hotelHotel Impossible · Season 8, Episode 5 · Aired November 21, 2016
Cocca's Inn & Suites
Albany, New York
This one survived. It remains in business.
What happened after
Family-run independent hotel chain since 1967; official site active.
What happened on the show
In Albany, New York, near the interstate junction, Melchiorri took on Cocca's Inn and Suites, a family-run independent operation with roots going back to 1967 that was struggling to hold onto staff, with in-room hot tubs that had become a filthy mess. The episode, Rocky's Hot Tub Horror Show, set Anthony a concrete challenge: renovate a room in just three days while tackling the deeper turnover problem. A long-tenured family hotel chain depends on reliable staff and clean, working amenities, so high turnover and grimy hot tubs strike at both operations and reputation. Anthony worked the rooms and the hot-tub problem while addressing why the property could not keep its people, pushing for better management and a fast, visible renovation to reset guest and staff perception. His counsel drew on the show's line that staffing and cleanliness are intertwined, and a demoralized team cannot maintain the amenities guests are paying for.
After the cameras left
Cocca's is still operating in Albany. As of our 2026 verification the family-run independent hotel, with roots dating to 1967, is open with an active official site at 2 Wolf Road near the interstate junction. The staffing and hot-tub problems the episode dramatized have not sunk the business, which has stayed in operation more than a decade after the show. With sourcing at the site level, we log the status as confirmed operating with medium confidence. Confirmed operating as of 2026.
Sources
Confidence: medium. Last checked 2026-07-19.
What is there now
Street imagery via Google Maps. Location approximate.