The first season of El hotel de los famosos (in English: The Hotel Of The Famous 1) was a reality show on El Trece, in which celebrities undergo a four-month confinement in a hotel without access to the outside. The Argentine program was scheduled to premiere on February 28, 2022, but it was postponed to March 21 of the same year.
Sixteen participants will remain isolated from the outside in a hotel, specially designed for a reality show, with all the comforts. There are four months of coexistence and competition, a weekly elimination and a single winner who will take 10 million Argentine pesos.
A group of celebrities travels to a dream vacation, in a hotel on the outskirts of the city, with all the luxury and comfort. There is only one detail: The hotel does not have employees.
At the beginning of each week, teams are drawn up to face each other in a challenge that will define who are guests (those who enjoy themselves) and who are hotel staff (those who work so that others enjoy).
Guests stay in upgraded rooms, and have access to the pool, spa, and bar. They will have buffet breakfast and other meals. They can enjoy games, sports, recreational activities, themed parties, live shows and gourmet dinners by guest chefs. Every week, two participants have the opportunity to become VIP guests and access the master suite, the most exclusive room in the entire complex.
The staff stay in the Service Area (the least comfortable space in the hotel). They are in charge of maintenance and guest service tasks: washing linen, preparing breakfast and other meals, taking care of green spaces and the swimming pool, repair and general maintenance of the facilities.
Every day, a different challenge changes the course of coexistence. Dexterity, ability, intelligence and endurance will be put to the test. The winners will access benefits for the stay. The losers will be nominated. In addition, all the inhabitants face the "All against All", the nomination event that will put a participant closer to the nomination. At the end of the week, an elimination duel defines who leaves the hotel.
The game area is made up of four sections: the Team Challenge set, the Individual Challenge set, the Labyrinth and the Elimination Duel in the H.
On January 25, 2021, the official list of contestants was confirmed.
El hotel de los famosos was broadcast on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays (the debate is broadcast on Saturday), on eltrece. The show's debut averaged 13.6 ratings points, and with an peak of more than 14 points, by a small difference it did not beat the competition but it did match the rating of Sen Anlat Karadeniz (a Turkish soap opera). By moments, it vastly outperformed the competition, becoming the most third most watched program of the day by points. On the last episode averaged 13.6, with an peak of 17.5, being that the biggest peak of all the show, and outperforming The Voice Argentina. The finale was broadcast before the premiere of All Together Now Argentina, and being the second most viewed program of the day, being only outperformed by the premiere of All Together Now.