Again, he seems like a decent bloke, though admittedly he came across as someone who was struggling with the hotel. And comparing himself to Basil Fawlty (even in jest) probably isn't advisable.
What a wasted visit that was. They were in far too much trouble financially to recoup their loses. The producers need to find out if these B&B's have enough money to keep running for at least 6-12 months before visiting them not just enough money to scrape by day to day.
When was it filmed though. It could well have been filmed 6 months ago. It said it closed in Feb 2014, we're only 2 weeks into Feb so it's only just happened.
That aside, I'm not sure how they can judge who to pull the spider drop on. My mum is quite a friendly person, but hates spiders. Having that done to her she'd scream her head off and be down the street in seconds. If she could be persuaded to go back the toilet spider would be the last straw and they'd never see her again.
One thing that puzzles me is that they do up one room and the travel companies say "Oh yes we'll deffinately use them" but what about all the other rooms that are still crap-holes? Do they put their customers in them?
I think it was honest of the show to admit the hotel failed even after Ms Polizzi's help!
That's exactly what I thought. They could have just not mentioned it at all.
To make it even braver, they ended the show with Alex in full flow about she had probably turned things round and she felt confident that the hotel would go from strength to strength. Next scene, er, em, the hotels just closed! Not exactly the best endorsement for Ms Polizzi and her abilities given she's meant to be saving floundering hotels.
As the closure had just happened it was obviously too late to edit the programme but they could have tagged on an announcement that was more sympathetic to Alex's cause given it's the whole premise of the show.
Re the 4IAB duplications...I'm sure in that show's thread on here it was mentioned that one guy who did both, the owner of The Artist's Residence, said he had been approached by one programme after appearing on the other one.
I don't think it's a case of a lot of folk being full time attention seekers, although some obviously are, and applying for every tv show they can rather then the tv production companies being lazy. If you're a business person that is asked to appear in a programme that is going to advertise your business it must be hard to say no.
Programme makers are just lazy these days. It wasn't so long ago that they'd block someone who had already been on a similar show. Now I'm sure they just think, "Oh well, they already know the ropes, they'll be less hassle" and go along with it all.
£3 profit sounds better if all 29 of the rooms are full every night (that's £600 per week). Plus bar takings etc.
But the Vidella had only a 15% occupancy, so you'd be talking £12 profit a day.
How on earth does it cost £45 a night to run a room? Their costings must have been wrong because some of the rooms at the really nice place near to them which they visited are only £45 a night. That means they are making zero profit.
Last night's hotel in Blackpool isn't really my kind of place, but I was sad to see it had closed as it really did seem like they were changing their attitude and turning a corner.
I imagine the cost of providing the room was the cost of running the premises (business rates, staff e.t.c.) divided by the number of rooms and days in the year.
I still enjoy this programme but I hope every episode from now on isn't going to feature extreme or wacky characters.
How on earth does it cost £45 a night to run a room? Their costings must have been wrong because some of the rooms at the really nice place near to them which they visited are only £45 a night. That means they are making zero profit.
Sounds like they weren't doing any costing at all since the hotel opened - just rooms being charged at between £45-£65 a night with nothing being written down on paper initially or after.
£65 a night though!!!!
When people would get a better cardboard box in a street doorway -and also considering the £46 per night rooms which down the road.
Shame the hotel ultimately failed when it looked like they were turning it around - glad they announced it at the end - very honest to do that.
Probably too much to ask to be able to turn around 10 years of being dreadful in just a few months.
Next week's might be good to watch. I recognised him straight away from 4iaB. He was a right pain in the proverbial, and his hotel was shocking. Must admit though I'm a bit disappointed at the same places being covered as 4iaB. Gets repetitive. I'd much rather see different hotels.
Anyone notice that one of the couples who were supposedly interested in booking the hotel for a civil partnership were in fact none other than fellow Four in a Bed stars from the DeLovely Hotel in Blackpool? (series three - the serious after the Vidella was on it - and they also seemed to have the inspiration of putting a plastic rat in a guests room funnily enough after the Vidella did similar in series two!)
Seriously doubt even if they are getting civil partnership/married after being a couple for all that time, that they had any intention of doing so at the Vidella, a rival hotel one street away from their B&B!
Methinks perhaps they wanted another TV appearance!
I saw that too, either the C5 researchers didn't think anyone would notice, or the researchers are so bad they didn't know about the FIAB connection!
I wasn't sure if Alex mentioning the FIAB thing in the guest guide early on was a knowing wink, or she just didn't know about the other programme
I knew I had seen them somewhere before! I should have guessed it was 4inB. After all, it has become a programme with too high a percentage of places in Blackpool run by gay couples.
It's not the first time a hotel has failed after being on THI. The Astor in Plymouth closed a few months after the episode aired; and at the Last In First Out Winchester when Alex went back for a revisit, the owner said to her 'sod it, I've had enough' (which she respected more than someone bumbling along).
Ultimately it's down to the owners to wholly embrace Alex's suggestions and carry them on after she's gone. In a lot of cases if you take Trip Advisor by its word, they haven't.
It's not the first time a hotel has failed after being on THI. The Astor in Plymouth closed a few months after the episode aired; and at the Last In First Out Winchester when Alex went back for a revisit, the owner said to her 'sod it, I've had enough' (which she respected more than someone bumbling along).
Ultimately it's down to the owners to wholly embrace Alex's suggestions and carry them on after she's gone. In a lot of cases if you take Trip Advisor by its word, they haven't.
Someone posted on here a couple of weeks ago that the hotel which looked like a museum with all the dolls and other tat was closed also. She was a bit odd. Not surprised her place shut down.
Ironically that frontage would've been a better match for the changes that Alex made. Ok, it doesn't say hotel but the style and silver colour would have fitted especially with the function rooms and brochures.
Another hotel that I'm pretty sure closed down afterwards was that Mrs Sparkles place geared to children. It was featured in one of the early series and was quite an entertaining episode.
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Here's John's appearance on Four in a Bed:
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Again, he seems like a decent bloke, though admittedly he came across as someone who was struggling with the hotel. And comparing himself to Basil Fawlty (even in jest) probably isn't advisable.
When was it filmed though. It could well have been filmed 6 months ago. It said it closed in Feb 2014, we're only 2 weeks into Feb so it's only just happened.
That aside, I'm not sure how they can judge who to pull the spider drop on. My mum is quite a friendly person, but hates spiders. Having that done to her she'd scream her head off and be down the street in seconds. If she could be persuaded to go back the toilet spider would be the last straw and they'd never see her again.
One thing that puzzles me is that they do up one room and the travel companies say "Oh yes we'll deffinately use them" but what about all the other rooms that are still crap-holes? Do they put their customers in them?
To make it even braver, they ended the show with Alex in full flow about she had probably turned things round and she felt confident that the hotel would go from strength to strength. Next scene, er, em, the hotels just closed! Not exactly the best endorsement for Ms Polizzi and her abilities given she's meant to be saving floundering hotels.
As the closure had just happened it was obviously too late to edit the programme but they could have tagged on an announcement that was more sympathetic to Alex's cause given it's the whole premise of the show.
I don't think it's a case of a lot of folk being full time attention seekers, although some obviously are, and applying for every tv show they can rather then the tv production companies being lazy. If you're a business person that is asked to appear in a programme that is going to advertise your business it must be hard to say no.
£3 profit sounds better if all 29 of the rooms are full every night (that's £600 per week). Plus bar takings etc.
But the Vidella had only a 15% occupancy, so you'd be talking £12 profit a day.
How on earth does it cost £45 a night to run a room? Their costings must have been wrong because some of the rooms at the really nice place near to them which they visited are only £45 a night. That means they are making zero profit.
Yes if you have a busy place it would work. I wonder if they lowered their prices and that is why it shut.
They left it too late to get help. The bailiffs were at the door. Once that happens it's usually too late.
I imagine the cost of providing the room was the cost of running the premises (business rates, staff e.t.c.) divided by the number of rooms and days in the year.
I still enjoy this programme but I hope every episode from now on isn't going to feature extreme or wacky characters.
Sounds like they weren't doing any costing at all since the hotel opened - just rooms being charged at between £45-£65 a night with nothing being written down on paper initially or after.
£65 a night though!!!!
When people would get a better cardboard box in a street doorway -and also considering the £46 per night rooms which down the road.
Shame the hotel ultimately failed when it looked like they were turning it around - glad they announced it at the end - very honest to do that.
Probably too much to ask to be able to turn around 10 years of being dreadful in just a few months.
BTW the Vidella is up for sale. http://www.rightmove.co.uk/commercial-property-for-sale/property-31151641.html
I knew I had seen them somewhere before! I should have guessed it was 4inB. After all, it has become a programme with too high a percentage of places in Blackpool run by gay couples.
Makes you wonder why they done the place up as yes, way too late
Apart from a leg over, nothing. He shut down the BBsoon after.
Ultimately it's down to the owners to wholly embrace Alex's suggestions and carry them on after she's gone. In a lot of cases if you take Trip Advisor by its word, they haven't.
Lol really?
Someone posted on here a couple of weeks ago that the hotel which looked like a museum with all the dolls and other tat was closed also. She was a bit odd. Not surprised her place shut down.