hotelHotel Impossible · Season 5, Episode 6 · Aired November 11, 2014
Guest House at Houndslake
Aiken, South Carolina
It was renamed and continues to trade. It now goes by The Inn at Houndslake.
What happened after
Renamed to The Inn at Houndslake; booking.com listing explicitly notes 'formerly The Guest House at Houndslake.' 34-room property in Houndslake Country Club community.
What happened on the show
Tucked in the horse-country town of Aiken, South Carolina, the Guest House at Houndslake was a 34-room property set within the Houndslake Country Club community, catering to golfers, equestrians and country-club guests. The episode, Masters of My Domain, hinted at ownership and control issues shaping the operation. A boutique property tied to a country club has a defined, affluent clientele, but it must deliver a polished experience to match the setting. Melchiorri tested the stay the way a paying guest would, prodding ownership to run the property to the standard its country-club context demanded and to sell the golf-and-equestrian appeal properly. His read carried the show's line for a niche property with a clear audience: know exactly who you serve, deliver a stay that meets their expectations, and let the distinctive setting do the rest of the selling.
After the cameras left
The Houndslake property survived under a cleaner name. It was renamed the Inn at Houndslake, a change a major booking platform confirms by noting the listing was formerly the Guest House at Houndslake, and the 34-room property still sits within the Houndslake Country Club community in Aiken. A direct check of the current official site failed with a security-handshake error, which the verification playbook treats as inconclusive rather than a closure signal, so we log the status as renamed and confirmed operating with medium confidence. Confirmed operating as of 2026 under the new name.
Sources
Confidence: medium. Last checked 2026-07-19.