Hotel (1983)

Drama · Romance

Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on Arthur Hailey's 1965 novel of the same name, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling and set in the elegant and fictitious St. Gregory Hotel in San Francisco. Establishing shots of the hotel were filmed in front of The Fairmont San Francisco atop the Nob Hill neighborhood. Episodes followed the activities of passing guests, as well as the personal and professional lives of the hotel staff.

IMDb rating: 6.4 (2,198 votes)
Episode average: 6.9 ↑ +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1983)

7.16 avg 23 episodes 7.1 → 6.8 73 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Hotel	7.1	581
1	Blackout	7.3	52
2	Choices	7.4	54
3	Charades	7.1	42
4	Secrets	7.0	45
5	Relative Loss	7.3	45
6	Flashback	7.2	39
7	Confrontations	8.1	51
8	Faith, Hope & Charity	7.1	49
9	Deceptions	7.7	43
10	The Offer	7.3	44
11	Christmas	7.9	43
12	Designs	7.2	36
13	Reflections	6.8	42
14	Tomorrows	7.4	56
15	Passages	6.8	42
16	Mistaken Identities	6.5	41
17	The Wedding	7.8	43
18	Memories	7.0	44
19	Encores	6.1	40
20	Prisms	6.8	47
21	Trials	7.0	44
22	Lifelines	6.8	43

Season 2 (1984)

6.86 avg 28 episodes 8.1 → 6.2 60 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Intimate Strangers	8.1	72
2	Flesh and Blood	7.6	43
3	Fantasies	7.3	40
4	Transitions	8.0	51
5	Outsiders	7.0	43
6	Vantage Point	7.1	43
7	Ideals	6.5	35
8	Final Chapters	6.9	40
9	Fallen Idols	6.4	38
10	Promises	6.3	38
11	Love and Honor	6.7	36
12	New Beginnings	7.0	38
13	Crossroads	7.1	38
14	Anniversary	7.2	34
15	Distortions	6.2	38
16	Sleeping Dogs	6.8	36
17	Bystanders	6.7	33
18	Identities	6.4	35
19	Images	6.4	36
20	Skeletons	6.1	35
21	Illusions	6.4	39
22	Detours	7.1	35
23	Resolutions	6.2	36
24	Obsessions	7.9	34
25	Lost and Found	7.2	39
26	Wins and Losses	7.1	37
27	Passports	6.3	31
28	Hearts and Minds	6.2	38

Season 3 (1985)

6.76 avg 25 episodes 6.9 → 7.7 60 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Missing Pieces	6.9	36
2	Rallying Cry	6.3	36
3	Imperfect Union	5.8	33
4	Pathways	6.4	38
5	Second Offense	6.1	35
6	Saving Grace	6.8	36
7	Echoes	7.1	36
8	Celebrations	7.1	36
9	Cry Wolf	7.4	33
10	Shadows of Doubt: Part 1	8.0	40
11	Shadows of Doubt: Part 2	7.3	40
12	Scapegoats	6.9	34
13	Recriminations	6.2	42
14	Child's Play	6.3	34
15	Facades	7.7	35
16	Lovelines	6.7	36
17	Heroes	6.6	37
18	Harassed	7.3	38
19	Triangles	5.9	32
20	Hidden Talents	6.5	34
21	Hearts Divided	6.7	35
22	Changes of Heart	7.2	32
23	Promises to Keep	6.0	31
24	Separations	6.0	30
25	Horizons	7.7	29

Season 4 (1986)

6.53 avg 22 episodes 6.7 → 6.7 60 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Opening Moves	6.7	31
2	Queen's Gambit	6.1	30
3	Enemies Within	7.0	27
4	Double Jeopardy	6.3	30
5	Hornet's Nest	6.3	29
6	Undercurrents	6.7	31
7	Forsaking All Others	6.6	31
8	Pressure Points	6.3	29
9	Restless Nights	5.2	29
10	Shadow Play	5.8	29
11	Pitfalls	5.6	31
12	Discoveries	6.5	30
13	Fast Forward	7.6	33
14	Controlling Interests	6.9	31
15	Unfinished Business	8.1	82
16	Fatal Attraction	7.1	28
17	Class of '72	6.6	29
18	Barriers	6.4	33
19	Glass People	7.1	33
20	Second Thoughts	6.1	28
21	Past Tense	6.0	31
22	All the King's Horses	6.7	29

Season 5 (1987)

7.41 avg 17 episodes 7.8 → 7.5 60 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hail and Farewell	7.8	34
2	Mixed Emotions	6.9	28
3	Reservations	7.1	33
4	And Baby Makes Two	7.6	29
5	Born to Run	7.0	28
6	Desperate Moves	7.1	28
7	Revelations	6.5	29
8	Dark Horses	7.2	28
9	Fallen Angel	7.6	30
10	Prized Possessions	8.2	41
11	Comfort and Joy	8.4	30
12	Double Take	8.0	48
13	Till Death Do Us Part	6.5	29
14	Power Play	8.2	28
15	Contest of Wills	7.5	29
16	Grand Designs	6.8	30
17	Aftershocks	7.5	30

Hotel (1983)

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