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The Hotel Inspector

Documentary

A celebrated hotelier visits a struggling British hotel and tries to turn its fortunes by giving advice and suggestions to the owner.

Sep 29, 200521 seasons156 episodesReturning SeriesEN

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Seasons

Season 1

3 episodes

Premiered Sep 29, 2005

Season 2

8 episodes

Premiered Jul 6, 2006

Season 3

10 episodes

Premiered Sep 6, 2007

Season 4

6 episodes

Premiered Jul 10, 2008

Season 5

8 episodes

Premiered Jul 6, 2009

Season 6

6 episodes

Premiered Jul 22, 2010

Season 7

8 episodes

Premiered Apr 18, 2011

Season 8

8 episodes

Premiered Oct 3, 2011

Season 9

10 episodes

Premiered Jul 5, 2012

Season 10

8 episodes

Premiered Feb 6, 2014

Season 11

8 episodes

Premiered Apr 9, 2015

Season 12

8 episodes

Premiered Jun 1, 2016

Season 13

5 episodes

Premiered Jun 27, 2017

Series 14

7 episodes

Premiered Jun 5, 2018

Series 15

8 episodes

Premiered Jun 6, 2019

Season 16

8 episodes

Premiered Jun 10, 2021

Season 17

8 episodes

Premiered Jun 16, 2022

Series 18

4 episodes

Premiered Oct 10, 2023

Series 19

12 episodes

Premiered Mar 28, 2024

Series 20

8 episodes

Premiered Jul 17, 2025

Series 21

8 episodes

Premiered Feb 26, 2026

Episodes

1–3 of 3

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Ep 1

Nandos/Forget-Me-Not Guest House, Stratford

Sep 29, 2005

45m

Hotelier Ruth Watson helps Kate and John, owners of a Stratford-upon-Avon B&B that is the only one on its street without an RAC diamond rating. Sending them off to observe a four-star rival in town, the hospitality guru makes a list of the changes she believes necessary - but the couple do not seem keen to adopt them

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Ep 2

Hanmer Arms, Wrexham County Borough

Oct 6, 2005

45m

Ruth Watson meets Keith and Val Morris, who three and a half years ago bought the Hanmer Arms, a classy 23-bed hotel in Wrexham County Borough. Family members have invested £1 million of their money into the struggling business, and are eager to see a return.

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Ep 3

Worlington Hall Hotel, Suffolk

Oct 13, 2005

45m

Ruth Watson helps sisters Sharon and Joy with their struggling country house hotel in Worlington, Suffolk. While the Grade-II listed building is in good repair, the operating systems are chaotic and the menu too extensive for the solitary chef to handle. Ruth organises a revamp of the dated-looking function room - prompting the delighted owners to plan a wedding fair in their new-look space.