5 2025 - 2 seasons 8 eps Airing

Great Hotels Through Time

Name: Great Hotels Through Time
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Fay Ripley

2025 - 2 seasons 8 eps

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44 min

S2 · E1 · Oct 11, 2026

Grosvenor House: London's Grand Hotel Episode 1

A behind-the-scenes history of the hotel which opened on Park Lane in 1929.

44 min

S2 · E2 · Oct 18, 2026

The Mandarin Oriental Hotel: London's Luxury Landmark Episode 2

Exploring the history of the Knightsbridge hotel, from its controversial beginnings to its evolution into one of London's most prestigious hotels in the heart of Knightsbridge. Featuring royal connections, famous guests and two devastating fires, the programme reveals the drama, disaster and intrigue behind this landmark.

60 min

S2 · E3 · Oct 25, 2026

The Beverly Hills: Hotel to the Rich & Famous Episode 3

A look at the history of the California hotel, which began as a rural retreat in 1912 and became the luxurious epicentre of global fame the growth of the film industry in Hollywood, with stars including Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton building houses near the hotel, transforming it into the ultimate celebrity playground.

60 min

S2 · E4 · Nov 1, 2026

The Plaza: New York's Grand Hotel Episode 4

Cameras focus on one of the Big Apple's most prestigious hostelries, which was built in 1907 and remains one of the most expensive hotels in the city's history, costing the equivalent of half a billion dollars to build. It had all the mod cons, including 17,000 electric lights and an air-conditioned room especially for ladies' fur coats. Today, there are 102 luxury suites, which can set guests back up to £30,000 a night.

4 episodes in Season 2

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A new factual series where each episode will look at an iconic hotel and how these hotels have lasted the test of time.

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Cast

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Fay Ripley

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Mute Witness

Michael Rees Director

Director

Michael Rees

Total runtime 6h 24m · Episode length 48 min · Type Documentary

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Premiered

June 12, 2025

Latest episode

November 1, 2026

Status

Airing

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United Kingdom

Type

Documentary

Episode length

48 min

Total runtime

6h 24m

Original language

English

Production

Voltage TV

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United Kingdom

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English

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Great Hotels Through Time

Season 2

Grosvenor House: London's Grand Hotel Episode 1

The Mandarin Oriental Hotel: London's Luxury Landmark Episode 2

The Beverly Hills: Hotel to the Rich & Famous Episode 3

The Plaza: New York's Grand Hotel Episode 4

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Great Hotels Through Time

Season 2

Grosvenor House: London's Grand Hotel Episode 1

The Mandarin Oriental Hotel: London's Luxury Landmark Episode 2

The Beverly Hills: Hotel to the Rich & Famous Episode 3

The Plaza: New York's Grand Hotel Episode 4

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