Channel 4 · Ended

Ruth Watson's Hotel Rescue

2009

Last aired: S1 E6, The Royal, Clacton · 2009-11-04

After the success of Country House Rescue, Ruth Watson returns to tackle fledgling hotels and B&Bs across the UK. An award-winning hotelier, food writer and owner of the internationally acclaimed Crown and Castle Hotel in Suffolk, Ruth is using her expertise to transform the efforts of new hoteliers as they set up on their own.

Cast

Ruth Watson Presenter

Hugh Bonneville Narrator

Season 1

E1 Creeting House, Suffolk 2009-09-30 · 60 min Diana Graham and Steve Fernie plan to transform their Grade II listed family home into a bespoke B&B in Suffolk. Ruth quickly discovers that their biggest challenge is accepting that Diana cannot do everything on her own. When Steve eventually admits that he has no real desire to run a guest house, can Ruth help him change his ways in order to make the project a success?

E2 Stubton Hall, East Midlands 2009-10-07 · 60 min In Nottinghamshire, Ruth helps American ex-pats Kent and Claire, whose ambitious five million pound conversion of a regency mansion into a luxury hotel is six months behind schedule. As the recession starts to bite, the couple's finances are hit badly, and they urgently need to open for business.

E3 The Blackpool Hotel 2009-10-14 · 60 min Ruth visits Blackpool, where brothers Rod and Shaun Smallwood have ambitious plans to transform a zero-starred fleapit into a fancy four-star hotel. But can the brothers settle on a plan of action in time for the new summer season?

E4 Icon Hotel, Luton 2009-10-21 · 60 min Ruth visits Luton, where Franco and his wife Lefi have taken on a mammoth project transforming two 80s office blocks into a 70 bedroom hotel. But as deadlines are missed, and debts mount, can Ruth help rescue the project?

E5 The Reading Rooms, Margate 2009-10-28 · 60 min Ruth goes to Margate in Kent, where ambitious property developers Louise and Liam are battling to launch their boutique B&B as the recession starts to bite. With their costs spiralling and debts mounting, the couple urgently need to get their business up and running and generating income.

E6 The Royal, Clacton 2009-11-04 · 60 min Ruth visits Clacton-on-Sea to meet Essex entrepreneur Michael Chittenden who dreams of restoring the seaside town's famous Victorian hotel, once the jewel in Clacton's crown, to its former glory.

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