Hotel Hell

In the searing heat of New Mexico, Gordon Ramsay checks in to the Meson De Mesilla, a place that looks more like a penitentiary than a luxury boutique hotel. On arrival, he is asked to sign a waiver to promise he won't damage the walls, and things go quickly downhill from there. He meets the hotel's owner, Cali Szczawinski, and soon discovers that she's more interested in singing than managing the hotel -- a lot more interested. In fact, she seems to think she's Cher. Ramsay wishes he could turn back time, and reroute his flight to anywhere other than Las Cruces. Can he get this owner to focus more on running her hotel and keeping up his changes and less on her performances.

Gordon Ramsay checks into a historic building in Longview, WA, where the Hotel Monticello is celebrating its 90th anniversary. While picturesque from the outside, through the doors of the hotel lie a plethora of issues -- the first being that owner Philip Lovingfoss is struggling to come to terms with his alcohol addiction. With the staff feeling neglected and underpaid, Ramsay needs to help Lovingfoss get back on track, both personally and professionally. With quite the task ahead of him, can Ramsay stage the intervention needed, or will this hotel close its doors just shy of its 90th anniversary?

Gordon Ramsay heads to the Applegate River Lodge in Applegate, OR, where he is surrounded by peaceful rivers, beautiful vineyards and some of the Northwest’s most stunning views. Joanna and Richard Davis designed and built the lodge by hand 22 years ago, but since their divorce, their family, as well as the lodge, has continued to unravel. Instead of focusing their attention on their enormous debt, unhappy guests and rancid smells, the ex-couple and their two sons put emphasis on their growing hatred for each other, causing the property to be divided as ever. Find out if Ramsay can mold the business into one and save the lodge.

Gordon Ramsay travels to Starkville, MS, to The Hotel Chester, which is located right outside of a college campus. The hotel was a thriving business when it was first bought by David and Sukie Mollendor in 2000. But the hotel has since fallen apart, and the family’s financial struggles have forced the couple to file for bankruptcy.

Gordon Ramsay travels to Pipestone, MN, in a frustrating attempt to save a once-historic Midwestern hotel for two stubborn sisters. The Calumet Inn was given to Rina and Vanda as a gift from their father. But little did he know that his gift would become so problematic for the girls. With every member of the family unhappy, the sisters are forced to make a decision – should they shut down the hotel, sell it or hand over the responsibility of running it to a proper general manager -- Find out if Ramsay can restore the historic inn.

Gordon Ramsay heads east to the Four Seasons Inn in Vermont. Based on the name, he is expecting luxury, but is instead greeted by a “dog-friendly” inn, with an overwhelming amount of dog hair and no connection to the well-known hotel chain. With the owner, Sandy, oblivious to the inn’s problems, and a dining room serving meals that look like surprisingly like dog food, the overhaul will be no easy feat. Find out if Ramsay can transform the dismal dog kennel and inn before it has to be put down for good.

Gordon Ramsay heads to the quaint town of Woodbury, Connecticut, to the state’s oldest inn, The Curtis House. Ramsay is greeted by owners and siblings, TJ and Chris, whose constant bickering and disrespect for one another is not only tearing their relationship apart, but is bringing the inn down with them. With little upkeep, it is no surprise to Ramsay that he is the only guest at the inn. Find out if Ramsay can patch up their relationship and save this historic establishment.

Gordon Ramsay heads to Northern California where he is captivated by the beautiful vineyards of the Sierra Nevada Foothills and the town’s most historic building, Murphys Hotel. He’s quickly learns that the 200 year old landmark has become an attraction for a crowd where all night partying kept guests from actually sleeping. Find out if Gordon can keep the owners, Kevin, Joel, and Brian, focused on the guests’ experience or if they’ll let their historic hotel turn into a thing of the past.

Take a fiery first look at the return of HOTEL HELL with executive producer and host Gordon Ramsay and the hotel owners of season 2! HOTEL HELL airs Mondays at 9/8c, starting July 21 on FOX.