Hotel Impossible

Number one "fix it" show on TV. Anthony has an innate sense of the micro management business......which helps bring in macro changes to the physical structure or the staff. He has a way of disarming aggressive contractors and decorators while calming the hyper sensitive owners or marketing directors.

Blanch is Anthony's interior designer extraordinaire. She can transform a room on a budget and budgeted time. She is scrappy enough to not take his tough love approach to heart and even gives some back with a Brooklyn twist.

This is a can't miss show.Watch him work his magic and apply it to your business or.......life. You will be neither be bored nor disappointed.

Starts well. Interesting properties, owners, and conflict. But quickly gets boring.

Pros: The host, Anthony Melchiorri, is pretty good. He's got that confidence and competence that these kinds of shows require. BUT, he does overdo it sometimes, and it gets a little tacky (like pretending to throw up, and touching disgusting stuff unnecessarily).

Another Pro is Blanche, the designer. She's attractive, and has a fun personality.

Cons: After the first few episodes, it's just boring people with depressing and weak properties.

What could make the show better? - More lively people (further away from death). - More prestigious, or at least interesting, properties (not the dime-a-dozen Inn crap that every town has 20 of). - DRAMA!!! (the best thing about these kind of shows is when the deadbeats get set straight!.. Anthony is too easy on the deadbeats).

I downloaded the fulll series recently (in 2025) and have been enjoying revisiting all this. What is fascinating is that Anthony truly has different solutions for different places. He pays attention. He doesn't rip into everyone at all times for everything. It really is a true gem of a show that I loved when it originally aired, and I hope people have a chance to revisit it.

And - I contacted the people he really liked in Wisconsin that had an actual Hobbit Home? Like full on LOTR room? The owners got back to me right away...call and email within 24 hours. Amazing.

Anthony is an Expert. He knows exactly what a Hotel needs, and how to fix anything. no doubt.

Season 8 Episode 3 Anthony helps a non profit wild animal refuge in Arkansas, Abused Bear, Big Cats, Lions, Tigers. they even have a rare white Tiger, Tigers are the most endangered. Bears are abused bec they can be enslaved & foced to perform. By increasing revenue, they can continue to feed & give sanctuary, and save more animals. Warmed my heart. Anthony Do more. There ar other wildlife refuges.

many he gives 10's of thousands of dollars of service & linens, comuter systems, website. Some need money to fix things, $250K, they'll renovate 1 or 5 rooms with s template to do the rest. pools outdoor, lobby's event/ball rooms often mold, bed bugs, killer bees. Season 7 eposode 3. the guy who is a supervior/manager housekeeping. he stands over the women while they clean, and is creepy witha creepy smile. He thinks he is a "cool dude". he looks like he has a toupee (admits it) with a villian mustache dyed black. He looks like a villian out of a Mel Brooks Gene Wilder comedy. they let him go. Season 6 Episode 7, Anthony is in Panama, to a hotel that is far from the city, beautiful black sand & Ocean . Roads are closed, and in bad condition. he takes a taxi and it breaks down.. yes the Hotel should have shuttle., Built 15 yrs ago, by a man & his family. Isolated, but Touist Industry is growing in Panama. Anthony said he was in the Air Force. Not much of a trooper. whined & complained. sure,bad for a guest. The taxi driver owner, after Anthony complained about fumes, & oil. that the roads destroy the cars. when it breaks down he is so rude to the driver. He has lost his car & his livlihood. Anthony walks in 92 degree heat in a suit & tie. I think he was very unkind & showed no empathy to the taxi driver & it really offended me. Season 4 episode 5- Hollywood Liberty- is such a disaster, not safe, fire hazard, plumbing problems, no management, unclean rooms, bio hazards left in the room. worrying about the dirty, ugly & I am sure uncomfortable rooms & lobby are lipstick on a pig (I like pits) Anthony is arguing with the new owners, or didn't have the building inspected. and bought as an investment without any back up capital. worrying about the lobby or upgrading the rooms, back mold. bad pipes, wiring that can and has caught fire. really. they fixed 1 room. I live in Los Angeles, they really don't put up with unsafe, unsanitary hotels and public hotel rooms. tourist coming to stay are in for a rude shock.

L.A. health and safety wouldn't hesitate to close down a flophouse like this. On line it's still listed, with some bad reviews, the same owners? Anthony convinced, finally, the couple owners, to shut it down for 6 months, and get bank loan against the property to renovate to standard. saying it would be worth 6.5 million and they could be out of debt in 2 years. they never ran a hotel and bought it without any inspections, took the owners word that the building was up to code. L.A. code inspection is fierce. I can't believe it. Hired a manager who had no hotel experience. From what Anthony was showing, he has an obligation to report the hotel. before someone gets hurt or killed. I guess Hollywood has some shady flop houses. Someone on line called it a by the hour motel. and maybe Hollywood police & housing turn a blind eye. this made me question what this show is really doing.

season 5 episode 5, Nova Scotia, CA, a crumugeon wants Anthony to "create a brand" that he would use for this & 4 other hotels. this man may need help, but he has money to pay. Anthony says, it costs $1MillionUS to brand each of the 4 hotels, and this guy expects him to do it in 4 days. He is brisk & arrogant. and angry. the Hotel is below standard. He has a much younger girl "friend" who is sales manager with no experience. and a new General Manager who doesn't have say over the sales Mgr. Clearly, this takes months, and it a very very skilled (I think Anthony could do it) valuable & highly paid skill. Tripline today has some very good & some very bad reviews.

The producers must review who they choose to help. so even if Anthony is surprised (or is he a producer)? there have to be 1Ks of applicants. So it's a bit hokey. Episode 6, she has a lot of real estate, but doesn't want to sell bec times aren't the best, to upgrade her hotel. Anthony insists she has to.

I've seen almost every show. They are all well produced, and usually end quite nicely.

It's quite educational, and I suggest this series to ANYONE working in the hospitality industry.