Motel Makeover is a Canadian reality television series, which premiered August 25, 2021 on Netflix.Brent Furdyk, "Two Toronto Women Transform A Decrepit Motel Into A Boutique Vacation Destination In Netflix Reality Show ‘Motel Makeover’". ET Canada, July 28, 2021. The series centres on Sarah Sklash and April Brown, two entrepreneurs who have purchased a decrepit motel in Sauble Beach, Ontario, and are renovating it into an upscale boutique motel.Celeste Percy-Beauregard, "On ‘Motel Makeover,’ the partners behind the June Motel reveal what it took to bring their distinctive esthetic to an old beachside property". Toronto Star, August 22, 2021.
In advance of the official series premiere, two episodes were screened in a special event at the Mustang Drive-In, the duo's first boutique motel renovation in Prince Edward County.Darryn Davis, "Netflix series ‘Motel Makeover’ premiered in Prince Edward County Monday". Global News, August 24, 2021.
The series was produced by Boat Rocker Media through its Proper Television division.Ruth Lawes, "Channel 5, Food Network board Boat Rocker food and lifestyle shows". C21 Media, March 17, 2022.
The series received three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, for Best Lifestyle Program or Series, Best Editing in a Documentary Program or Series (Samantha Shields) and Best Direction in a Lifestyle or Information Program or Series (Jessica Nahmias).Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
The graphics featured on every episode are made by an outside company called NEEZO Studios.
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