hotelHotel Impossible · Season 8, Episode 11 · Aired October 30, 2017
Beach 'n' Towne Motel
South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Still open. It kept its doors open after the show.
What happened after
Cape Cod motel on 2+ acres with seasonal pool; actively listed across multiple OTAs, though no explicit dated confirmation found beyond active listings.
What happened on the show
On Cape Cod in South Yarmouth, Melchiorri took on the Beach 'n' Towne, a motel on more than two acres with a seasonal pool, owned by a man whose attention was clearly elsewhere. The episode, Chaos on the Cape, described a theater owner who lavished attention on his other properties while neglecting the motel, leaving the staff stressed and an ominous for-sale sign out front that made employees fear for their jobs. A seasonal Cape Cod motel depends on a focused operation during a short summer, so an absentee, distracted owner and a demoralized staff are a recipe for decline. Anthony went over the rooms and the tired grounds while confronting an owner whose focus lay elsewhere, pushing him to commit to the property or clarify its future for the sake of the staff. The lesson was the one the series never tired of making for a neglected property: a motel cannot run itself while its owner's focus is on other ventures.
After the cameras left
The Beach 'n' Towne appears to still be operating on Cape Cod. As of our 2026 pass the motel, set on two-plus acres with a seasonal pool at 1261 Route 28 in South Yarmouth, is actively listed across multiple booking platforms, though we found no explicit dated confirmation beyond those active listings. We log the status as confirmed operating with low confidence and flag it as a recheck candidate for a firmer signal. The neglected property with the for-sale sign has, at least by its listings, stayed in business more than a decade after the show. Last confirmed present in our 2026 check.
Sources
Confidence: low. Last checked 2026-07-19.
What is there now
Street imagery via Google Maps. Location approximate.