During season 8, another spin-off series called Hotel Impossible: Five Star Secrets began airing.

In it, Melchiorri visits luxury resorts, learns what makes them special, and awards a $5,000 super tip to a deserving staff member.

Twenty-plus year veteran hotelier Anthony Melchiorri secretly scouts each hotel and identifies the property's most urgent issues.

[5] A special titled After Anthony aired on February 4, 2013, reviewing the hotels visited in the first season.

Season 6 was broadcast in 2015, consisting of 13 episodes,[12] one of which marked a return to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.