HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Reality Shows

"First Class All the Way" Leaves Us With Nothing Nice to Say

Jenna — 2008-11-04T13:26:15-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/firstclassallthewaycast.jpg" class="top"> Just when we thought that the cancellation of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Do%20Not%20Disturb">Do Not Disturb</a> freed us from all hotel-related TV shows for the year, Bravo -- the network that brought us the memorably unmemorable <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Welcome%20to%20the%20Parker">Welcome to the Parker</a> -- is taking a stab at a reality show about luxury travel and the obnoxious people on both sides of the front desk with the new series "First Class All the Way." From what we can understand, this is another one of those "follow someone with an interesting life around with a camera" type of reality shows, complete with likely-scripted dramatic situations and unnecessarily strong personalities a la Flipping Out, Work Out and, yes, Welcome to the Parker. This time,

TN: Marcia Brady, Bobby Brown and Carnie Wilson Team Up to Run "Outsider's Inn"

Jenna — 2008-08-11T11:40:08-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/outsidersinn.png" class="imgborder"> We will attempt to present this with very little commentary, because really, what can we possibly say...Carnie Wilson (She of the Weight Struggles and Wilson Phillips), Maureen McCormick (Marcia Brady) and Bobby Brown (of Whitney and Bobby) are teaming up to run a bed and breakfast together for a CMT show called "Outsider's Inn." On the show, the characters "lease" a Tennessee hotel called Pigeon Manor. In the real-life-world, the property is actually called the Christopher Place Resort -- which <a href="http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/monday/news/ny-etreal115796975aug11,0,1225491.story">Newsday </a>tells us is not (and never was) for sale. The whole celebs-running-an-inn thing is kind of, you know, just for kicks and entertainment purposes... but we do not expect to be particularly entertained. Also, it's

UK's "Hotel Inspector" Might Just Be a Reality TV Show About Hotels That's Actually Good

jennm — 2008-07-11T14:23:26-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/11725/polizzi460.jpg" class="imgborder">Why, oh why, do American networks rip off countless British reality TV shows like American Idol and The Baby Borrowers, but not what may just be the best British TV show since The Office? Last night, <a href="http://www.five.tv/programmes/hotelinspector/">Hotel Inspector</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"> Guardian</a>'s review of the premiere is enough to make us want to pony up for satellite TV. The show is similar in format to Kitchen Nightmares, 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/">Rocco Forte Collection</a> fame),

Memo To Reality TV Producers: Shows About Hotels Just Don't Work

juliana — 2008-04-23T17:23:14-05:00

The just-ended first (and final, we hope) season of The Real Housewives of New York City was the latest reality TV show to feature a hotelier and/or a behind-the-scenes look at a hotel.

But if you look at some of the other reality shows about hotels and how they work or who's running them you will see a not-so-startling pattern: reality shows featuring hoteliers and hotels suck.

That may be a harsh statement but let us now present the evidence: Casino, Party @ the Palms With Jenny McCarthy, Inn Love, Welcome to the Parker and Real Housewives of New York City.

Keep on reading for more of the hard evidence.

HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Reality Shows

"First Class All the Way" Leaves Us With Nothing Nice to Say

TN: Marcia Brady, Bobby Brown and Carnie Wilson Team Up to Run &quot;Outsider's Inn&quot;

UK's "Hotel Inspector" Might Just Be a Reality TV Show About Hotels That's Actually Good

Memo To Reality TV Producers: Shows About Hotels Just Don't Work

TN: Marcia Brady, Bobby Brown and Carnie Wilson Team Up to Run "Outsider's Inn"