Hotel for the Holidays

2022 Canadian film

Maggie Lane
Margarita Matthews

Produced byDavid AnselmoStarring

Madelaine Petsch
Mena Massoud
Max Lloyd-Jones

CinematographyRuss GoozeeEdited byDavid B. ThompsonMusic by

Stephen Krecklo
Sean Nimmons-Paterson

Production
companies

Hideaway Pictures
HP Hotel Holiday Productions
Motion Picture Corporation of America

Distributed byAmazon Freevee

Release date

December 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)

Running time

84 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglish

Hotel for the Holidays is an American romantic comedy film written by Maggie Lane and Margarita Matthews, directed by Ron Oliver, and starring Madelaine Petsch and Mena Massoud. It was released on Amazon Freevee on December 2, 2022.

Plot

The film revolves around the staff and guests at New York City's Hotel Fontaine during the christmas season. The personal and work life of the hotel's manager, Georgia, become entangled when she is torn between Luke, the hotel's resident chef, and Raymond, a former prince staying at the hotel over the holidays.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Madelaine Petsch as Georgia
Mena Massoud as Luke
Max Lloyd-Jones as Prince Raymond
AJ Zoldy as the Bodyguard
Kayleigh Shikanai as Pandora
Jamison Belushi as Kiki
Neil Crone as Milton
Jayne Eastwood as Florence

Production

Mena Massoud and Madelaine Petsch first met as guests on the talk show A Little Late with Lilly Singh.^[2] In August 2022, Massoud teased the release of Hotel for the Holidays by sharing a photo of himself with Petsch on Instagram.^[1] It was produced by Brad Krevoy's Motion Picture Corporation of America.^[3] The film is set in New York City but was filmed in Ottawa, Canada, primarily at the Fairmont Hotel.^[4]^[5]

Release

The trailer was released on November 9, 2022.^[6] The film was released on Amazon Freevee in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany on December 2, 2022.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ng, Philiana (25 October 2022). "Madelaine Petsch and Mena Massoud's Christmas Romance 'Hotel for the Holidays' Gets Release Date". ET. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b Rubin, Rebecca (1 December 2022). "Madelaine Petsch and Mena Massoud on Rom-Com 'Hotel for the Holidays,' 'Riverdale' Final Season and 'Aladdin 2' Updates". Variety. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
^ Vlessing, Etan (25 August 2022). "Amazon Freevee Nabs First Christmas Original 'Hotel For The Holidays'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
^ Hum, Peter (1 December 2022). "A synopsis of all 16 holiday movies made in Ottawa in 2022". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
^ Eker-Male, Nathanial (27 November 2022). "Actor Mena Massoud Talks New Christmas Flick 'Hotel For The Holidays'". Filmhounds. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
^ Echebiri, Makuochi (9 November 2022). "'Hotel For The Holidays' Trailer: Madelaine Petsch Is a Hotel Manager Caught In a Love Triangle". Collider. Retrieved 14 December 2022.