Hotel Impossible

Purple Orchid Inn Resort and Spa: Livermore, CA

60 min

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

Ocean Manor Resort: Fort Lauderdale, FL

60 min

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.

Hotel Corpus Christi Bayfront: Corpus Christi, TX

60 min

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.

La Jolla Cove Suites: La Jolla, CA

60 min

An outdated hotel in La Jolla, California is revamped.

Southern Oaks Inn: Branson, MO

60 min

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.

Fiddler's Inn: Nashville, TN

60 min

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.

Newport Inn: Newport, RI

60 min

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.

Dude Rancher Lodge: Billings, MT

60 min

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.

The Vermont Inn: Mendon, VT

60 min

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.