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 12 Terry & Anita All expense paid stay in California 6 Debbie & Justin $100,000

Season 1 Teams

State Group Members Relationship Hometown Status 2 Terry & Anita Blended Family Brisbane 1 Babe & Bondi Mother & Daughter Bondi Beach Runners-up 2 Bec & Tristan Country Siblings Mildura 2 Serena & Sturt Entrepreneur Besties Point Cook Eliminated (Round 2) 2 Lynne & Simon Just Friends Gold Coast Eliminated (Round 2) 2 Mikey & Shay Socialites West Pennant Hills Eliminated (Round 2) 1 Brent & Leroy The Fussy Couple Port Douglas Eliminated (Round 1) 1 Samantha & James Newlyweds Byron Bay Eliminated (Round 1) 1 Mark & Jannine Highschool Sweethearts Barossa Valley Eliminated (Round 1) 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.

+Instant Hotel Summary Group 1 Team and Episode Details Guest Scores Juliet's Score Hotel owner's Score Total Rank Result Adam & Kathy — 6 5 7 6 7 8 3163 4th Eliminated 7 November Top End Hideaway Hotel Info Sleeps 8 people5 Bedrooms4 Beds2.5 BathroomsPool Retreat$1000 per night Mark & Jannine 7 — 6 8 7 8 8 3668 2nd Eliminated 8 November Unique Retro Home Hotel Info Sleeps 8 people2 Bedrooms4 Beds2 Bathrooms$800 per night Samantha & James 8 7 — 6 5 8 8 3466 3rd Eliminated 9 November Beach House Retreat Hotel Info Sleeps 8 people4 Bedrooms4 Beds2 Bathrooms$1500 per night Babe & Bondi 7 8 7 — 6 9 7 3770 1st Through to Grand Final 13 November Chic Beachside Apartment Hotel Info Sleeps 8 people3 Bedrooms4 Beds2.5 Bathrooms$600 per night Brent & Leroy 7 6 4 6 — 8 9 3162 5th Eliminated 14 November Tropical Getaway Hotel Info Sleeps 8 people4 Bedrooms6 Beds2 BathroomsPool 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.

+ Instant Hotel Summary Group 2 Team and Episode Details Guest Scores Juliet's Score Hotel owner's Score Total Rank Result Terry & Anita — 9 7 7 5 8 4 36 59 1st Through to Grand Final 15 November Sleek Queenslander Hotel Info Sleeps 10 people5 Bedrooms5 Beds5 Bathrooms$595 per night Bec & Tristan 7 — 4 5 6 7 7 29 49 = 3rd Eliminated 20 November A Class Act Hotel Info Sleeps 8 people3 Bedrooms5 Beds2 Bathrooms$600 per night Serena & Sturt 5 6 — 7 4 6 6 28 49 = 3rd Eliminated 21 November Modern Bayside Estate Hotel Info Sleeps 8 people4 Bedrooms5 Beds2.5 Bathrooms$300 per night Lynne & Simon 7 8 2 — 4 8 8 29 48 5th Eliminated 22 November Villa Verona Hotel Info Sleeps 11 people4 Bedrooms7 Beds2 BathroomsPool Retreat$475 per night Mikey & Shay 6 6 4 6 — 5 2 27 52 2nd Eliminated 27 November Suburban Mansion Hotel Info Sleeps 8 people4 Bedrooms4 Beds4 BathroomsTennis 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.

+ Instant Hotel Summary Grand Final Team and Episode Details Total Result Babe & Bondi 8 7 5 5 8 9 8 8 58 Runners-up 28 November Chic Beachside Apartment Hotel Info Sleeps 8 people3 Bedrooms4 Beds2.5 Bathrooms$600 per night Terry & Anita 8 6 8 9 7 7 9 10 64 Winners 29 November Sleek Queenslander Hotel Info Sleeps 10 people5 Bedrooms5 Beds5 Bathrooms$595 per night

Ratings

Season 2 Teams

State Members Relationship Hometown Status Debbie & Justin Mother & Son Buddina, Sunshine CoastWinnersSouth Australia Razz & Mark Engaged Coober Pedy3rd Place Jay & Leah Newly dating Portsea4th Place Gene & Sharon MarriedCairns 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.

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