Instant Hotel

5 pairs of Australians take turns hosting each other at their respective vacation rentals all around the country. After each stay, they rate the accommodation (as owners, as the folks staying, and a judge who tags along), hoping to win the competition.

The couples are pretty varied (old, young, mother/daughter, same sex), and, as the show moves along and we get to know them, some of the realness comes through, which, for me, was the most entertaining. The snarkiness and maneuvering is more pronounced as we reach the end (some of them more subtle than others). most notable is the discussion about who will get the master bedroom at each property.

One thing i might change (if i could) in future iterations would be to keep the ongoing scores from the teams. while it fueled some competition-related upsmanship, i think it would be more dramatic to reveal these more near the end.

The personal pride each couple takes in their home is also interesting. The properties are pretty varied as well. A decent, enjoyable watch.

I started with season 2 on accident and absolutely loved it. It showed in depth the beautiful houses and the people were all quite enjoyable to watch with little drama. After finishing the season I decided to watch season 1 assuming I would love it just as much.. boy was I wrong. Season 1 is pure drama (which I usually can stand more than the average person being a reality tv junkie) but this was bad. The contestants were rating the houses unfairly and it was essentially a popularity contest at the end of the day, which sat wrong with me. I could only make it through halfway and I had to stop because it was so painful to watch and I genuinely hated almost all of the contestants to the point that I lost all motivation to start the second part. If you're gonna watch this show just go straight to season 2, which was delightful and had some major improvements from the previous season.

I agree with other reviews...the scoring doesn't make sense. What incentive is there to fairly judge someone else's place of you know you already lost?

They could read the reviews out loud to the group but save the scores until after all the homes have been judged. I would also suggest they do smaller groups or make sure ALL of the contestants have the same number of bedrooms to level the playing field.

One thing I found amusing was that quite often the loudest, most obnoxious people ended up having the least to brag about!

Honestly just clicked on it for background noise but found myself binging it. The casting was brilliant. The people casting knew what they were doing, kinda had a mtv real world vibe to it. Not the show but the cast. You had your villains, snobs, hippies etc. that's what kept me watching. Loved the back stabbing and just the whole vibe of the show. Couldn't wait to get to the next episode. Also can't wait for hopefully a 2nd season. Good job casting crew. Bravo.

I binged watched this series as it was fun to watch couples check out each other's instant hotel. My only criticism is that some were clearly in it for the drama and were not judging fairly. For season two I hope they either place clearer rules to make it fair or only bring on people who are serious about the instant hotel business. I still have this show a 10 because despite its faults the best place won and in th end people voted fairly.