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* IgnoredEpiphany: Even with experts telling him what’s wrong with the rooms, the owner from “Rotting Woodstock” refuses to listen to any advice given to him, insisting he can fix all the problems himself. He even kicks out Anthony and his crew before his designed can even finish her work. Anthony says that this time it wasn’t the hotel that wasn’t impossible, it was the owner.
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Anthony his this reaction in "Fire Drill Flame Out" when he realizes why none of the fire alarms were working properly: they ''were'', but the control panel was turned off.

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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Anthony his has this reaction in "Fire Drill Flame Out" when he realizes why none of the fire alarms were working properly: they ''were'', but the control panel was turned off.

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* SuddenlyShouting: Anthony runs into a lot of hotel owners who use all caps and excessive exclamation points to communicate, often on poorly made signs. They also often use bold or italic print unnecessarily. Examples include:
** NO PETS
** NO CHILDREN ALLOWED IN THE ELEVATOR WITHOUT AN ADULT
** DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT! NO! (on a non-functioning toilet)
Anthony will often read these aloud, switching from his usual calm voice to absolute screaming, in order to show how jarring and rude the owners sound when they do it.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The end of every episode features a brief update on what's been going on at the episode's hotel since Anthony's visit.

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* SuddenlyShouting: Anthony runs into a lot of hotel owners who use all caps and excessive exclamation points to communicate, often on poorly made signs. They also often use bold or italic print unnecessarily. Examples include:
** NO PETS
** NO
include "NO PETS", "NO CHILDREN ALLOWED IN THE ELEVATOR WITHOUT AN ADULT
** DON'T
ADULT", and "DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT! NO! NO!" (on a non-functioning toilet)
toilet). Anthony will often read these aloud, switching from his usual calm voice to absolute screaming, in order to show how jarring and rude the owners sound when they do it.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The end of every episode features a brief update on what's been going on at the episode's hotel since Anthony's visit.visit.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Anthony his this reaction in "Fire Drill Flame Out" when he realizes why none of the fire alarms were working properly: they ''were'', but the control panel was turned off.
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* ChevoksGun: When checking into his room at the Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (Season 8, Episode 3), Anthony finds a can of wasp and hornet spray on a table right outside his door. The very next morning, he uses the spray on the wasps that began to swarm just outside his room, all the while pointing out just how wrong it is for the hotel to expect the guests to take care of the wasps on their own.

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* ChevoksGun: ChekhovsGun: When checking into his room at the Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (Season 8, Episode 3), Anthony finds a can of wasp and hornet spray on a table right outside his door. The very next morning, he uses the spray on the wasps that began to swarm just outside his room, all the while pointing out just how wrong it is for the hotel to expect the guests to take care of the wasps on their own.
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* ChevoksGun: When checking into his room at the Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (Season 8, Episode 3), Anthony finds a can of wasp and hornet spray on a table right outside his door. The very next morning, he uses the spray on the wasps that began to swarm just outside his room, all the while pointing out just how wrong it is for the hotel to expect the guests to take care of the wasps on their own.

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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Anthony admits he isn't magic, and the best option may be to close the hotel if things are bad enough. This actually happens in one episode, where the hotel is so small compared to the other hotels that even if they always had rooms filled they would barely make enough money. He says that in two years the land will be worth a huge amount of money, so he fixes the hotel but says they have to sell it.

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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: FailureIsTheOnlyOption:
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Anthony admits he isn't magic, and the best option may be to close the hotel if things are bad enough. This actually happens in one episode, where the hotel is so small compared to the other hotels that even if they always had rooms filled they would barely make enough money. He says that in two years the land will be worth a huge amount of money, so he fixes the hotel but says they have to sell it.



* FormulaBreakingEpisode:
** This show also has some half-hour episodes where, instead of fixing struggling hotels, Anthony goes to five-star hotels and goes behind the scenes to see how the hotels are run so well (along with presenting a $500 check to the employee who he thinks goes above and beyond with their service).
** In a slight subversion, the episode "Lions, Tigers, and Wasps, Oh, My" had Anthony coming to the rescue of a hotel that also served as a big cat and bear refuge. The hotel side of the business was being neglected in favor of the wildlife refuge, which was costing its owners donations as well as guests.
** The Season 5 episode "Fix Your Kicks on Route 66" features three separate properties along Route 66 in Arizona: one motel which was typical for the show, one combination hotel and bakery, and--in a first for the program--a combination motel and RV park. Anthony loved the hotel/bakery but felt they needed marketing help; the other two received the usual makeover help. He also brought out his inner [[Series/DinersDriveInsAndDives Guy Fieri]] at a snow cone stand, hopping over the counter to make his own snow cone.



* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This show also has some half-hour episodes where, instead of fixing struggling hotels, Anthony goes to five-star hotels and goes behind the scenes to see how the hotels are run so well (along with presenting a $500 check to the employee who he thinks goes above and beyond with their service).
** In a slight subversion, the episode "Lions, Tigers, and Wasps, Oh, My" had Anthony coming to the rescue of a hotel that also served as a big cat and bear refuge. The hotel side of the business was being neglected in favor of the wildlife refuge, which was costing its owners donations as well as guests.
** The Season 5 episode "Fix Your Kicks on Route 66" features three separate properties along Route 66 in Arizona: one motel which was typical for the show, one combination hotel and bakery, and--in a first for the program--a combination motel and RV park. Anthony loved the hotel/bakery but felt they needed marketing help; the other two received the usual makeover help. He also brought out his inner [[Series/DinersDriveInsAndDives Guy Fieri]] at a snow cone stand, hopping over the counter to make his own snow cone.

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