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Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
20176 episódios
Inscreva-se no canal BBC Select por US$ 5,99/mês
Episódios
- T1 EP.1 — Marina Bay Sands, Singapore26 de março de 201751minYou’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.Inscreva-se no canal BBC Select por US$ 5,99/mês
- T1 EP.2 — Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador2 de abril de 201752minRestaurant writer Giles Coren and chef Monica Galetti head to the Andean Cloud Forest of Ecuador to work at Mashpi Lodge, a $10-million modernist hotel featuring a gondola cable car that whizzes guests a mile through the jungle canopy at a dizzying height. Which might explain why 70% of the staff are former loggers, who have become proud conservationists since taking on roles at Mashpi.Inscreva-se no canal BBC Select por US$ 5,99/mês
- T1 EP.3 — Giraffe Manor, Kenya9 de abril de 201750minFood 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.Inscreva-se no canal BBC Select por US$ 5,99/mês
- T1 EP.4 — Royal Mansour, Morocco16 de abril de 201752minAttention 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.Inscreva-se no canal BBC Select por US$ 5,99/mês
- T1 EP.5 — Fogo Island Inn, Fogo Island, Newfoundland23 de abril de 201752minPerched 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.Inscreva-se no canal BBC Select por US$ 5,99/mês
- T1 EP.6 — Icehotels, Sweden7 de maio de 201752minGiles 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.Inscreva-se no canal BBC Select por US$ 5,99/mês
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- Rebecca TemplarSamantha Anstiss
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- Monica GalettiGiles Coren
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