Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

Giles Coren and Monica Galetti visit a hi-tech hotel in the self-governing Chinese gambling capital of Macau. Monica gets special access to a secret set of VIP suites dubbed The Mansion, where it takes more than just money to book an exclusive room. Giles visits a special theatre that sends its audience flying through the air, and helps to arrange the flowers for the Chinese New Year celebrations.

Monica and Giles travel deep into the Scottish Highlands to join the staff living and working in the mountains at one of the UK's remotest luxury hotels.

Monica Galetti and Giles Coren visit a hotel deep in the snowy Bavarian Alps. Monica joins in the daily meditation session for the restaurant staff, and Giles recites poetry and travels to a mountain hut to serve dinner, while dressed in lederhosen. They join the hotel guests for an evening of world-renowned musicians playing for free.

Monica Galetti and Giles Coren work behind the scenes of an amazing hotel in St Lucia.

Monica and Giles work behind the scenes of one of England's historic country estates, which the ancestral owners, Lord and Lady Masham, have opened up to guests.

Monica Galetti and Giles Coren stay in their own city to work at the Shangri-La, Britain's highest hotel. Their expectations of a standard business guest experience are blown away by discovering a hotel that makes guests' personal moments special. From bath butlers to marriage proposals, the hotel is a resort for celebrations in the clouds.