Instant Hotel
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Instant Hotel is an Australian reality television series which began airing on the Seven Network on 7 November 2017. The series follows homeowners who have transformed their homes into hotels and are individually judged by each other to receive the highest scores with the winner to win an ultimate prize.
The series is produced by the creators of Seven reality shows My Kitchen Rules and House Rules and the first season was hosted by Luke Jacobz.
In November 2017, the series was renewed for a second season which aired in 2019. In December 2018, Seven announced Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen would replace Luke Jacobz as host in 2019. The second season aired on 11 February 2019. Netflix distributed the show internationally between 2018 and 2023.
Format changes
The first season contained two groups of five with the highest from each group going head to head in the grand final. The second season contained only four pairs of contestants with the highest two teams going head to head in the grand final.
The prize for the first season was an all-expense-paid stay at a Californian Instant Hotel. The prize for the second season was $100,000.
Series details
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | Winning team | Prize | |||
| 1 | 12 | 7 November 2017(2017-11-07) | 29 November 2017(2017-11-29) | Terry & Anita | All expense paid stay in California | |
| 2 | 6 | 11 February 2019(2019-02-11) | 18 March 2019(2019-03-18) | Debbie & Justin | $100,000 |
Season 1
Teams
| State | Group | Members | Relationship | Hometown | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland | QLD | 2 | Terry & Anita | Blended Family | Brisbane | Winners |
| New South Wales | NSW | 1 | Babe & Bondi | Mother & Daughter | Bondi Beach | Runners-up |
| Victoria | VIC | 2 | Bec & Tristan | Country Siblings | Mildura | Eliminated (Round 2) |
| Victoria | VIC | 2 | Serena & Sturt | Entrepreneur Besties | Point Cook | Eliminated (Round 2) |
| Queensland | QLD | 2 | Lynne & Simon | Just Friends | Gold Coast | Eliminated (Round 2) |
| New South Wales | NSW | 2 | Mikey & Shay | Socialites | West Pennant Hills | Eliminated (Round 2) |
| Queensland | QLD | 1 | Brent & Leroy | The Fussy Couple | Port Douglas | Eliminated (Round 1) |
| New South Wales | NSW | 1 | Samantha & James | Newlyweds | Byron Bay | Eliminated (Round 1) |
| South Australia | SA | 1 | Mark & Jannine | Highschool Sweethearts | Barossa Valley | Eliminated (Round 1) |
| Northern Territory | NT | 1 | Adam & Kathy | Young Family | Humpty Doo | Eliminated (Round 1) |
Season One Details
Instant Hotel Rounds
Over two rounds, each team scored each other out of ten based on the house, location/nearby attractions, value for money, and quality of a good night's sleep. Series judge, Juliet Ashworth, also scored each team out of ten based on the quality of the house. In a twist, the hotel owners also scored the contestants overall on their stay as houseguests, which also went towards their final scores. The team that scored the highest at the end of each round went to the Grand Final.
Round 1
- Episodes 1 to 5
- Air date — 7 to 14 November
- Description — The first of the two instant hotel groups are introduced into the competition in Round 1. The highest scoring team at the end of this round will go through to Grand Final.
| Group 1 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team and Episode Details | Guest Scores | Juliet's Score | Hotel owner's Score | Total (out of 50) | Final Total | Rank | Result | |||||
| A&K | M&J | S&J | B&B | B&L | ||||||||
| NT | Adam & Kathy | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 63 | 4th | Eliminated |
| Ep 1 | 7 November | Top End Hideaway | ||||||||||
| Hotel Info | Sleeps 8 people 5 Bedrooms 4 Beds 2.5 Bathrooms Pool Retreat $1000 per night | |||||||||||
| SA | Mark & Jannine | 7 | — | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 68 | 2nd | Eliminated |
| Ep 2 | 8 November | Unique Retro Home | ||||||||||
| Hotel Info | Sleeps 8 people 2 Bedrooms 4 Beds 2 Bathrooms $800 per night | |||||||||||
| NSW | Samantha & James | 8 | 7 | — | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 66 | 3rd | Eliminated |
| Ep 3 | 9 November | Beach House Retreat | ||||||||||
| Hotel Info | Sleeps 8 people 4 Bedrooms 4 Beds 2 Bathrooms $1500 per night | |||||||||||
| NSW | Babe & Bondi | 7 | 8 | 7 | — | 6 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 70 | 1st | Through to Grand Final |
| Ep 4 | 13 November | Chic Beachside Apartment | ||||||||||
| Hotel Info | Sleeps 8 people 3 Bedrooms 4 Beds 2.5 Bathrooms $600 per night | |||||||||||
| QLD | Brent & Leroy | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | 8 | 9 | 31 | 62 | 5th | Eliminated |
| Ep 5 | 14 November | Tropical Getaway | ||||||||||
| Hotel Info | Sleeps 8 people 4 Bedrooms 6 Beds 2 Bathrooms Pool Retreat $535 per night |
Round 2
- Episodes 6 to 10
- Air date — 15 to 27 November
- Description — The second of the two instant hotel groups are introduced into the competition in Round 2. The highest scoring team at the end of this round will go through to Grand Final.
| Group 2 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team and Episode Details | Guest Scores | Juliet's Score | Hotel owner's Score | Total (out of 50) | Final Total | Rank | Result | |||||
| T&A | B&T | S&S | L&S | M&S | ||||||||
| QLD | Terry & Anita | — | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 59 | 1st | Through to Grand Final |
| Ep 6 | 15 November | Sleek Queenslander | ||||||||||
| Hotel Info | Sleeps 10 people 5 Bedrooms 5 Beds 5 Bathrooms $595 per night | |||||||||||
| VIC | Bec & Tristan | 7 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 49 | = 3rd | Eliminated |
| Ep 7 | 20 November | A Class Act | ||||||||||
| Hotel Info | Sleeps 8 people 3 Bedrooms 5 Beds 2 Bathrooms $600 per night | |||||||||||
| VIC | Serena & Sturt | 5 | 6 | — | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 49 | = 3rd | Eliminated |
| Ep 8 | 21 November | Modern Bayside Estate | ||||||||||
| Hotel Info | Sleeps 8 people 4 Bedrooms 5 Beds 2.5 Bathrooms $300 per night | |||||||||||
| QLD | Lynne & Simon | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 48 | 5th | Eliminated |
| Ep 9 | 22 November | Villa Verona | ||||||||||
| Hotel Info | Sleeps 11 people 4 Bedrooms 7 Beds 2 Bathrooms Pool Retreat $475 per night | |||||||||||
| NSW | Mikey & Shay | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | 5 | 2 | 27 | 52 | 2nd | Eliminated |
| Ep 10 | 27 November | Suburban Mansion | ||||||||||
| Hotel Info | Sleeps 8 people 4 Bedrooms 4 Beds 4 Bathrooms Tennis Court/Pool Retreat $640/380 per night |
Grand Final
- Episodes 11 & 12
- Air date — 28 to 29 November
- Description — Four eliminated contestants (two from each round) and the opposite grand finalist each stay at the house of one of the grand finalist. Each grand finalist made changes to their homes based on the comments from contestants in their round. The teams voted as a group on each criterion, being the value for money (VFM), location (L), night's sleep (NS), and the house (H). Juliet however did not score of night's sleep, instead scoring on how well they changed their home (CTH). The team that scored the highest were announced as the winners and received an all-expense-paid stay at an instant hotel in California.
| Grand Final | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team and Episode Details | Group Scores | Juliet's Scores | Total (out of 80) | Result | |||||||
| VFM | L | NS | H | VFM | L | CTH | H | ||||
| NSW | Babe & Bondi | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 58 | Runners-up |
| Ep 11 | 28 November | Chic Beachside Apartment | |||||||||
| Hotel Info | Sleeps 8 people 3 Bedrooms 4 Beds 2.5 Bathrooms $600 per night | ||||||||||
| QLD | Terry & Anita | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 64 | Winners |
| Ep 12 | 29 November | Sleek Queenslander | |||||||||
| Hotel Info | Sleeps 10 people 5 Bedrooms 5 Beds 5 Bathrooms $595 per night |
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers | Ref(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | ||||||
| 1 | Adam & Kathy | 7 November 2017 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 695,000 | 12 | 24,000 | 12 | 719,000 | |
| 2 | Mark & Jannine | 8 November 2017 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 583,000 | 12 | 34,000 | 12 | 607,000 | |
| 3 | Samantha & James | 9 November 2017 | Thursday 7:30pm | 687,000 | 7 | 34,000 | 8 | 721,000 | |
| 4 | Babe & Bondi | 13 November 2017 | Monday 7:30pm | 653,000 | 12 | 31,000 | 11 | 684,000 | |
| 5 | Brent & Leroy | 14 November 2017 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 718,000 | 7 | 41,000 | 7 | 759,000 | |
| 6 | Terry & Anita | 15 November 2017 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 525,000 | 13 | 45,000 | 14 | 570,000 | |
| 7 | Bec & Tristan | 20 November 2017 | Monday 7:30pm | 587,000 | 13 | 43,000 | 13 | 630,000 | |
| 8 | Serena & Sturt | 21 November 2017 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 633,000 | 9 | 35,000 | 9 | 668,000 | |
| 9 | Lynne & Simon | 22 November 2017 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 611,000 | 9 | 35,000 | 11 | 646,000 | |
| 10 | Mikey & Shay | 27 November 2017 | Monday 7:30pm | 578,000 | 13 | 37,000 | 12 | 615,000 | |
| 11 | Grand Final: Part 1 | 28 November 2017 | Tuesday 7:30pm | 608,000 | 9 | 46,000 | 9 | 654,000 | |
| 12 | Grand Final: Part 2 | 29 November 2017 | Wednesday 7:30pm | 611,000 | 10 | 37,000 | 10 | 648,000 |
Season 2
Teams
| State | Members | Relationship | Hometown | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland | QLD | Debbie & Justin | Mother & Son | Buddina, Sunshine Coast | Winners |
| South Australia | SA | Razz & Mark | Engaged | Coober Pedy | 3rd Place |
| Victoria | VIC | Jay & Leah | Newly dating | Portsea | 4th Place |
| Queensland | QLD | Gene & Sharon | Married | Cairns | Runners-Up |
Season 2 Details
Season two followed a similar format as last time with each team scoring each other out of ten based on the house, location/nearby attractions, value for money, and quality of a good night's sleep. It saw the return of season one judge Juliet Ashworth, as well as a new additional judge, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. Each judge also scored the team's house out of ten. The two teams that scored the highest faced off in the finals.
Round 1
- Episodes 1 to 5
- Air date — 7 to 14 November
- Description — The first of the two instant hotel groups are introduced into the competition in Round 1. The highest scoring team at the end of this round will go through to Grand Final.