Hotel Splendid is an intimate as well as collective portrayal of life in a community of migrants from the African coast who are sheltered in a facility for political asylum seekers in Cesenatico, Italy. The film records the daily experiences in a hotel that is used as a shelter, intertwining two different story-lines: the dramatic journey undertaken by the migrants to reach Europe, with its violences and abuses, and the itinerary that asylum seekers must follow once they enter the refuge, right until the evaluation procedure is completed.