hotelHotel Hell · Season 3, Episode 1 · Aired May 24, 2016
Angler's Lodge
Island Park, Idaho
It is still up and running.
What happened after
Riverfront fly-fishing lodge on Henry's Fork of the Snake River, actively operating under the same name.
What happened on the show
Grief sat at the center of the Angler's Lodge story. Dave Eby had built the riverfront fly-fishing lodge in Island Park, Idaho with his own hands, but after he and his wife Dede lost their 10-year-old son, they lost the drive to run it. Ramsay was unhappy with subpar food, musty old-fashioned rooms, and a lack of leadership from the owners' son and restaurant manager, Zach. He made minor menu tweaks, then concluded after a dinner service that head chef Gina was not capable of running the kitchen even with a pared-down menu, and she departed. Beyond that, the rescue updated the rooms, delivered an entirely new menu, and set the Ebys up with a month of consulting from hotel strategist Emily Brown. The job here was as much about helping two grieving owners find their footing as it was about the food.
After the cameras left
The Ebys took to the changes. After Ramsay left, both Dave and Dede embraced the new menu and the reworked lodge and saw an immediate lift in business. As of our latest verification pass the Angler's Lodge is open under the same name on Henry's Fork of the Snake River near Island Park, with a live official site, a working reservation link, and an active listing corroborated elsewhere. For a couple who had nearly walked away from a place Dave built by hand, keeping it running under its own name is the outcome you would hope for.
Sources
Confidence: high. Last checked 2026-07-19.