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Why Netflix's Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby is Accurate

If you're anything like the team at Charlotte Travel, you would've already bingesd the entire Netflix series Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby. We are proud to say that many of our clients have stayed in these hotels and that they are listed on our Preferred Partner Hotels offering additional exclusive amenities and benefits to our clients.

Each hotel is unique in its own way and offers and unforgettable experience. In fact, our Travel Advisors have been to numerous (if not all!) of these hotels mentioned in the series. Our personal experience means we'll tell you in detail what, where, and how to get there.


The Brando, French Polynesia

The Brando in French Polynesia is an all-inclusive resort featuring 35 secluded deluxe villas with private pools on beautiful white-sand beaches and frequent visitations by sea turtles and exotic birds. The resort is inthe Tetiaroa atoll that is surrounded by the reef and the large coral beds of the inner and outer lagoon, providing a perfect place for the marine life which includes at least 167 species of fish. The Brando is also the world leader in sustainable hospitality as they utilize Sea Water Air Conditioning, use of biofuels for power, a solar energy complex, and many more.

Our Charlotte Travel Exclusive benefits get you access to the below:

Daily Buffet breakfast (included in rates)

100 Euro Resort orHotel credit per villa to be utilized during stay (cannot be used at Hinerava Pearl Shop, not combinable, not valid on room rate, no cash value if not redeemed in full, cannot be deducted from tips)

Early check-in / late check-out (subject to availability)

Complimentary Wi-Fi


Royal Mansour Marrakech, Morocco

The Royal Mansour in Marrakech has 53 elegant riads (Moroccan-style homes) with interior gardens, ranging from 1,600 to 22,000 feet in size and featuring countless bolts of silk and brocade, antique furnishings, handmade mosaic tiles, and intricate woodwork. The hotel features two gastronomic restaurants and all-day dining that are guided by a three-Michelin-starred chef Yannick Alléno. The staff members would access the resort's riads through a series of underground tunnels, ensuring the most discreet personal service.

Our Charlotte Travel Exclusive benefits get you access to the below:

Upgrade on arrival (subject to availability, from Superior 1-Bedroom to Premier 1-Bedroom)

Daily full breakfast for two guests per bedroom

US$100 equivalent Resort or Hotel credit to be utilized during stay on Spa services or Food & Beverage (not combinable, not valid on room rate, no cash value if not redeemed in full)

Early check-in / late check-out (subject to availability)

Complimentary Wi-FI


Fogo Island Inn Newfoundland, Canada

Fogo Island Inn sits on an island with all 29 rooms featuring floor-to-ceiling views of the NorthAtlantic Ocean. All the inn's rooms were createdusing only natural materials such as wood, wool, cotton, and linen. The only plastic in the guest rooms is the telephone. This award-winning inn is operated as a social business, and 100% of the operating surpluses are reinvested in the community. The success of the Inn benefits are not individual, but rather the larger community of Fogo Island.

Our Charlotte Travel Exclusive benefits get you access to the below:

All rate exclusively full board (excluding alcohol)

Upgrade on arrival (subject to availability)

Daily full breakfast included in rates

US$100 equivalent Resort or Hotel credit to be utilized during stay (valid towards incidental charges incurred during stay, not combinable, not valid on room rate, no cash value if not redeemed in full)

Early check-in / late check-out (subject to availability)

Complimentary Wi-Fi


The Silo Cape Town, South Africa

The Silo hotel has been built in the grain elevator portion of the historic grain silo complex, occupying six floors above Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) that houses Africa's largest collection of contemporary African art. From the outside, the greatest visible change to the building's overall structure is the addition of the ingenious glass windows inserted into the geometry of the hotel floors, designed by Heatherwick Studio.

Our Charlotte Travel Exclusive benefits get you access to the below:

Upgrade on arrival (subject to availability)

Daily A LA Carte breakfast for two guests per bedroom

Option of $100 to philanthropic conservation and sustainability projects of The Royal Portolio Foundation

Early check-in / late check-out (subject to availability)

Complimentary Wi-Fi


ICEHOTELJukkasjärvi, Sweden

ICEHOTEL is the world's first and largest hotel built out of snow and ice. Each year the ice and snow melts in March and the ice rooms would be built all over again, The hotelfeatures 12 art suites which are individually designed an sculpted by artists from Kiruna, Germay, UK or the US who are handpicked from over two-hundred applicantsand invited to create art out of the ice in the suites.

Our Charlotte Travel Exclusive benefits get you access to the below:

Northern Lights Hunting & Wilderness in ICEHOTEL Tour

3-day tour

Overnight stay at ICEHOTEL

Evening visit to one of Sweden's oldest national parks, Albisko, one of the best locations in the world to see Northern Lights

Dog sledding excursion directly from aiport to ICEHOTEL

Snowmobile lunch safari


Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Switzerland

The Grand Resort Bad Ragaz centers around a bathing and spa tradition that spans for hundreds of years. The resort offers a thermal spring, a holistic medical expertise, and many more health and wellness resources. Their health and wellness resources reflect the resort's deep connections to nature and the precious gifts: the water from the nearby Tamina gorge and the alpine treasures surrounding the resort servingas a source of healing, inspiration, and pleasure.

Our Charlotte Travel Exclusive benefits get you access to the below:

Upgrade on arrival (subject to availability)

Daily buffet breakfast for two guests per bedroom, served in the restaurant

US$100 equivalent Spa Services credit to be utilized during stay (not combinable, no cash value if not redeemed in full)

Early check-in / late check-out (subject to availability)

Complimentary Wi-Fi


Kulm Hotel St. Moritz, Switzerland

The Kulm Hotel in St. Moritz, Switzerland offers the very best views of Lake St. Moritz. The 164-room hotel is home to one of the country's first wellness spas, where renewal comes through a circuit of pools, waterfall Jacuzzi, saltwater grotto, steam rooms, and saunas.

Our Charlotte Travel Exclusive benefits get you access to the below:

Upgrade on arrival (subject to availability)

Complimentary daily full breakfast for two guests per bedroom

USD100 equivalent Resort orHotel credit to be utilized during stay (not combinable, not valid on room rate, no cash value if not redeemed in full)

VIP amenity in room

Early check-in / late check-out (subject to availability)

Complimentary Wi-Fi

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