Is Dream Inn (Dream Inn by AmeriVu) Still Open? Hotel Impossible Update
Hotel Impossible, Season 1 Daytona Beach Shores, Florida
Current status
As of October 2026, Dream Inn is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 9, 2026.
What the source shows: Google Places marks the motel operational under the AmeriVu brand, and 2026-dated Tripadvisor, Hotels.com, and Trivago listings show active bookings and guest reviews at the same address. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 13
- Aired
- Address 3217 S Atlantic Ave, Daytona Beach Shores, FL 32118
- Now called Dream Inn by AmeriVu
- Website amerivuinn.com
- Show map
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What happened after Hotel Impossible?
Dream Inn is an oceanfront motel at 3217 S Atlantic Ave in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida — just south of Daytona Beach proper, where Hotel Impossible (Travel Channel) placed the property when the episode aired on 2012-08-06 (S1E13). The motel's own website, checked 2026-09-09, described itself as "John Kinberger's dream," recounting that John and Cindy Kinberger honeymooned in Daytona Beach in 1972 before later opening the inn; the page did not carry a visible copyright year or other dated content. The property now markets itself under the AmeriVu brand, with Google Places listing it as "Dream Inn by AmeriVu Daytona Beach Shores- Oceanfront" and marking it operational.
Tripadvisor's 2026 listing for the property carried guest reviews describing clean rooms and friendly staff, alongside other 2026 reviews reporting outdated rooms, cleanliness complaints, and a pool that some guests said was not always working. Hotels.com and Trivago also carried active 2026 booking listings for the same address under the Dream Inn / AmeriVu name. None of the sources reviewed described a change of ownership, closure, or relocation since the Hotel Impossible episode; the guest complaints found in the 2026 reviews concerned room condition and amenities rather than any legal, financial, or licensing matter. The AmeriVu branding appears on the motel's own site and across booking platforms without any source specifying whether it reflects a change in ownership or a marketing affiliation shared with other area motels.
The episode
Also in Season 1
Season 1: 9 of 11 still open · 2 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 12Vermont Inn
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Sources we checked
- amerivuinn.com http://www.amerivuinn.com/daytona/
- Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g7791278-d75061-Reviews-Dream_Inn_by_AmeriVu-Daytona_Beach_Shores_Florida.html
- hotels.com https://www.hotels.com/ho188782/dream-inn-daytona-beach-shores-united-states-of-america/
- trivago.com https://www.trivago.com/en-US/oar/motel-daytona-dream-inn-by-amerivu-daytona-beach?search=100-2769360
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