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Hotel Babylon

EMAILPRINTSERIES: BBC America, Wednesday 9:00p (60 minutes)

Hotel Babylon
74
8.7 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 7 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?

Based on 9 votes
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Show Info

Genre(s): Drama, Soap Opera

Created By: Tony Basgallop

First Air Date: July 8, 2007

Summary

Starring Max Beesley, Tamzin Outhwaite, Emma Pierson, Dexter Fletcher, Natalie Mendoza, and Michael Obiora

The staff at Hotel Babylon gives new meaning to room service in this British soap.

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

80

Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan

Hotel Babylon supplies an attractive cast, a cheeky attitude and just enough depth to keep you coming back for more.

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80

Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd

Hotel Babylon is willfully bright and sexy--like the Parker's décor, it updates a '70s sensibility--but also has a nice eye for detail, good minor characters and well-flowing dialogue.

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80

Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen

A high-gloss series with production values just as significant as what we see on American TV, it's worth checking into Hotel Babylon if you're seeking a respite from reality--TV shows or otherwise.

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75

USA TodayRobert Bianco

Even when the guests and plots falter, the regular cast keeps the hour in painless motion.

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70

VarietyBrian Lowry

Light and breezy, Hotel Babylon is a fairly simple conceit, built around the employees at a high-class London hotel and the guests they serve.

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70

Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron

British reviewers pegged Hotel Babylon correctly when they called it flashy, trashy, cheeky, frothy and "like a perfectly executed souffle."

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63

New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley

At blending comedy and drama and presenting freshly drawn characters, though, Hotel Babylon has a lot to learn from the likes of "Desperate Housewives" and "Grey's Anatomy." As a hotel, and as a TV series, put it at less than three stars.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this show is 8.7 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

David E. gave it an8:
Funny witty and great. One of the best show in my time back to the basics of good stories lines and great charters. I glad to see someone making tv worth watching again. Living in the states I'm sick of are reality tv HA HA its such crap. Maybe US Studios can learn a few things. Great show keep it up.

Kristine Q. gave it a10:
I absolutely love the characters and the story lines!!!

Dana F. gave it an8:
Beautifully casted, gorgeous and lush set, and more fun than "Footballers' Wives".

Claudia P. gave it a10:
My husband actually watches this with me. We thing it's funny.

Gigi G. gave it a10:
Intelligent and well written. Superbly acted. Classy. Revealing and exciting. Additionally, you might call me shallow- but those accents still amount to one of the best parts of the show. I know that doesn't sound like the show amounts to much - but does it ever!

Marie M gave it a5:
An enjoyable waste of an hour but if all the actors had American accents I don't think the critics would have rated it so highly

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