Synopsis
Giles and Monica learn how the hotel deals with a lack of water and managing the water supply sustainably.
- Programme: Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
- Series: 2
- Episode: 5: The Silo, South Africa
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2018
- Geography | Rivers and the Water Cycle
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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