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Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
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- T1 E1 - Marina Bay Sands, Singapore26 de marzo de 201751 minYou’re poolside at one of the world’s most luxurious getaways, gazing over the elevated infinity pool at the bustling city 57 storeys below. Sound like heaven? You might feel slightly differently if you were in charge of the 10,000 towels generated by the Marina Bay Sands’ guests. Writer Giles Coren and chef Monica Galetti meet the hotel staff for whom your escapism is their full-time job.Suscríbete a BBC Select por 5,99 US$/mes
- T1 E2 - Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador2 de abril de 201752 minRestaurant writer Giles Coren and chef Monica Galetti head to the Andean Cloud Forest of Ecuador to work at Mashpi Lodge, a $10-million modernist hotel featuring a gondola cable car that whizzes guests a mile through the jungle canopy at a dizzying height. Which might explain why 70% of the staff are former loggers, who have become proud conservationists since taking on roles at Mashpi.Suscríbete a BBC Select por 5,99 US$/mes
- T1 E3 - Giraffe Manor, Kenya9 de abril de 201750 minFood writer Giles Coren and chef Monica Galetti discover Giraffe Manor, a unique hotel where giraffes, staff and guests coexist in a hunting lodge on the edge of Nairobi National Park. Impressing Giles and Monica is a tall order after their years in the hospitality industry, but Giraffe Manor succeeds by offering them the unforgettable chance to breakfast with giraffes in the hotel dining room.Suscríbete a BBC Select por 5,99 US$/mes
- T1 E4 - Royal Mansour, Morocco16 de abril de 201752 minAttention to detail is key at Royal Mansour. The hotel, built by royal decree on an unlimited budget by Marrakech’s finest artisans, is frequented by world leaders, celebrities and billionaires who expect the best. Monica learns to ‘show love to curtains’ – 350 pairs of which must be caressed by hand to create perfect pleats. And Giles dons a butler uniform to administer to his guests’ whims.Suscríbete a BBC Select por 5,99 US$/mes
- T1 E5 - Fogo Island Inn, Fogo Island, Newfoundland23 de abril de 201752 minPerched on top of zig-zagged stilts like the nearby fishermen’s houses, stands the remote Fogo Island Inn. Giles Coren and Monica Galetti meet the staff of this unique hotel in Newfoundland that pays homage to the European settlers that arrived from Ireland and Devon to fish cod here. They hope to revive the fortunes and folklore of their island home and forge a new future from its fishing past.Suscríbete a BBC Select por 5,99 US$/mes
- T1 E6 - Icehotels, Sweden7 de mayo de 201752 minGiles Coren and Monica Galetti don their thermals and extreme weather gear, and trek 200km north of the Arctic Circle to Sweden’s Lapland, where they enter a magical world of snow, ice, inky-blue skies, and Icehotel. Before bedding down in freezing temperatures, there’s work to be done – rooms to be carved, drinking glasses to be hewn and the local delicacy of reindeer meat to be prepared.Suscríbete a BBC Select por 5,99 US$/mes
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- Rebecca TemplarSamantha Anstiss
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- Monica GalettiGiles Coren
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