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Louise and Liam are trying to renovate an old bedsit into a “cheque boutique” in Margate. However, they have no experience in hotel management. Ruth Watson fears the couple are way over their heads, calling them “incompetent and up themselves”. Can Ruth help the couple start a successful hotel? Find out on Hotel Rescue!
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@sharonyoung8251 Год назад

Amazed that this couple think they will have “free” time. So against 9-5 but are taking on something that will probably be 24/7

@robinbirdj743 Год назад

Yes, I laughed at that too.

@twistoffate4791 Год назад

They seek the leisurely life of that darling black & white kitty who was sprawled, cat-napping on the front steps!!

@currybase Год назад

@@robinbirdj743 Laughed at that also. Happy I watched it to the end, because I thought, what a couple of dim wits.

@joannadavignon1608 Год назад

Maybe it’s because 9-5 isn’t enough for them

@Welshy 2 месяца назад

@@joannadavignon1608this legit doesn’t make sense

@brocktoon8 Год назад

What makes you think you can be a hotelier? I was a DJ for 12 years. 🤣🤣🤣

@twistoffate4791 Год назад

Right? Good Lord, lol!!

@AAPPUK Год назад

🧐

@aaronobryan9715 Год назад

They just seem like extremely short thinkers….And..It’s kicked them in the bottom

@longdong3889 Год назад

Easy times make weak people

@tracyjacobs7862 10 месяцев назад

More money than sense

@cherrybarb4651 Год назад

Still open and getting five-star reviews. Good thing Ruth talked some sense into them.

@rainbowhazeshop Год назад

I live nearby! Do you know if the original owners are still running the business? I assume it runs as a self-catered airbnb now, which is what they really wanted back then!

@newgabe09 Год назад

@@rainbowhazeshop if you search online you'll see that it is a properly catered BnB with room service breakfast with reviewers commenting on the good cooked breakfast.

@LAllan-ls5er Год назад

@@newgabe09If it’s ok , would you kindly let me know the name of their B&B ? I am visiting Margate in May , & I would like to stay here Thank you , Newgabe .

@newgabe09 Год назад

@@LAllan-ls5er The name is given in the video. Reading Rooms

@LAllan-ls5er Год назад

@@newgabe09 Thank you very much . I missed this .

@gabe-po9yi Год назад

Ruth is quick to pick up on what people are about. She cracks me up how she puts things. “So, purely visually, you put in underfloor heating because you didn’t want to sully the room with radiators.” LOL

@northerngirl4666 Год назад

Should watched till the end! Looks like these 2 really grew up during the project! The space is absolutely gorgeous!

@boshenaw.929 Год назад

It is amazing to see people "growing up" and actually starting to think in a totally different way. If those kids make it or not in the hotel indurstry, it does not actually matter now, because they have a business mind now and either they will make this one a success or the next one. Also shows that having a mentor cuts down learning by decades...

@annwilliams6438 Год назад

They won’t have the money to outlay for the next one. Sorry but these two did not ‘get a business mindset’ from a little bit of help. What will get them through will be the chunk of money they are already sitting on… which probably came from the folks to start with.

@WilldoAldone Год назад

I love their esthetic style. Sort of a decayed elegance with a modern twist. Ruth was so gracious to take their calls for advice, and she delievered the goods,to get open and start taking in money.

@francesbacon7825 Год назад

There isn’t any shelving at any of the sinks for people to place their personal soaps etc..

@sharonyoung8251 Год назад

I am amazed at not only this couple but others in these series that are just “winging” it with no real plans. Worrying about wall coverings before they figure out the layout of the bathrooms. It’s crazy and no wonder they struggle. In many cases, it’s a miracle they ever get open, let alone make any money

@kmsch986 Год назад

I looked it up and surprisingly they are up and running, survived COVID, won award for best B and B in 2016, so they figured it out. I’m shocked after watching this and seeing them say they didn’t want to do menial work or let it run their life, and they had no business plan. Go figure…

@clivemilner Год назад

Sharon Young, it's a shame , they no longer feel young at heart 💔😢

@dominikmuller5021 Год назад

Let's keep in mind also that this is television and cut for dramatical effect.

@MagnoliaEmporium Год назад

if you want to own a hotel and have no experience.... go work at one for a year..... learn it all from top to bottom.

@julia190 Год назад

Best advice given to these speculative couples. Need to get up to their elbows in actual work of the hospitality industry.

@MagnoliaEmporium Год назад

@@julia190 thanks... my family owned one for decades... so I offered the advice with experience..

@steveroperfilms Месяц назад

Good to see that they proved the clickbait title wrong. Took Ruth's advice, and by all accounts have made a great success of the B&B.

@NoFinalWords Месяц назад

I like these two. They were forced into change, but weren't so arrogant about not changing to be more guest focussed.

@samanthaabreu782 Год назад

When the title says "incompetent couple", I just imagine how many times Ruth will have a fit ahahahaha

@aprilblossoms4 Год назад

Honestly one of my favorite episodes. The look on Louise’s face filled with pride and emotions in the end shows how much they wanted this in the end and how Ruth changed their thought processes from when they only cared about aesthetics.

@jcmunich1 Год назад

She didn’t really change them though since the place is still not finished and they are only renting out two rooms from time to time in order to fund their lifestyle.

@christinagiannaros9817 9 месяцев назад

That was lovely wasn't it? I felt so happy for her in particular.

@sm3296 Год назад

Lol one day and he’s moaning about menial tasks. That’s what running a B and B is!

@terrimoore8962 4 месяца назад

I know !! That one got me !! Menial tasks is exactly what’s involved!! Lol!

@Millie.com232 Месяц назад

Not a clue - Blowing mummy and daddy’s money

@evaperez4139 Год назад

There's nothing wrong being a perfectionist. As long as you're open minded. Not everyone shares same taste or style. When I'm visiting another country. I'm there to go sightseeing. And the room is decent and clean ; it's just to sleep.

@mattneillninasmom Год назад

Sorry...I don't appreciate the stain on the ceiling where there was a leak being left that way and lauded as "honest". That's just goddam sloppy! The "semi-slum" aesthetic is just not cutting it. That said, I am very impressed by the finished product that is The Reading Rooms B&B - unique, and a true pioneer in the rebirth of Margate as a designated getaway. Well done!

@alisong2328 Год назад

It was worth watching until the end, to see that the couple took the advice given. At the beginning of the program I thought there was no way they would be able to open and run a guest house. I was pleasantly surprised by what they accomplished.

@rolandoesteban9514 Год назад

One of the most beautiful transformations. The couple have exquisite esthetic sense.

@HoneyQuint 3 месяца назад

It is up and running. Receiving 5 star reviews

@janegrey4374 Год назад

I just checked and their website indicates they are still in business, after 13 years. I'm curious to know how the area of Margate is doing as the Reading Rooms opened in 2009 per the website.

@misschris662 Год назад

I also checked their website, and they are still renting only two rooms. Wonder how two rooms would pay off the all these loans?

@sophitsa79 Год назад

@@misschris662 the rooms are priced at £250 per night with breakfast, so I'm sure that helps. I'm guessing that he is still DJing

@99fruitbat94 Год назад

@@sophitsa79 £ 250 a night 😶 I stayed at the Savoy in London for one night ( birthday treat ) obviously included breakfast , that was just a few months ago . Cost a lot less .

@PattyPaints Год назад

@@sophitsa79 they're only renting the 2 rooms for 2-day stays on Tues/Wed and Fri/Sat. If you look at their calendar there are a LOT of open dates. I doubt they're paying off those loans very quickly. I wish they'd shown their personal quarters. Wonder if that's what happened to the third guest room.

@sophitsa79 Год назад

@@PattyPaints oh! I didn't look that far into it. Are they trust fund kids who can sit back? Who knows?

@jwa7241 Год назад

At the start I thought oh another couple with their heads on the clouds. Glad that I'm very wrong! A decade on and they still on the place plus reviews on Tripadvisor are very pleasant 5 stars.

@duckweedy Год назад

I am amazed at how patient she is with them. They are so naive I would feel like giving them a good shake.

@TOM-C. Год назад

I don't know how old this episode is, but I pray they made a go of it as they certainly designed a great place anyone would love to stay. I just hope they remember this is a service industry, and people expect full service when checking into a hotel. Eventually, I would hope to be able to order lunch, dinner, and snacks however minimal they might be. Great accomplishment Louise and Liam! 👍✌⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@ws4860 Год назад

See my comment above.

@janegrey4374 Год назад

They opened for business in 2009. The episode was probably filmed in 2008.

@janegrey4374 Год назад

@@tashathayer4069 Did you mean to reply to someone else's comment, because your response to my comment makes no sense whatsoever.

@tashathayer4069 Год назад

@@janegrey4374 No idea I'm having cell issue's but sorry if I messed up.. ✌

@Michael_1946 Год назад

The rooms are GREAT !

@robinbirdj743 Год назад

They ran out of time, I guess...it needs art! I saw a picture but they didn’t hang it? Or ask those local artists to bring a few pieces? Otherwise, this project is amazing and they have done spectacularly! I hope they have succeeded!

@j.j.9123 2 месяца назад

@robinbird. The house is the art object.

@md-1 Год назад

Running a B&B is a service industry,... these two do not seem to have a ‘service’ attitude, but one of ‘me first’ in the beginning.

@Katmando376 Год назад

Margate was once a lovely Seaside town. We had lovely holidays there! I went back in 2006 so depressing. Hope things have changed for the better.

@deannatrois1 2 месяца назад

Have read some amazing reviews about this hotel (the programme was some time ago). Absolutely raving. How amazingly well this couple have done! Thank goodness Margate has been redeveloped.

@kimbarleemoon3870 Год назад

Not too many of these episodes bring me to tears but you did it this time! Congrats on the Mr. and Mrs. Smith directory listing... How exciting!!!

@mamiefish4047 9 месяцев назад

What a story with a great ending! Thank you Ruth!

@jwsuicides8095 Год назад

The rough luxe hotel example is an interesting aesthetic but would I want to spend a lot to stay there? No way.

@sararichardson737 Год назад

My most favourite hotel featured. Very well done. Original and fresh.

@mdorn6592 Год назад

Great episode...really enjoyed watching this journey

@kathysyphrit5713 Год назад

Watch it to the End, this was great.

@wendyharp3917 4 месяца назад

Absolutely stunning!

@hannahpumpkins4359 Год назад

The place is still open, and is getting 5 stars!

@AbodeLDS Год назад

that's amazing! what a great turn around!

@samdasilva1914 Год назад

It's beautiful I am glad they got out of their fantasy land and listened to Ruth. They managed to retain their sense of style and design whilst incorporating what guests look for. I wish them great success.

@AbsoluteRangatira Год назад

Naw, Louise seems lovely! I love the makeover!

@cancandoit Год назад

"Rough luxe" is the interior design equivalent of those $1850 Balenciaga shoes that look like they were pulled out of a dumpster. It's so pretentious and ridiculous. I couldn't hate it more if I tried.

@karlalton3170 Год назад

£280 per night for the one in London that looks like a squat you need to go and see a Doctor 😂😂👎👎

@Millie.com232 Месяц назад

The great and good of Margate! They look like the local pub regulars who were turfed out at closing time

@1758pk Год назад

From the Reading Room website: By 1960's, an18 year old Bob Calvert was left the house, which became a bohemian hangout as he co-founded the band Hawkwind. Cool. Happy for them that they succeded!

@kathleenmartin7498 3 месяца назад

Great idea for decorating a B &B, but they need some small beside nightstands or tables.

@larrypicard8802 Год назад

They really grew.

@archiebald4717 Год назад

"The tasks are menial", "not interesting". Rather snobbish! They want an income, but they are not willing to work for it.

@johnwest9577 Год назад

No mirrors above the bathroom sinks?

@cjpowers9330 Год назад

It amazes me that so many go for the sterile style of NYC slick instead of embracing the period of the house. At least a little was saved.

@andreasalomoni6025 Год назад

I love how you spelled chic

@pamelareeves3574 Год назад

What a BEAUTIFUL place! I would stay there in a heartbeat.

@delminoka Год назад

Rugs, rugs and more rugs. give it a homely feel and prevent cold feet

@klharr2 Год назад

they have heated floors

@twistoffate4791 Год назад

Yes, when one steps out of a shower or tub, feet like a small rug at least to step onto.

@carterfamilychannel Год назад

Good work Ruth! love your shows!

@diane9247 3 месяца назад

Well, that was a close call - good thing Ruth was involved to guide them to reality! It really is beautifuo in its rough and urban-chic way. It's very New York City!

@maccoll3644 10 месяцев назад

Look at their website - they are still going strong, just letting 2 bedrooms at 500 pounds per two night stay and well booked-up through December 2023.

@Robin-op8op Месяц назад

They are just making it look full. That's fake. $500??? Doubt it.😮

@debbebunch9973 Год назад

They had enough cash to prepare their own space... After that they could do one room or two, then open those with cash flow coming in... Then Reno a little at a time...

@michellelindholm2100 3 месяца назад

I so wanted to see how they used the remaining space in the building first their living space! 😐

@sventer198 Год назад

I love their vision.

@Whisperwomaneq2 Год назад

In their downtime, they would do well to get very involved in their community to work on cleaning the rubbish off the streets and planting inexpensive flowers on their street to dress it up a bit. They would also do well to clean up their own appearances, have a shave, wear a nice shirt. Especially the lady, she looks worn out with the dirty stringy hair and old shirt with jeans. I would take one look at them and think she has 5 kids and in an abusive relationship if I didn't know better.

@sharonready5102 Год назад

I totally agree ! Her Hair needs washing and styling . Get rid of that hair clip .

@louistracy6964 Год назад

The Rough Luxe seems to have gone down the drain about 7 years ago. Reviews were awful. Margate is on the up, good call.

@charlieclark983 5 месяцев назад

These children must be actors performing a script. It is unbelievable.

@madnutmcgee123 9 месяцев назад

Has anyone else been to their hotel recently? I've noticed they are no longer serving sausages?! Don't think Ruth would be too happy about this...

@bellagirlgirl8827 5 месяцев назад

Louise and Liam should have watched Fawlty Towers before jumping into this line of work.

@anthonydale1723 23 дня назад

I am so glad the hotel ended Looking so nice, theyreally struggled.

@pip6866 Год назад

I hope they have managed to install some sort of window coverings. Blinds or curtains.

@Aussie00 Год назад

No they didn't

@Beautiful_Sacred_Land Год назад

I hate seeing a dog on a short lead on a beach and being pulled back all the time. Its wrong. A dog needs to be free and run and trot on a beach. No leads. Glad to see it at 10:40.

@jo4vt Год назад

Watch the entire episode, then look up Margate “The Reading Rooms,” before commenting negatively about the couple and success of their B&B. This was filmed in 2009. It’s kind of leading the viewer to criticize the couple by titling the video: “Incompetent.”

@mrhandsneigh Год назад

Is this not like… criticising a video featuring Aled Jones singing as a child as being unfairly titled as he’s in his 50s now?

@jo4vt Год назад

@@mrhandsneigh I was saying that people who are commenting “they’ll never succeed,” based on the title, or the beginning of the video, end up being wrong, because they did succeed. I didn’t say anything about the title other than to say it is leading the viewer to make fun of the couple.

@berlieannapalmer1187 Год назад

i would be happy to stay here its fabulos

@mujkocka Год назад

At 230£ a night?😁

@peterthornton8254 11 месяцев назад

Louise and Liam have lead charmed lives. It's easy to understand why their vision might include maintaining such a lifestyle, rather than be bogged down with everyday tedium. They're not to blame. Separating artistic ambition from actual art confronts creatives constantly. I hope they go on to magnificent success and continually develop their passions for aesthetics. Good on 'em.

@monicad351 Год назад

I love the art of the 🏨 nice!

@MS-tw5qv Год назад

Wonderful to have wooden floors!

@lilys4960 Год назад

While I enjoyed the episode the number of ads were annoying

@gwendolyn7462 Год назад

I just do not get people like this---spent half a million pounds......whay not just spend it on your house, and live in it!!!!!!!!

@niksgee3538 5 месяцев назад

wow, they did amazing. That was so unexpected and looking at their website it looks like their business is thriving, isnt that nice to see.

@sanookaus1334 Год назад

Don’t know about England but aren’t hotels subject to strict fire codes, such as smoke detectors, exit lights and extinguishers which I didn’t see any.

@maccoll3644 10 месяцев назад

It did turn out to be a beautiful and stylish modern bed and breakfast hotel.

@justgrowthehellup6598 9 месяцев назад

They chose well. Margate has become very popular since that time, especially with the arty lot. Personally, I prefer Ramsgate which is just next door and has a wonderful Royal harbour. Good luck to them. It's a helluva gamble. Glad it worked out.

@jonjayryzner Год назад

Exquisite.

@doonewatts7155 Год назад

Even with Ruth holding their hand that was a baptism of fire for 2 creative people. Their interior design skills saved a fortune by not having to pay a designer for the perfection they created themselves! Really impressed

@elizabethpaints 7 месяцев назад

They'll all about preserving their freedom, and at the same time run a B & B? Now that I have watched it all the way through, I am pleasantly surprised. I hope they do a great business.

@IwasBlueb4 Год назад

lovely decor

@mpourratt Год назад

And Ruth is not wrong!!! Lol.

@clawmaster8905 Год назад

Think possibly Mommy and Danny probably bankrolled them, but still wish them the best

@sarahjones-rz6vs 8 месяцев назад

beautiful!

@ebonylocks9234 Год назад

No doubt people want a beautiful hotel but they are traveling to enjoy the city. I wanted to share this but with incompetent in the title my friends would be offended. I think eventually it will be absolutely gorgeous and everything they want from it. Best wishes. The wife is beautiful and could easily be a model .

@norahstuart9147 Месяц назад

Surely they would have got a structural survey done?

@cecilecochet6198 Год назад

Courageux !

@davidcheffi5479 Год назад

Amending comments- Ruth came to the rescue and gave this couple some much needed advice and the end result was very good but the area they are located in is depressing.

@Kiinell Год назад

They only rent out a couple of rooms now and only certain nights a week. Seems they've got it as 75% their own home and make a few quid when they feel like it. Easy money I guess and they don't do cooked breakfasts either. No surprise there.

@Robin-op8op Месяц назад

They're just lazy hippies. 😮

@elizabethkindred6806 Год назад

How sad that the show breaks up the commercials so often.

@longdong3889 Год назад

An opportunity to top up the tea and grab a cookie or two 😁

@maryholden3136 8 месяцев назад

A rolltop bath sounds great ....... but in the day when they were common there were hot and cold running housemaids to go with them. From the perspective of cleaning, storage or best use of space they are nightmares

@splintercast8092 Год назад

I assume their prices will have gone up by now. £110/night seems very cheap for what is on offer.

@jacquelinegunther1012 Год назад

Hipster dufuses are legends in their own minds. 🙄

@99fruitbat94 Год назад

What's a dufuses ?🤔

@thomasewing2656 Год назад

@@99fruitbat94 Doofuses; dumbheads. "I want the best and not have to work for it."

@annwilliams6438 Год назад

Doesn’t want to do types of breakfast; doesn’t want to do tv; doesn’t want to have radiators; doesn’t want to have a kettle for tea and coffee… sheesh! Who wants to spend an expensive night in an art gallery where you cannot even get a cuppa, let alone a solid breakfast (which you will even get at the 100s of super cheapie places within a few blocks of them.) I’m glad they got a wake call, although those huge bathrooms are going to be freezing or will cost a bomb to heat. Soap dishes would also be a great idea as it is guaranteed that the soap will go spinning off across the room the first time it is wetted and placed on the shelf. A suggestion (to all owners): USE each of your rooms and facilities yourself and see what else you would like to have available or want to change.

@PeterMyers-ly7ut 8 месяцев назад

Well, as of 2023 they are still around even after Corona. So they must have made it.

@Robin-op8op Месяц назад

Yes, but they strick me as a couple in deep debt. 😢. Lucky they don't have money pit children.

@aaronobryan9715 Год назад

These two seems really ego driven

@moritzblucher5023 Год назад

Is that house listed? It definitely should be! Renovations do not meet the standards of listed buildings!

@clare2401 Год назад

It depends if it's got any historical significance. Otherwise, it's just a bog standard, old, mid terraced house, the same as anywhere up and down the country

@fourroadsnorth2723 Месяц назад

Calling a "shabby chic" room honest? How pretentious!

@sararichardson737 Год назад

I certainly do not want a tv in my hotel room in fact, whenever I do a hotel stay, I ask for the tv to be removed. I can use my iPad for that. TVs’ are always ugly black holes in a room.

@misslornamae 5 месяцев назад

What did they expect running a b & b entailed? They talk about the jobs being menial. Well yes?!

@wendyshoowaiching4161 Год назад

Not bad. Beautiful Hotel. They need to either do the marketing themselves or hire professionals. Basically they need to hire a mentor to push them. Any hotel without a marketing dept will cannot run a hotel.