Is Guest House at Houndslake Still Open? Hotel Impossible Update
Hotel Impossible, Season 5 Aiken, South Carolina
Current status
As of October 2026, Guest House at Houndslake is open — confirmed via Yelp, May 2026.
What the source shows: Yelp's listing, updated May 2026, and Tripadvisor's review page, current as of this check, both show recent guest activity at the property under its present name. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 5, Episode 6
- Aired
- Address 897 Houndslake Dr, Aiken, SC 29803
- Now called The Inn at Houndslake
- Website theinnathoundslake.com
- Show map
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What happened after Hotel Impossible?
Hotel Impossible (Travel Channel), the series in which hotel consultant Anthony Melchiorri works with struggling independent properties, featured the business as Guest House at Houndslake in the episode "Masters of My Domain" (S5E6), which aired 2014-11-11. The property sits inside the Houndslake golf community at 897 Houndslake Dr in Aiken, South Carolina, a city that draws overflow lodging demand each spring during the Masters golf tournament in nearby Augusta, Georgia. Since the episode aired, the property has continued operating at the same Houndslake Dr address, now under the shortened name The Inn at Houndslake, according to Google Places and the business's own website, theinnathoundslake.com.
The website describes a guest house built around Southern hospitality traditions and situated on the community's golf course. Yelp's page for the property, updated in May 2026, lists eleven reviews describing clean, quiet rooms and helpful staff. Tripadvisor's page for the same address, checked in September 2026, carries additional recent guest ratings that favor the location for two-person stays and mention the on-site golf course, continental breakfast, and outdoor pool. Expedia and Hotels.com also carry 2026-dated pricing and review pages tied to the same 897 Houndslake Dr address.
No news coverage, ownership filing, or social-media announcement describing a sale, renovation, or closure was found for the property beyond the name change reflected in current listings. This account relies on the business's own website and the Yelp, Tripadvisor, Expedia, and Hotels.com listing pages cited above.
The episode
Also in Season 5
Season 5: 7 of 12 still open · 4 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Food Paradise
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-inn-at-houndslake-aiken
- Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g30087-d557985-Reviews-The_Inn_at_Houndslake-Aiken_South_Carolina.html
- theinnathoundslake.com http://www.theinnathoundslake.com/
- expedia.com https://www.expedia.com/Aiken-Hotels-The-Inn-At-Houndslake.h5855904.Hotel-Information
- hotels.com https://www.hotels.com/ho473816/the-inn-at-houndslake-aiken-united-states-of-america/
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Record hi-051 · checked by Cal Marchetti.