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Is Western Riviera Lodge Still Open? Hotel Impossible Update

Hotel Impossible, Season 2 Grand Lake, Colorado

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Western Riviera Lodge is listed open on westernriv.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The property's website (checked 2026-09-09) is live under the name Western Riviera Lakeside Lodging but its footer copyright reads 2025, not 2026. How we decide a status →

What happened after Hotel Impossible?

Hotel Impossible visited the Western Riviera Lodge in Grand Lake, Colorado for the episode The Western Riviera (S2E13), aired March 25, 2013. Episode coverage describes owners who had not turned a profit in 13 years and lacked hospitality experience, with Anthony Melchiorri offering guidance on attracting guests and a room remodel handled by designer Blanche Garcia. According to Reality TV Revisited, the property remained open, with guests it cited noting gradual improvements to room standards since the episode aired. A check of the property's website on 2026-09-09 found westernriv.com live under the name Western Riviera Lakeside Lodging, describing itself as a newly renovated waterfront boutique hotel at 419 Garfield St, Grand Lake.

The page's footer copyright reads 2025, one year short of the current year, and no more recent dated content, guest review, or additional booking confirmation was found on the page during this check. The site also carries an undated guest testimonial calling it one of the most beautiful places the reviewer had visited. Sky-Hi News, the Grand Lake area's local newspaper, published a feature marking roughly a year since the crew's visit, describing continued community interest in the property's turnaround, according to the article's own dateline. No additional independent source dated to 2026 was found confirming current operation beyond the property's own 2025-copyrighted site.

The episode Hotel Impossible, Season 2

Episode 13
Aired
What was featured: Grand Lake lodge unprofitable for 13 years under inexperienced owners

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. westernriv.com https://www.westernriv.com/
  2. realitytvrevisited.com https://www.realitytvrevisited.com/2021/01/hotel-impossible-open-or-closed.html
  3. skyhinews.com https://www.skyhinews.com/news/a-year-in-the-wake-of-hotel-impossible/
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