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Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 1, Episode 1, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
directed by Chris Alcock; presented by Monica Galetti, 1975- and Giles Coren, 1969-; produced by Aisling Browne, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 1, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2017), 51 mins
Giles Coren and Monica Galetti join the 9,500-strong workforce in one of the world's biggest hotels - Singapore's Marina Bay Sands. This epic hotel caters for one million guests every year, cost £3.5 billion to build and was created as part of a government plan to triple tourist income to Singapore within ten yea...
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directed by Chris Alcock; presented by Monica Galetti, 1975- and Giles Coren, 1969-; produced by Aisling Browne, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 1, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2017), 51 mins
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Giles Coren and Monica Galetti join the 9,500-strong workforce in one of the world's biggest hotels - Singapore's Marina Bay Sands. This epic hotel caters for one million guests every year, cost £3.5 billion to build and was created as part of a government plan to triple tourist income to Singapore within ten years. The jewel in its crown is the longest elevated infinity pool in the world, the size of three Olympic swimming pools. As pool attend...
Giles Coren and Monica Galetti join the 9,500-strong workforce in one of the world's biggest hotels - Singapore's Marina Bay Sands. This epic hotel caters for one million guests every year, cost £3.5 billion to build and was created as part of a government plan to triple tourist income to Singapore within ten years. The jewel in its crown is the longest elevated infinity pool in the world, the size of three Olympic swimming pools. As pool attendants, Giles and Monica discover the marathon laundry process that cleans tens of thousands of towels per day.
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Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Aisling Browne, BBC Studios
Author / Creator
Chris Alcock, Monica Galetti, 1975-, Giles Coren, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
Topic / Theme
Hotels and inns, International Travel, Educational Travel, Adventure Travel
Copyright Message
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Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 1, Episode 2, Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador
directed by Tom Peppiatt; presented by Monica Galetti, 1975- and Giles Coren, 1969-; produced by Lauren Rowles, fl. 2009, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 1, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2017), 52 mins
Giles Coren and Monica Galetti head to the Andean Cloud Forest of Ecuador to work at Mashpi Lodge, a $10-million modernist hotel featuring an extraordinary gondola cable car that 'flies' guests one mile through the jungle canopy at a dizzying height. The hotel was built by a former mayor of capital Quito on the si...
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directed by Tom Peppiatt; presented by Monica Galetti, 1975- and Giles Coren, 1969-; produced by Lauren Rowles, fl. 2009, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 1, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2017), 52 mins
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Giles Coren and Monica Galetti head to the Andean Cloud Forest of Ecuador to work at Mashpi Lodge, a $10-million modernist hotel featuring an extraordinary gondola cable car that 'flies' guests one mile through the jungle canopy at a dizzying height. The hotel was built by a former mayor of capital Quito on the site of what was once a logging station; 70 per cent of its staff are locals who used to be loggers or hunters but are now proud conserva...
Giles Coren and Monica Galetti head to the Andean Cloud Forest of Ecuador to work at Mashpi Lodge, a $10-million modernist hotel featuring an extraordinary gondola cable car that 'flies' guests one mile through the jungle canopy at a dizzying height. The hotel was built by a former mayor of capital Quito on the site of what was once a logging station; 70 per cent of its staff are locals who used to be loggers or hunters but are now proud conservationists.
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Lauren Rowles, fl. 2009, BBC Studios
Author / Creator
Tom Peppiatt, Monica Galetti, 1975-, Giles Coren, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
Topic / Theme
Tourism industry, Hotels and inns, Adventure Travel, Educational Travel, International Travel
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Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 1, Episode 3, Giraffe Manor, Kenya
directed by Max Shapira, fl. 2004-2016; presented by Monica Galetti, 1975- and Giles Coren, 1969-; produced by Emma Jones, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 1, Episode 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2017), 50 mins
Giles Coren and Monica Galetti discover Giraffe Manor, a unique hotel where giraffes, staff and guests all coexist in a 1930s Scottish-style hunting lodge on the edge of Nairobi National Park. It is the operational headquarters of Tanya and Mikey Carr-Hartley, fourth-generation Kenyans who also own three satellite...
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directed by Max Shapira, fl. 2004-2016; presented by Monica Galetti, 1975- and Giles Coren, 1969-; produced by Emma Jones, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 1, Episode 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2017), 50 mins
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Giles Coren and Monica Galetti discover Giraffe Manor, a unique hotel where giraffes, staff and guests all coexist in a 1930s Scottish-style hunting lodge on the edge of Nairobi National Park. It is the operational headquarters of Tanya and Mikey Carr-Hartley, fourth-generation Kenyans who also own three satellite luxury lodges and camps throughout Kenya and east Africa's wilderness. But it is at Giraffe Manor that they serve an awe-inspiring bre...
Giles Coren and Monica Galetti discover Giraffe Manor, a unique hotel where giraffes, staff and guests all coexist in a 1930s Scottish-style hunting lodge on the edge of Nairobi National Park. It is the operational headquarters of Tanya and Mikey Carr-Hartley, fourth-generation Kenyans who also own three satellite luxury lodges and camps throughout Kenya and east Africa's wilderness. But it is at Giraffe Manor that they serve an awe-inspiring breakfast like no other, as giraffes join guests in the hotel dining room.
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Emma Jones, BBC Studios
Author / Creator
Max Shapira, fl. 2004-2016, Monica Galetti, 1975-, Giles Coren, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
Topic / Theme
Hotels and inns, Adventure Travel, Educational Travel, International Travel
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Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 1, Episode 4, Royal Mansour, Morocco
directed by James Roush; presented by Monica Galetti, 1975- and Giles Coren, 1969-; produced by Catherine Stefanini, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 1, Episode 4 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2017), 52 mins
Giles and Monica arrive at Royal Mansour, one of the world's most discreet hotels, hidden deep in the heart of Marrakech's ancient Medina. In stark contrast to the developing country it inhabits, the 'jewel of the city' was built with a limitless budget by royal decree to showcase the kingdom to world leaders and...
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directed by James Roush; presented by Monica Galetti, 1975- and Giles Coren, 1969-; produced by Catherine Stefanini, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 1, Episode 4 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2017), 52 mins
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Giles and Monica arrive at Royal Mansour, one of the world's most discreet hotels, hidden deep in the heart of Marrakech's ancient Medina. In stark contrast to the developing country it inhabits, the 'jewel of the city' was built with a limitless budget by royal decree to showcase the kingdom to world leaders and to billionaire and celebrity guests. Its network of luxurious riads, built by the nation's finest artisans, are kitted out with suede a...
Giles and Monica arrive at Royal Mansour, one of the world's most discreet hotels, hidden deep in the heart of Marrakech's ancient Medina. In stark contrast to the developing country it inhabits, the 'jewel of the city' was built with a limitless budget by royal decree to showcase the kingdom to world leaders and to billionaire and celebrity guests. Its network of luxurious riads, built by the nation's finest artisans, are kitted out with suede and silk carpets, extravagant chandeliers and open fireplaces lit by personal butlers.
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Contributor
Catherine Stefanini, BBC Studios
Author / Creator
James Roush, Monica Galetti, 1975-, Giles Coren, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
Topic / Theme
Hotels and inns, International Travel, Educational Travel, Adventure Travel
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Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 1, Episode 5, Fogo Island Inn, Fogo Island, Newfoundland
directed by Aidan Woodward; presented by Monica Galetti, 1975- and Giles Coren, 1969-; produced by Aisling Browne, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 1, Episode 5 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2017), 52 mins
Giles Coren and Monica Galetti experience the warm embrace of Fogo Island Inn on a rocky, sea-sprayed outpost of remote Fogo Island in Newfoundland. White, angular and perched atop zig-zagged stilts like the local fishermen's houses, it pays homage to the European settlers that arrived from Ireland and Devon to fi...
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directed by Aidan Woodward; presented by Monica Galetti, 1975- and Giles Coren, 1969-; produced by Aisling Browne, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 1, Episode 5 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2017), 52 mins
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Giles Coren and Monica Galetti experience the warm embrace of Fogo Island Inn on a rocky, sea-sprayed outpost of remote Fogo Island in Newfoundland. White, angular and perched atop zig-zagged stilts like the local fishermen's houses, it pays homage to the European settlers that arrived from Ireland and Devon to fish cod - most islanders still have Irish or West Country accents. For years, cod was the primary source of income but overfishing saw s...
Giles Coren and Monica Galetti experience the warm embrace of Fogo Island Inn on a rocky, sea-sprayed outpost of remote Fogo Island in Newfoundland. White, angular and perched atop zig-zagged stilts like the local fishermen's houses, it pays homage to the European settlers that arrived from Ireland and Devon to fish cod - most islanders still have Irish or West Country accents. For years, cod was the primary source of income but overfishing saw stocks plummet, and a cod-fishing moratorium was put in place in the 1990s.
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Aisling Browne, BBC Studios
Author / Creator
Aidan Woodward, Monica Galetti, 1975-, Giles Coren, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
Topic / Theme
Hotels and inns, Educational Travel, International Travel, Adventure Travel
Copyright Message
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Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 1, Episode 6, Icehotel, Sweden
directed by Max Shapira, fl. 2004-2016; presented by Monica Galetti, 1975- and Giles Coren, 1969-; produced by Emma Jones, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 1, Episode 6 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2017), 52 mins
Giles and Monica don their best thermals and extreme weather gear, and travel 200km north of the Arctic Circle to Sweden's Lapland. They enter a magical world of snow, ice, inky blue and pink skies, and ICEHOTEL, a regular feature of bucket lists, now in its 27th year. The hotel's team have given themselves their...
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directed by Max Shapira, fl. 2004-2016; presented by Monica Galetti, 1975- and Giles Coren, 1969-; produced by Emma Jones, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 1, Episode 6 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2017), 52 mins
Description
Giles and Monica don their best thermals and extreme weather gear, and travel 200km north of the Arctic Circle to Sweden's Lapland. They enter a magical world of snow, ice, inky blue and pink skies, and ICEHOTEL, a regular feature of bucket lists, now in its 27th year. The hotel's team have given themselves their biggest challenge yet - to run an ICEHOTEL that will stay open 365 days of the year, powered by the sun.
Field of Study
Travel
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Emma Jones, BBC Studios
Author / Creator
Max Shapira, fl. 2004-2016, Monica Galetti, 1975-, Giles Coren, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
Topic / Theme
Hotels and inns, Adventure Travel, International Travel, Educational Travel
Copyright Message
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Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 2, Episode 1, The Brando, French Polynesia
directed by Aidan Woodward; presented by Monica Galetti, 1975- and Giles Coren, 1969-; produced by Minna Sedmakov, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 2, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 51 mins
In the first episode of this entertaining and insightful series, Giles and Monica fly to the other side of the world to work in one of the world's most luxurious eco resorts on the small island of Tetiaroa in French Polynesia, not too far from Monica's birthplace - Samoa. Here, surrounded by a beautiful coral reef...
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directed by Aidan Woodward; presented by Monica Galetti, 1975- and Giles Coren, 1969-; produced by Minna Sedmakov, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 2, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 51 mins
Description
In the first episode of this entertaining and insightful series, Giles and Monica fly to the other side of the world to work in one of the world's most luxurious eco resorts on the small island of Tetiaroa in French Polynesia, not too far from Monica's birthplace - Samoa. Here, surrounded by a beautiful coral reef and an abundance of marine life, they both work alongside the staff of the exclusive Brando Resort to serve 5-star luxury to guests pa...
In the first episode of this entertaining and insightful series, Giles and Monica fly to the other side of the world to work in one of the world's most luxurious eco resorts on the small island of Tetiaroa in French Polynesia, not too far from Monica's birthplace - Samoa. Here, surrounded by a beautiful coral reef and an abundance of marine life, they both work alongside the staff of the exclusive Brando Resort to serve 5-star luxury to guests paying up to an eye-watering £11,000 per a night.
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Content Type
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Contributor
Minna Sedmakov, BBC Studios
Author / Creator
Aidan Woodward, Monica Galetti, 1975-, Giles Coren, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
Person Discussed
Marlon Brando, 1924-2004
Topic / Theme
Hotels and inns, Educational Travel, Adventure Travel, International Travel
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Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 2, Episode 2, Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Oman
directed by Max Shapira, fl. 2004-2016; presented by Monica Galetti, 1975- and Giles Coren, 1969-; produced by Meghan Just-Truelove, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 2, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 52 mins
Giles and Monica travel to the Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar in Oman. It is the highest five-star hotel in the Middle East and a resort seeking to blend local tradition with modern tastes. Built to resemble an ancient Omani fort, and situated 2,000 metres above sea level on the rim of a dramatic canyon, the hotel ha...
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directed by Max Shapira, fl. 2004-2016; presented by Monica Galetti, 1975- and Giles Coren, 1969-; produced by Meghan Just-Truelove, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 2, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 52 mins
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Giles and Monica travel to the Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar in Oman. It is the highest five-star hotel in the Middle East and a resort seeking to blend local tradition with modern tastes. Built to resemble an ancient Omani fort, and situated 2,000 metres above sea level on the rim of a dramatic canyon, the hotel has recently made the most of its location by constructing a jaw-dropping via ferrata and zip-wire rope course along the cliff edge. Led...
Giles and Monica travel to the Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar in Oman. It is the highest five-star hotel in the Middle East and a resort seeking to blend local tradition with modern tastes. Built to resemble an ancient Omani fort, and situated 2,000 metres above sea level on the rim of a dramatic canyon, the hotel has recently made the most of its location by constructing a jaw-dropping via ferrata and zip-wire rope course along the cliff edge. Led by the hotel's mountain guru Maher, Giles and Monica undertake a test-run of the stunning adventure course before it opens to guests.
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Field of Study
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Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Meghan Just-Truelove, BBC Studios
Author / Creator
Max Shapira, fl. 2004-2016, Monica Galetti, 1975-, Giles Coren, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
Topic / Theme
Hotels and inns, Adventure Travel, Educational Travel, International Travel
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Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 2, Episode 4, Ashford Castle, Ireland
directed by Sam Roubicek; presented by Monica Galetti, 1975- and Giles Coren, 1969-; produced by Aisling Browne, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 2, Episode 4 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 51 mins
Monica Galetti and Giles Coren hop across to Ireland to scale the imposing and ancient ramparts of Ashford Castle. They soon learn that the secrets of the castle's success are the people who work there and the hotel's strong, long-running community ties. They are given a crash course by estate manager Thomas in ho...
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directed by Sam Roubicek; presented by Monica Galetti, 1975- and Giles Coren, 1969-; produced by Aisling Browne, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 2, Episode 4 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 51 mins
Description
Monica Galetti and Giles Coren hop across to Ireland to scale the imposing and ancient ramparts of Ashford Castle. They soon learn that the secrets of the castle's success are the people who work there and the hotel's strong, long-running community ties. They are given a crash course by estate manager Thomas in how to greet guests with Irish charm. They both take up their posts with gusto and have varying degrees of success. Thomas also deploys t...
Monica Galetti and Giles Coren hop across to Ireland to scale the imposing and ancient ramparts of Ashford Castle. They soon learn that the secrets of the castle's success are the people who work there and the hotel's strong, long-running community ties. They are given a crash course by estate manager Thomas in how to greet guests with Irish charm. They both take up their posts with gusto and have varying degrees of success. Thomas also deploys them in the clay-pigeon shooting range. Giles crashes his way through silver service in the George V restaurant while Monica helps gather in oysters.
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Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Aisling Browne, BBC Studios
Author / Creator
Sam Roubicek, Monica Galetti, 1975-, Giles Coren, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
Topic / Theme
Hotels and inns, Adventure Travel, Business Travel, International Travel
Copyright Message
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Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 2, Episode 5, The Silo, South Africa
directed by Bill Bailey; presented by Giles Coren, 1969- and Monica Galetti, 1975-; produced by Minna Sedmakov, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 2, Episode 5 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 52 mins
Giles and Monica travel to South Africa - where they experience a land of contrasts. The Silo is an industrial-chic, luxury art-themed hotel in the heart of Cape Town. Giles puts his best window-cleaning skills to use on the angular panes inside the hotel, whilst Monica draws the short straw and gamely abseils fro...
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directed by Bill Bailey; presented by Giles Coren, 1969- and Monica Galetti, 1975-; produced by Minna Sedmakov, BBC Studios, in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, Season 2, Episode 5 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 52 mins
Description
Giles and Monica travel to South Africa - where they experience a land of contrasts. The Silo is an industrial-chic, luxury art-themed hotel in the heart of Cape Town. Giles puts his best window-cleaning skills to use on the angular panes inside the hotel, whilst Monica draws the short straw and gamely abseils from the 11th floor of the building to clean the exterior. Later, Monica works with Zimbabwean bar manager, Jonas, who offers 14 different...
Giles and Monica travel to South Africa - where they experience a land of contrasts. The Silo is an industrial-chic, luxury art-themed hotel in the heart of Cape Town. Giles puts his best window-cleaning skills to use on the angular panes inside the hotel, whilst Monica draws the short straw and gamely abseils from the 11th floor of the building to clean the exterior. Later, Monica works with Zimbabwean bar manager, Jonas, who offers 14 different types of gin.
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Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Minna Sedmakov, BBC Studios
Author / Creator
Bill Bailey, Giles Coren, 1969-, Monica Galetti, 1975-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
Topic / Theme
Hotels and inns, Adventure Travel, Educational Travel, International Travel
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 BBC Worldwide
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