Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby



Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby is a British BBC documentary television series, presented by the journalist Giles Coren and the chef Monica Galetti, and started in 2017.

Each programme in the series is based on a luxury hotel. The presenters take a hands-on approach, investigating the running of the hotel, hence the subtitle of the series. The programmes are shown on BBC Two.

The fourth series ran in 2021.

On 31 October 2022, the BBC announced that Rob Rinder will be the series' new co-presenter replacing Giles Coren who left after series four.

Featured hotels
Featured hotels include the following:


 * Series 1 (2017)
 * 1) Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
 * 2) Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador
 * 3) Giraffe Manor, Kenya
 * 4) Royal Mansour, Marrakesh, Morocco
 * 5) Fogo Island Inn, Fogo Island, Canada
 * 6) ICEHOTEL, Sweden


 * Series 2 (2018)
 * 1) The Brando Resort, French Polynesia
 * 2) Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Oman
 * 3) Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
 * 4) Ashford Castle, Ireland
 * 5) The Silo, South Africa
 * 6) Hacienda Vira Vira, Chile
 * 7) St. Moritz, Switzerland


 * Series 3 (2021)
 * 1) MGM Cotai, Macau
 * 2) The Torridon, Scotland, United Kingdom
 * 3) Schloss Elmau, Germany
 * 4) Jade Mountain, St Lucia
 * 5) Swinton Estate, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
 * 6) Shangri-La, The Shard, London, United Kingdom


 * Series 4 (2021–22)
 * 1) ION Adventure Hotel, Iceland
 * 2) Reid's Palace, Madeira
 * 3) Grand Park Rovinj, Croatia
 * 4) Nimb Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark
 * 5) Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
 * 6) The Lanesborough, London, England, United Kingdom


 * Series 5 (2023)
 * 1) Kasbah Tamadot, Morocco
 * 2) Joali Maldives, Maldives
 * 3) Nusfjord Arctic Resort, Norway
 * 4) Ceylon Tea Trails, Sri Lanka
 * 5) Phinda Game Reserve, South Africa
 * 6) Borgo Egnazia, Italy
 * 7) Glenapp Castle, Scotland
 * 8) Hotel Hubertus, Italy Dolomites