The Hotel Inspector - wikipedia The Hotel Inspector For other uses, see Hotel Inspector ( disambiguation ). The Hotel Inspector Title card from Series 4 -- 11 Starring Ruth Watson ( 2005 -- 08 ) Alex Polizzi ( 2008 -- ) Narrated by Richard Vranch ( 2005 ) Mark Halliley ( 2006 -- 2016 ) Alex Polizzi ( 2016 -- ) Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series 18 No. of episodes 109 ( as of 30 August 2016 ) ( list of episodes ) Production Running time 60 minutes ( inc. adverts ) Production company ( s ) Twofour Distributor ITV Studios Release Original network Channel 5 Original release 29 September 2005 ( 2005 - 09 - 29 ) -- present Chronology Related shows The Business Inspector The Restaurant Inspector External links Website The Hotel Inspector is an observational documentary television series which is broadcast on the British terrestrial television station, Channel 5, and by other networks around the world. In each episode, a celebrated hotelier and businesswoman visits a struggling British hotel to try to turn its fortunes by giving advice and suggestions to the owner. The current host, Alex Polizzi ( since 2008 ), has featured in fourteen series of The Hotel Inspector, including four series of The Hotel Inspector : Returns. Her predecessor, Ruth Watson, presented four series between 2005 and 2008, including the first and only series of The Hotel Inspector : Revisited. Contents 1 Summary 2 Episodes 3 Spin - offs 4 References 5 External links Summary The series began in late September 2005 and was an instant ratings hit ; the show attracted 2.5 million viewers at its peak and this prompted Channel 5 to commission another series. The second series was broadcast in July 2006, followed by a third series in September 2007. The show won a Royal Television Society Award in November 2006. Accompanied with the third series, an additional complementary series, The Hotel Inspector : Unseen ran on Fiver ( now 5 * ), one of Channel 5 's digital channels, immediately after the main show. It showed unseen footage, including video diaries shot by the hoteliers, revealing their reactions to the inspector 's opinions. After three series of The Hotel Inspector, Ruth Watson left a message on her website stating that she would not be filming another series, despite being one of the channel 's most watched shows. Watson subsequently signed an exclusive contract with Channel 4 and fronted shows such as Country House Rescue and Ruth Watson 's Hotel Rescue ( which is similar in format to The Hotel Inspector ). Hotelier and businesswoman Alex Polizzi, the niece of Sir Rocco Forte, took over as The Hotel Inspector for the show 's fourth series, and has remained in this role since. Polizzi has also hosted five other series : the first in which she inspects and improves failing family businesses ( BBC Two 's The Fixer ), a second and third in which she explores her ancestral Italy ( Secret Italy and Italian Islands ), a four in which she auditions head chefs for various hotels and restaurants ( Chefs on Trial ), and a fifth in which she finds employment for military veterans ( Help Our Heroes ). Transmission of the twelfth series of the show began in June 2016. Use of a separate narrator was dropped with the commencement of this series, with Polizzi herself providing the voiceover narrative as well as talking directly to the viewer in segments filmed separately. Mark Halliley was nevertheless retained as narrator of The Hotel Inspector Returns, which followed series 12. The show 's opening theme, titles, and on - screen graphics were also revised, with a notable new feature being the inclusion of a computer - generated smartphone graphic reproducing excerpts from each hotel 's reviews as given on such websites as TripAdvisor, in order to establish possible reasons for the establishment 's apparent unpopularity. In June 2017, the programme returned for a thirteenth series, again hosted by Polizzi, with a new focus on high - end hotels. Episodes Main article : List of The Hotel Inspector episodes Spin - offs The format of The Hotel Inspector has since been used twice for other series for Channel 5, both of which recreate the concept of an expert visiting and suggesting improvements for failing commercial ventures. In March 2010, The Business Inspector was broadcast, starring Hilary Devey, who advised struggling small businesses on how to become successful. In June 2011, The Restaurant Inspector was broadcast, starring Fernando Peire, who advised struggling restaurants on how to achieve higher profits, with a second series which broadcast in 2012. References Jump up ^ Dowell, Ben ( 28 November 2007 ). `` Watson checks in to Channel 4 ''. theguardian.com. Retrieved 18 September 2013. Jump up ^ Miller, Julie. `` Channel 5 commissions Twofour to produce Alex Polizzi 's Italian Islands & The Hotel Inspector ''. Channel 5. Retrieved 6 October 2015. Jump up ^ Davis, Tom. `` New series of The Hotel Inspector seeks out `` high end '' properties ``. Hotel Owner. Retrieved 30 May 2017. External links The Hotel Inspector at channel5.com The Hotel Inspector : Revisited at channel5.com The Hotel Inspector on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Hotel_Inspector&oldid=803079610 '' Categories : 2005 British television programme debuts 2000s British television series 2010s British television series Channel 5 ( UK ) television programmes Television series by ITV Studios English - language television programs Hidden categories : Use British English from December 2014 Use dmy dates from October 2011 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 30 September 2017, at 09 : 29. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: businesswoman who is the presenter of the hotel inspector
Answer: Alex Polizzi