A spa is an added bonus to any hotel - says he. But they don't actuallly have a decent HOTEL yet! Sheez, guys. Get money rolling in and THEN add the extras. It's like having a supermarket with rotten food in it and spending all your energy on organizing a personal grocery shopping service.
Besides obviously being too focused on the spa which is putting the frosting before the cake, they don't seem to have any staff to help them man the reception area, restaurant and cleaning and upkeep. No matter how determined they are ,they are just two people and can't do it all on their own .
In its current state they could rent the hotel for a Netflix production…serving a Parmesan in the spa room to a flamboyant influencer while guests have a massive pillow fight the weekend before they refurbish 10 rooms to make a target goal.
As an ex hotelier, i feel like knocking both owners head to the wall. Empty rooms and restaurant = no revenue. Althot i work at internation luxury brands hotels, whenever i see below 80% occupancy i would be stress n worried thinking which part of operations did we lapse n i was only in mid management. Revenue n lost is very important. I would throw all those hideous painting and flower deco. Make it clean and simple. The those photo flames are hoarders to dusts n home for insects like ants n roaches.
The restaurant should look as good as the spa room and room 10. They do need to hire people too. I'm not sure what it's like running a hotel there but this feel like they're running an air b&b. I do hope they'll take her advise, and wish the brothers all the best!
That Parmesan dish is a health hazard. It looks so greasy. All that cloying cheese. Have a signature HEALTHY but tasty dish? Not difficult. Anyway, get the bedrooms and frontage done first. The Spa is not a priority. It's something to add when your rooms are filled and bringing in the money. With just the one brother doing the renovations, it'll take years. Rod unfortunately looks like a shady car dealer. I can't imagine they made a success. Why such a large enterprise as their first ( especially with no hotel credentials ). Something smaller in St Anne's would be better. Blackpool is a dump. Rob is ridiculous. Who's going to walk through without taking notice of the dinge, to the Spa room ( where he draws blood). Having run Spa on cruise liners, is NOT in Blackpool.
😅oh man as a Brit that has lived in The States for a few decades now on and off I can tell you that they did not invent "parmesans" what they are poorly recreating is an Italian American dish called Chicken Parmesan...and it is never served with chips but pasta or on a fresh sub long roll.
Would be served with chips here in Australia to. Makes no sense I know but it's a thing here. Parma and chips is a great pub meal...though we'd use red sauce rather than bechamel.
I don't know who is running it nowadays but whoever is, gives sarky comments to all those who point out the faults of this business. Which is absolutely unprofessional. If I were looking for a hotel there, their answers alone would make me look somewhere else. They don't give a toss. What about a 'sorry, we will take your criticism on board and will make relevant changes' instead of calling people a 'Karen'. Dimwits.
The location is fantastic! All that traffic and the mall next door make a heavy investment worthwhile. Just buying the place isn't enough; they must borrow near as much more.
Hotel of last resort if you ask me. People, you need to get your priorities straight. Is it an hotel, a spa, a restaurant? Poor Ruth, it is a head-banging-against-the-wall situation. Not to mention the worst taste in Design ever. It hurts my eyes 😂
P.S: why didn't he purchase or open a Spa only? He's stuck on the idea of it immovably ALSO I now see that you can be convalescing from your Consumption (TB)! Arghhh
The spa sounds more like. a torture chamber, nothing can drop that many sizes so quickly and why are they serving that fried food if they are trying to help people lose. weight? The two don't go together.
His Spa walls should be displayed with up-to-date accreditations! Plus, has he had a satisfied customer. Rod looks so unsavoury he wouldn't put a hand on me. I wouldn't want him serving my meal either. Arrogant, dillusional and winging it really!
A spa is an added bonus to any hotel - says he. But they don't actuallly have a decent HOTEL yet! Sheez, guys. Get money rolling in and THEN add the extras. It's like having a supermarket with rotten food in it and spending all your energy on organizing a personal grocery shopping service.
Those awnings 😳😩 and that purple. 🫣
Gross! 🤢
"I don't want anyone to steal the logo". I think you are safe there. Apart from being tacky, tuberculous hospitals closed decades ago.
Besides obviously being too focused on the spa which is putting the frosting before the cake, they don't seem to have any staff to help them man the reception area, restaurant and cleaning and upkeep. No matter how determined they are ,they are just two people and can't do it all on their own .
Rod needs to open a spa not a hotel.
In its current state they could rent the hotel for a Netflix production…serving a Parmesan in the spa room to a flamboyant influencer while guests have a massive pillow fight the weekend before they refurbish 10 rooms to make a target goal.
You will need anti depressants to stay a night in that b&b
Undercover inspector turning up is a smart suit seems a bit obvious.
The legend says Rod still wants to open a SPA room
😆
Rod looks like a shady car salesman. I don’t think people would trust him with their teeth
These 2 are so frustrating!! Why didn't they just listen to her. Geez
As an ex hotelier, i feel like knocking both owners head to the wall. Empty rooms and restaurant = no revenue.
Althot i work at internation luxury brands hotels, whenever i see below 80% occupancy i would be stress n worried thinking which part of operations did we lapse n i was only in mid management. Revenue n lost is very important. I would throw all those hideous painting and flower deco. Make it clean and simple. The those photo flames are hoarders to dusts n home for insects like ants n roaches.
I am
Urgghhh...brown and purple restaurant!
Yes like intestines. Yum.😢
P.S.S. Who would go to a SPA in that dump?!?
It’s the kind of place that might have a hidden camera. No thanks!
Seedy
Would you like an “extra” sir. Something to finish off with ? Oh yes can I have a Parmesan please with chips
P.S. Rod obviously has the better deal - living at the "hotel" - while his poor brother, Sean has a six hour round trip commute?
Why did he not just buy a spa ..?I would never go to a spa in some run down hotel no thanks !
Nobody is going to steal that logo.
I agree, it was awful! Lol
The restaurant should look as good as the spa room and room 10. They do need to hire people too. I'm not sure what it's like running a hotel there but this feel like they're running an air b&b. I do hope they'll take her advise, and wish the brothers all the best!
That Parmesan dish is a health hazard. It looks so greasy. All that cloying cheese. Have a signature HEALTHY but tasty dish? Not difficult. Anyway, get the bedrooms and frontage done first. The Spa is not a priority. It's something to add when your rooms are filled and bringing in the money. With just the one brother doing the renovations, it'll take years. Rod unfortunately looks like a shady car dealer. I can't imagine they made a success. Why such a large enterprise as their first ( especially with no hotel credentials ). Something smaller in St Anne's would be better. Blackpool is a dump. Rob is ridiculous. Who's going to walk through without taking notice of the dinge, to the Spa room ( where he draws blood). Having run Spa on cruise liners, is NOT in Blackpool.
People want CLEAN BEDROOMS.. are they delusional.. start with what brings the money in..some people need saving from themselves
This chicken parmesan.. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Spa in a dump? How dumb.
😅oh man as a Brit that has lived in The States for a few decades now on and off I can tell you that they did not invent "parmesans" what they are poorly recreating is an Italian American dish called Chicken Parmesan...and it is never served with chips but pasta or on a fresh sub long roll.
They didn't say they invented them... They said they're popular in the north.
Would be served with chips here in Australia to. Makes no sense I know but it's a thing here. Parma and chips is a great pub meal...though we'd use red sauce rather than bechamel.
They call them parmos in Newcastle
I don't know who is running it nowadays but whoever is, gives sarky comments to all those who point out the faults of this business. Which is absolutely unprofessional. If I were looking for a hotel there, their answers alone would make me look somewhere else. They don't give a toss. What about a 'sorry, we will take your criticism on board and will make relevant changes' instead of calling people a 'Karen'. Dimwits.
First time i seen a renovation even ugliest than before. ...let the food be the talking point not the horrible purple walls...
OMG ... 😮 !!!
Can’t stop laughing.
WHY on Earth did the brothers ask Ruth for help THEN fight her at every step along the way ... They deserve to fail
The location is fantastic! All that traffic and the mall next door make a heavy investment worthwhile. Just buying the place isn't enough; they must borrow near as much more.
Hotel of last resort if you ask me. People, you need to get your priorities straight. Is it an hotel, a spa, a restaurant? Poor Ruth, it is a head-banging-against-the-wall situation. Not to mention the worst taste in Design ever. It hurts my eyes 😂
P.S: why didn't he purchase or open a Spa only? He's stuck on the idea of it immovably ALSO I now see that you can be convalescing from your Consumption (TB)! Arghhh
What is it with their obsession over the colour brown 🟤
This is the start of a brand new series
Was released in 2009; only lasted one season.
These guys seem nice BUT...an episode in frustration! Are they going to do nails while getting teeth whitened in-between checking in guests?
😂😂😂😂
The spa sounds more like. a torture chamber, nothing can drop that many sizes so quickly and why are they serving that fried food if they are trying to help people lose. weight? The two don't go together.
Good point.
what is it with cheap places and burgundy
Burgundy was a popular color in the 1980s, so it is far, far outdated.
They shouldn’t be in the hotel business.
Dim bulbs.
ACK! Paint can on laminate flooring and no floor cover....
Saw this episode some time ago. Sad and already outdated trends the brothers are doggedly pursuing.
TB 😂😂🎉🎉🎉😂
Would you like an extra Sir after your spa treatment?
Oh yes please Rod I’d really love a Parmesan and chips please
39:20 -ish, but you aren't going to have a stressful day if you're on holiday🤔are you ?!!
What a pair of northern plums 😂
these hotels that have a bar need to serve real ale we dont all drink lager
Well you better go back to 2005 and tell them eh? 😂
Dude desperately needs to invest in some anti-reflective lenses.
Is he qualified - or just arrogant
His Spa walls should be displayed with up-to-date accreditations! Plus, has he had a satisfied customer. Rod looks so unsavoury he wouldn't put a hand on me. I wouldn't want him serving my meal either. Arrogant, dillusional and winging it really!
Its NOT a spa, its a treatment room.
TB Hotel 🤣
Call in the Expert than ignore most of the sound advice. The We Know Best attitude.🙄🙄😁😁
They just seem off the mark…
OMG……….delusional pair. Sad
How depressing
Is this Hotel Inspector, or something Ruth is doing after she left Hotel Inspector?
cheap folks trying to be high class is pityful
Not a place I would find pleasant to stay at. Not that good at taking advice
Zero class
I don't believe the woman has an ounce of common sense. "The food's going to be awful because I don't like your table cloths."
I'm gone. 👎
Warning all these comments seem to be from women who are at least middle aged and think they are the arbiters of all fashion.
These guys did everything backwards. And didn't listen at all.
Place is a dump. These two should not be running any business.
Nice