hill. The hotel has thirteen unique guest rooms, a saloon, a billiards room, and a pool. Ashley Canty purchased the hotel in 2004 and is trying to return it to its former glory as one of the oldest hotels in the area and the heart of the town.

Jan 14, 2013

Anthony travels to Alaska to bail out a fisherman's lodge that stinks of fish and has rotting wood floors and ceilings.

Jan 21, 2013

The Telemark Lodge is ready to shut down in six to eight months if Anthony can't turn it around by resolving the management and sales issues that plague the staff... and give the hotel a computer system so employees can do their jobs.

Jan 28, 2013

Anthony tries to get the Periwinkle Inn in New Jersey out of the red, but the domineering mother and owner is reluctant to change her ways or let her two children take over.

Feb 11, 2013

Anthony is called in to convert a former economy motel into a boutique hotel, but discovers that the rooms are filthy and the lobby is a mess.

Feb 18, 2013

In Puerto Rico, a noisy hotel bar drives away guests and Anthony has his hands full redesigning the bar and updating the rooms.

Mar 4, 2013

Anthony travels to the 75-room Gardenia Resort in Jamaica and finds himself up against dirty rooms and a general manager who isn't aggressive enough to get the job done.

Mar 11, 2013

Anthony visits a picture-perfect ski lodge that he soon realizes has family management issues.

Mar 18, 2013

Anthony is called in to help the Bromley Sun Lodge, which suffers from poor maintenance and owners who are in over their heads after a fire almost destroyed the hotel.

Mar 25, 2013

Anthony travels to the Western Riviera in Grand Lake, CO, to help a couple with no hotel experience, with a staff that have no hotel experience, in a town where the business dies down every winter.

Aug 12, 2013

Anthony visits the Abacrombie Inn, once an award-winning bed and breakfast in historic Baltimore. Unfortunately, the inn has been run down by its new owners. Can Anthony save a hotel that’s rife with spoiled food, crack vials and more dust than he's ever seen?

Aug 19, 2013

Anthony heads to Mount Olympus in Greece to help the struggling and mold-infested Litohoro Olympus Resort Villas and Spa. Can he break through the cultural barrier to the resorts’ misguided owners to refurbish this once great Greek resort?

Aug 26, 2013

Anthony hops on a plane and heads to the small town of Douglas -- located just a couple hours outside of Tucson, AZ -- in an attempt to revamp the struggling, but historic Hotel Gadsden.

Sep 2, 2013

Anthony travels to the Hotel Iguanazul in Costa Rica on the beautiful beach of the Pacific Ocean. Can Anthony handle a drunken owner, a litter-filled resort and thousands of termites before the property crumbles away?

Sep 9, 2013

Anthony arrives at the Water Gap Country Club in Pennsylvania, which features a PGA golf course. But with new owners and a surprise wedding with enraged parents of the groom, can Anthony salvage the wedding along with the hotel?

Sep 16, 2013

Anthony heads to Grass Valley, CA, to reinvigorate the historic Holbrook Hotel. With the owner stressed from event planning, bartending and leading the band, can Anthony get him to focus in time to save the 162-year-old landmark?

Sep 23, 2013

Anthony helps the failing Lankford Hotel, located in Ocean City, MD, on one of America’s top-rated boardwalks. The hotel is well kept, but Anthony discovers outdated rooms and hotel policies from the ’60s, as well as shops that aren’t making any money.

Sep 30, 2013

Anthony heads to Baileys Harbor, WI, otherwise known as the "Cape Cod of the Midwest," to help revitalize the Beachfront Inn, a 20-room, pet-friendly hotel on the shores of Lake Michigan.

Oct 7, 2013

Anthony visits the Sevilla Inn in Kissimmee, FL -- right outside of Orlando -- home to some of America’s top theme parks. This do-it-yourself owner needs a lot of help; and Anthony discovers one of the worst bed bug infestations he’s ever seen.

Oct 14, 2013

Anthony goes to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, where the not-so-ritzy Ritz Inn is struggling to stay afloat. With a stubborn owner, filthy rooms and a wedding chapel that doubles as a storage room, can Anthony save the inn before it sinks completely?

Oct 21, 2013

Anthony gets himself into a storm of a situation when he arrives at the Thunderbird Motel in Seaside Heights, NJ, and tries to repair a motel that’s still hurting 9 months after being hit by Hurricane Sandy.

Oct 28, 2013

In the second hour of a special 2-part episode, Anthony continues his mission to help out the Jersey Shore with a visit to Seaside Heights, one of the places that was ravaged by Hurricane Sandy 9 months ago.

Nov 4, 2013

Anthony heads to Sparks, NV, to help save the 92-room Victorian Inn. The owner, Marilyn Fink, has owned and operated the hotel since 2003, but economic downturns caused revenue to drastically decline. Can Anthony help Marilyn save the Victorian Inn before it goes under for good?

Jan 27, 2014

Anthony Melchiorri heads to Juneau, AK, to help a 100-yr-old hotel and bar. With a belligerent bar manager, feuding family owners, no security, a trespassing bear and a crushed designer, can he help keep this historic icon afloat?

Feb 3, 2014

Anthony's in the Florida Keys, fishing capital of the world, but the waterfront Creekside Inn is sinking. After the owner/GM mistreats an undercover guest, Anthony tries to set them on course to fix the horrible customer service.

Feb 10, 2014

Anthony heads to ever-popular Las Vegas to repair the issues plaguing the Fortune Hotel. With a leaky ceiling and an owner who speaks no English, can Anthony bring good fortune back to this fractured business?

Feb 17, 2014

Anthony heads to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada helping the historic Chipman Hill Suites. Things explode when an overly tyrannical owner threatens a housekeeper, who quits, pushing the overworked staff to its breaking point

Feb 24, 2014

Anthony heads to Hollywood, CA to rehab the Liberty Hotel. With missing fire alarms, used syringes and plumbing & electrical issues, can Anthony save the hotel before the owners' potential happy ending becomes a tragedy?

Mar 3, 2014

Anthony's in Homestead, FL to help the 150-room Floridian Hotel. With the brother owners out of touch, they're using the banquet hall to hoard old hotel supplies, furniture & trash. Can Anthony get it cleaned up with a new GM?

Apr 28, 2014

Anthony heads to upstate New York to boost business for the dormant Catskills Mountain Lodge. When Anthony sees how the owner berates guests who leave bad feedback, can he change their ways before his temper kills his business?

May 5, 2014

Anthony makes waves in Myrtle Beach, SC when he helps the Carnival Inn. The elevators & rooms look hideous and the manager is overwhelmed. When Anthony discovers the property is the most valuable part, will the owners sell it?

May 12, 2014

Anthony travels to picturesque Palermo, Sicily to help the Solunto Mare Hotel. Despite being close to the beautiful Mediterranean & world-class Sicilian cuisine, the hotel is ranked very low due to terrible service and bad food.

May 19, 2014

Anthony is in North Carolina to help the Peros family keep the High Meadows Inn & Nikola's Restaurant alive. The co-owner/father is a hopeless optimist, but Anthony gives him a needed reality check before he costs them everything.

May 26, 2014

Anthony is down south in Atlanta, Georgia to help the University Inn at Emory. Despite being ideally situated the hotel is hounded by bad reviews, outdated rooms and a possible rat problem thanks to a dilapidated exterior.

Jun 2, 2014

Anthony is in beautiful Hood River, OR to help the Vagabond Lodge. Anthony transforms this picturesque property into a profitable event space, but can they pull off a wedding in just 48 hours, despite the looming storm clouds?

Jun 9, 2014

Voted 'Most Fun Town in America' by USA Today, Anthony is in Glenwood Springs, CO to help the stubborn owner of the 45-room Glenwood Motor Inn leave the laundry room behind, to get her into the office to properly manage the hotel.

Oct 7, 2014

Anthony is in Daytona Beach, FL, to save the historic 50-room Streamline Hotel. Can he leverage its NASCAR connection, steer the owner in a new direction and derail an inexperienced, hothead GM before the hotel crashes and burns?

Oct 14, 2014

Anthony is in crisis mode when he finds out the 85-room Autoport Motel in State College, PA is in foreclosure. With the hotel's swinging reputation and lack of management, can he convince the bank the Autoport is worth saving?

Oct 21, 2014

Anthony visits the cool and historic Woodstock, NY to get the struggling 35-room Woodstock Lodge back on its feet. But the owner's stubbornness and anger could force Anthony to leave before they can render any help at all.

Oct 28, 2014

Anthony is in Crookston, MN to help the struggling 73-room Crookston Inn & Convention Center. Frustrations mount when Anthony forces a surly manager to own up to a disgusting bathroom, and suggests the owners fire another.

Nov 4, 2014

Anthony is in Canada's Cape Breton, Nova Scotia to help re-brand the 70-room Hearthstone Inn. Can Anthony avoid disaster with an unkempt exterior, a non-existent branding plan and tense, lost leadership before everything implodes?

Nov 11, 2014

Anthony is in Aiken, SC, 30 minutes from Augusta National Golf Club, home of The Masters, to help a struggling 34-room family hotel. Can he convince the stubborn owner to change her ways and the hotel's name to help save it?

Nov 25, 2014

Anthony is in the beautiful lake town of Manson, WA at the struggling Mountain View Lodge. With a passive aggressive owner with a lack of control issues, and a tourist town also struggling, Anthony has his work cut out for him.

Dec 9, 2014

Anthony heads to the coast of Maine to help the Vacationland Inn, where he needs to school the owners & the pistol-packing managers who want to buy the hotel on the lack of hotel security and treating their employees better

Dec 16, 2014

Anthony Melchiorri heads to Moclips, WA, to help the family-run Ocean Crest Resort. With guest rooms reminiscent of a 70s sitcom and an heir who seems completely clueless, Anthony needs to prepare the next generation.

Dec 30, 2014

Anthony is dogging the owner of the CitiGarden Hotel in San Francisco, but with disgusting guest rooms, an under-performing GM & a sexy surprise, he'll need to overcome a lot of negative reviews to create a new brand of success.

Jan 6, 2015

When Anthony hits the booming oil town of Williston, ND, and sees the Missouri Flats Inn isn't treating its guests well, he decides to do something he's never done before.

Jan 13, 2015

Anthony visits a boutique hotel in historic and tourist heavy New Orleans, and finds mistreated employees and ridiculous cost-cutting policies. Can Anthony urge a stubborn owner to sell the hotel to her sons for a fresh start?

Sep 1, 2015

In the Season 6 premiere, host Anthony Melchiorri challenges himself and his team when they hit the road in a tricked-out RV to help three struggling hotels on a stretch of Route 66 in Arizona. Included: Guidance is offered to the owners of a once-thriving "luxury" inn, a former bordello on the National Registry of Historic Places and a camping and trailer park.

Sep 8, 2015

Bed bugs need to be exterminated from the 40-room Country Barn Motel in Nashua, N.H., where Anthony encounters three owners who argue and aren't receptive to change.

Sep 15, 2015

Anthony visits Orlando, FL, where he discovers that the 350-room ANice Inn & Suites is anything but nice. After finding killer bees, bedbugs, mold & feral cats, can Anthony force an owner to invest in fixing all the issues?

Sep 22, 2015

Anthony travels to Cedar City, UT, to help the owners of the Stratford Court Hotel. Upon arrival, he discovers that they are already busy renovating the lobby... but haven't closed the hotel.

Sep 29, 2015

Anthony is in Hershey, PA, mecca for thrill-riders & chocoholics. But the GM of the struggling Simmons Motel has a more serious addiction, so they hold an intervention to help him see he's hurting the business and his family.

Oct 6, 2015

Anthony is in Niagara Falls, NY, at the 55-room Waldorf Niagara Hotel. The owner's frugality has affected the hotel, from soaked carpets & bed bugs to fire safety issues. Can Anthony help this hotel before new ones open nearby?

Oct 13, 2015

Anthony travels to the Las Olas Resort in Panama and discovers that it's in the middle of nowhere and the cabs are unreliable. When he finally gets there, he finds bathrooms covered in an iron film, a bland pool area, and a restaurant with too many menu items for its own good.

Oct 20, 2015

The 24-room Sea Shell Motel in Virginia Beach is losing money. When Anthony arrives, he finds an older owner who doesn't want to change his ways and refuses to give refunds for poor rooms and lousy customer service. The owner's daughter and son-in-law have a plan to take over, but the other daughter has her own ideas.

Oct 27, 2015

The Capital Plaza Hotel in Frankfort, KY, has finances that are out of control, a maintenance director that is more interested in a microbrewery than basic maintenance, and water pans in the ceiling.

Nov 3, 2015

Anthony is called in to help the Grant Hills Motel in Galena, IL. However, he soon discovers that the motel's main issue isn't the poorly maintained rooms but the feuding sisters who run the place.

Nov 10, 2015

Anthony deals with the Lancer Motel, a 59-room blight in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, which suffers from disorganized management, bedbugs, and a staff that are paid far below minimum wage.

Nov 17, 2015

At the 120-room Brookside Resort in Gatlinburg, TN, Anthony has to deal with a manager who doesn't like to confront guests, overworked housekeepers, and filthy rooms.

Nov 24, 2015

Anthony travels to Bangor, Maine, to help out the Charles Inn. Not only is the hotel losing money, but it has a noisy bar attached to the lobby and the manager insists that he owns 50% of the bar.

Apr 18, 2016

In the Season 7 premiere, Anthony deals with ugly grime and safety issues at a former Texas hotel, which is now being run as a hostel.

Apr 25, 2016

Anthony battles a bully owner and a utility closet overrun with mold in Rhode Island.

May 2, 2016

Anthony tries to help a visually impaired owner see the path to success in Florida.

May 9, 2016

Anthony helps two motels in Libby, MT: The Sandman and the Evergreen. A couple owns the first motel and their son owns the second. The Evergreen is going under and if Anthony doesn't resolve the personal issues between the family members, there may be no saving the motel.

May 16, 2016

Can Anthony fix a feuding family and clashing contractors in Branson, MO?

May 23, 2016

Anthony visits Bossier City, Louisiana, to help hotel staff with abusive owners.

May 30, 2016

Anthony tries to help out the Kauai Inn in Hawaii, and discovers that the management is out-of-state while the people on the ground know what's going on but lack the power to act.

Jun 13, 2016

Anthony visits a hotel in historic Rockland, Maine, that is falling into disrepair thanks to the former owner.

Jun 20, 2016

Anthony Melchiorri must give the owner a wake-up call in order to save The Bradford Inn in Towanda, PA.

Jun 27, 2016

Anthony visits the Big Bear Motel in Cody, Wyoming, where the owners' daughter is eager to take over, but she has a lot to learn about running the family business.

Jul 11, 2016

Anthony must convince an owner to pass her California hotel on to her kids.

Jul 18, 2016

Anthony Melchiorri must convince a hotel owner in Alaska to change his poor management style.

Oct 24, 2016

Anthony is on a mission to save three struggling hotels near Sturgis, S.D., challenging himself to fix all the issues at these properties before hundreds of thousands of bikers come rolling into town.

Oct 31, 2016

At Clegg's Hotel on Fire Island, New York, Anthony meets a controlling owner that needs to update his hotel, which has barely changed in 70 years. Will Anthony be able to get through to the owner?

Nov 7, 2016

Anthony visits Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas where lodging takes a backseat to the animals. If Anthony can help the owners make lodging a priority, they could generate more money to save more animals.

Nov 14, 2016

At Hooligan's Lodge in Soldotna, Alaska, Anthony meets an owner who won't comply with the local fire code. She doesn't pay her employees on time, and when she does, the checks bounce. Can Anthony give her a wake-up call before the place goes up in flames?

Nov 21, 2016

Anthony visits a struggling hotel in Albany, New York, and discovers filthy rooms and very poor management. The owner wants to spend over a million dollars to rebuild from scratch, but Anthony tries to convince him to renovate instead. Anthony brings in a designer to help with room renovations while he helps rebuild the management staff and trains the owner on proper maintenance practices and management techniques. Will this be enough to bring the hotel up to acceptable standards?

Nov 28, 2016

Anthony visits the White Caps Motel in Wildwood, New Jersey, the number one resort town on the Jersey Shore. After learning the business isn't really in financial trouble, Anthony discovers the owner is taking advantage of her underpaid general manager. Can Anthony fix the White Caps Motel's poor management before the employees decide they've had enough?

Dec 5, 2016

Anthony visits Bayfield, Wisconsin, to try and help the struggling Greunke's First Street Inn and Restaurant. Owned by an overworked family, the underperforming hotel operation is being neglected in favor of an on-site restaurant and pizzeria. To get the inn running to its full potential, Anthony will have to convince the owner to agree to some major management changes and mend fences with her family.

Oct 2, 2017

Anthony Melchiorri visits a beachfront motel in North Carolina and meets the owner, who wants to sell the property before facing foreclosure. The asking price is way too high, but convincing the owner to come down won't be easy.

Oct 9, 2017

Anthony visits Williamstown, Kentucky, where an amazing replica of Noah's Ark draws hundreds of thousands of visitors. The nearby Sunrise Inn, however, is beset by so many problems that it needs a miracle to survive.

Oct 16, 2017

Anthony visits Palm Springs, California to help the Cambridge Inn. The inexperienced owner is running out of capital after just a few months, and her general managers are clashing and making bad security decisions with guests.

Oct 30, 2017

Anthony Melchiorri visits a motel in a beach town on Cape Cod where the employees are passionate about the property but the uninterested owner is looking to sell. With the help of the motel's general and assistant managers, Anthony works to convince the owner to take down the ominious For Sale sign and re-invest in his property.

Nov 6, 2017

Anthony Melchiorri visits a San Clemente, CA, hotel where the family of the deceased owner struggles to run the business in her honor. Upon arrival, Anthony immediately notices overflowing garbage cans, a cluttered outdoor common area with broken deck furniture and leaky gas stoves that could ignite a disaster. When the original owner's sister arrives to help out, Anthony is impressed with her competence, but will the family step back and relinquish control?

Nov 13, 2017

Anthony Melchiorri visits Ohio to help a dilapidated indoor waterpark and hotel with the worst bedbug infestation he’s ever seen.