hotelThe Hotel Inspector · Season 13, Episode 5 · Aired July 25, 2017
Forest Park
England
Still open. It kept its doors open after the show. It trades today as Forest Park Country Hotel & Inn.
On the show
Season 13, Episode 5 · July 25, 2017 · hotel
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What happened after
43-bedroom former vicarage hotel, now trades as 'Forest Park Country Hotel & Inn', part of The Coaching Inn Group (same group as Brecon Castle Hotel and Rutland Arms Hotel from shard 1); official site live with events through Dec 2026.
What happened on the show
After parting with a string of managers, Sean had resolved to run his hotel himself, but a run of bad reviews had left him floundering by the time Alex Polizzi arrived in series 13. Her challenge, in the summary's framing, was to get him to stop thinking like a builder and start treating the place as a business. That points to an owner more at ease with the physical property than its commercial side, a hands-on renovator who needed to become a manager. Polizzi's task was to shift Sean's focus from bricks to bookings, steadying a forty-three bedroom former vicarage hotel that had churned through managers and then stumbled once its owner took the reins without the commercial habits the role demanded.
After the cameras left
Forest Park came through and now trades within a strong group as Forest Park Country Hotel and Inn, part of The Coaching Inn Group. A forty-three bedroom former vicarage hotel on Rhinefield Road in Brockenhurst in the New Forest, it runs a live official site with events booked through December 2026 and recent industry accreditations displayed. Absorption into a professional group gave Sean's property the management backing it lacked when he was trying to run it alone. The floundering hotel Polizzi visited became a stable branded operation, a clear series 13 success.
Sources
Confidence: high. Last checked 2026-07-19.