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Over the last year, a number of hotels and resorts have had to file for bankruptcy or otherwise restructure.

The company behind hotels such as The Tuscany and Hotel 27 in New York City suddenly shut down operations in September 2025, while short-term rental platform Sonder filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and liquidation two months later after Marriott pulled out of a key licensing agreement.

On the high-end side, Fairmont Breakers hotel in California’s Long Beach and the companies behind plans to build a new Mandarin Oriental in Boca Raton both also filed for bankruptcy in 2025.

Leaning into “The Biggest Loser” name for years, 300-acre New York resort files for bankruptcy

Operating under the somewhat confusing dual names of Beaver Hollow Conference Center and Biggest Loser Resort Niagara, the 300-acre lakefront resort in western New York state has now become the latest famous property to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

Built in 1989 as a destination for corporate and wellness retreats, the space was eventually tapped to serve as the site of the popular NBC show “The Biggest Loser” in the early 2000s. The site was expanded to an 86-room resort and used as the filming location throughout the show’s run from 2004 to 2016 (it returned for one last season under USA Network in 2020).

As part of the show’s premise, morbidly obese contestants competed for a cash prize by losing the most weight possible in a controlled environment and with the help of professional trainers. (The concept later sparked much criticism, following allegations that the show promoted unhealthy weight-loss methods, People reported).

Even after the show’s run, Biggest Loser Resort Niagara tapped into the show’s name to market itself to guests. It also continues to operate as a weight-loss center, where visitors can book a weekslong program of exercise with trainers and planned-out meals.

“Our unique weight loss resort program has been designed to teach everyday people the techniques needed to achieve sustainable weight loss and overcome their challenges with their weight,” the resort writes on its website. “So rest assured if you choose our weight loss resort you will be in the very best hands.”

Biggest Loser Resort Niagara was built in 1989 as a space for corporate and wellness retreats.

Biggest Loser Resort Niagara

Beaver Hollow Conference Center confirms plans to restructure, still accepting bookings

But as first reported by The Business Journal in Buffalo, the resort had accrued over $704,000 in debt over falling revenue and eventually had to file for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western Region on Jan. 2.

The Beaver Hollow Niagara LLC company behind the resort reported total assets of $460,000 amid debts of $704,000 to 82 creditors.

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These include organizations including the Wounded Warrior Project, SUNY Alfred State College, and the Allegany Cattaraugus Superintendents Association, as well as various food, cleaning, and technology vendors the company relies on to run the resort.

In the bankruptcy filing, Beaver Hollow Niagara LLC expresses plans to restructure its debts to continue operations rather than shut down; the property is still accepting reservations for future bookings.