http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T18:50:41Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Inspector http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/11/124540/011 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/11725/polizzi460.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Why, oh why, do American networks rip off countless British reality TV shows like <i>American Idol</i> and <i>The Baby Borrowers</i>, but not what may just be the best British TV show since <i>The Office</i>? <p> Last night, <a href="http://www.five.tv/programmes/hotelinspector/"><i>Hotel Inspector</i></a> kicked off its third season on U.K.'s Channel Five, and the <a href="http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2008/07/last_nights_tv_the_hotel_inspe.html"><i> Guardian</i></a>'s review of the premiere is enough to make us want to pony up for satellite TV.<p> The show is similar in format to <i>Kitchen Nightmares</i>, where Gordon Ramsay comes in and cleans up the shoddiness of various restaurateurs. Except instead of restaurants it's hotels and instead of Ramsay's screaming, we have Alex Polizzi, (niece of Sir Rocco Forte, of <a href="http://www.roccofortecollection.com/"><b>Rocco Forte Collection</b></a> fame), jennm 2008-07-11T14:23:26-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/