Hotel Inspector, Ruth Watson (S1E1) - Nando's, Stratford-upon-Avon

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Hotel Inspector, with Ruth Watson - Nando's/Forget-Me-Not Guest House, Stratford-upon-Avon (Kate and John). Series 1, Episode 1 (2005) (Channel 5).

[@jaimieself4230]

"I don't want it particularly light, I don't like light. and i don't want it particularly dark, I don't like dark" . That made my day.

[@RenegadeContext]

Too red, too brown, too like the chair, too blond 😂

[@sandragailgoudelock1531]

I have never been so happy that they got 3 stars. The owners were a real hoot!

[@Whoiskevinjones]

I don't care how old Ruth is now, I'd love to see her relaunch this series in 2023!

[@rdeaconsa]

Alex Polizzi did the last 13 seasons, much better than Ruth

[@inhighspeed]

I and many others prefer Ruth over Alex, but to each his own. : )

[@rdeaconsa]

indeed! :) @@inhighspeed

[@jackiewood1603]

they are different but I love them both@@rdeaconsa

[@lynnedelacy2841]

Both have their good points

[@princessdejanay2418]

What a lovely couple. You can not pretend to care for each other. Hope they have a nice retirement together.

[@alisong2328]

Now known as the Linhill Guest House, it is currently run by Jim and Diana Noble. I think the Forget-Me-Not was open until around 2012. The bathrooms look much better in current photos!

[@mud1949]

Thank you for the update

[@violetvallance2062]

What a lovely couple. Hope they keep it up and succeed.

[@TheClairei]

I stayed at Nando's in the early 90s - TWICE! This couple had seriously done it up in comparison to how it was. The dining room used to be full of dreadful wall plaques and the rooms were really grotty. Owner was weird and rude. It also had those awful rules about going out by a certain time in the morning and you couldn't get back in before a certain time (we got soaked one day because we were trapped outdoors). Nevertheless it was packed as 1) it was cheap and 2) Stratford is a big tourist trap. This was pre internet days, so you booked from brochures, classifieds, and recommendations. Goes to show how important the rating was in those days and word of mouth. I suspect this couple were suffering from the previous owners as well as the obvious issues.

[@MizzAugust7]

Well that says something about the level of accommodations you would sleep & spend time at. At age 21, in the mid 1970s I felt confident enough to turn down a room in NYC because it wasnt up to my personal standard. I stayed also at Stratford on the Avon in 1974 in a youth hostel that was cleaner. I styed at B & Bs too in a Month there & nothing was this bad.

[@katharinatrub1338]

OmGood!Sounds not fun at ALL!

[@mollymcdonald1949]

@@MizzAugust7 You sound unbelievably snotty. Some people think "I'm only sleeping there so as long as it's clean..." and not everyone has the money to get too picky. As a student I slept in some right dives when I was away, because I worked my way through my studies and just didn't have enough money to be picky.

[@ellenhageman7380]

The best. I love Ruth and when owners listen to her - it's so rewarding for one and all

[@davidwatson3643]

This is such an interesting and entertaining program. I wish there were more episodes available or I could watch them online somewhere. Ruth Watson is amazing.

[@Sweetrottenapple]

Oh you are so right! I love this series so much! I wish it was uploaded more often and in a better quality. I would not cry if they made new episodes 🥰Ruth and Alex Polizzi are amazing women.

[@inhighspeed]

@@Sweetrottenapple As noted in the video description, I uploaded a better-quality version of this episode some months ago. It can be found at kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2StXpSDpK6Hi5o Additional new uploads of episodes of better-quality are also available. I hope you will enjoy them. : )

[@Jacks_here]

“You don’t have stationers in Stratford?” Best joke ever!

[@Luna.3.3.3]

This is a perfect example of why I'd never own a B&B. It's sooo much work and all the 'little ' things get missed because tasks just become rote. You don't see the dirt anymore. i consider my home clean, but not perfect - in this business rooms HAVE to be perfect! My father had a (successful) restaurant and I'd never! want that business either

[@helenaville5939]

So True

[@nattchi8731]

Luna 333 . With u all the way 😇 It’s for someone who likes to work and work ... and work ! No rest in this profession 😵😢

[@ultraboombean]

Yeah restaurants you do like 12+ hours a day pretty much every day of the week.

[@sonaterese799]

Like Ruth, I was seriously unnerved by the wife constantly agreeing with Ruth - "yes' people are generally not listening, lying, or both but in the end the couple did heed Ruth's advice and came out of it all pretty well so I hope they continued to succeed

[@joline2730]

Yes, I agree - when shopping for the folder she must have said 'yes' about 15 times - drove me mad ‼️

[@inhighspeed]

Aw, she does seem to be a bit obsequious, but I don't know that there's any reason to come down on her. I think she's lovely and dear.

[@carterfamilychannel]

Thank you so much for sharing this! i have been looking forward to watching series 1 and 2 episodes for years! ruth was the better hotel inspector :)

[@blueknight07]

Credit where credit is due. They are willing to work hard to make their business work.

[@geraldswain3259]

Its virtually impossible to fail with a GOOD clean WELL RUN B&B in S.O.A I live there it's a very busy tourist trap winter and summer.

[@barrosarts]

Forget me not?! That could backfire in all senses!!

[@TENCLOUDY]

I looked it up and theyre still going and are 5 stars now!

[@r8chlletters]

Ruth cries! Wonderful to watch this one :)

[@evitasdad]

Bless them, I hope that they are doing well now,.. and making a profit !!

[@barbaralamson7450]

Absolutely loved it. Well done, thank you.

[@TheSiddy74]

Thanks for sharing

[@carlasofiagarcia5733]

Adorei ,este casal foi do melhor a aceitacao de ajuda e as mudancas grandiosas

[@nunyabiz6925]

That couple really is fun. I hope the best for them

[@dbentleyto95]

This is season 1 episode 1. Very nice and no screeching.

[@sandraford4235]

Glad for them that they got the diamonds x

[@carolinegathercole8473]

Lovely people!❤

[@JustMe-uc1lt]

Update (possible spoiler alert). Seems to now be called Linhurst, Guest House, and as of somewhere around 2012, owned/operated by a different couple.

[@ivanolsen7966]

Linhill (?)

[@jff1813]

The words 'They put everything they had on the line" make me cringe. That's okay when you're 25 or even 30 and have plenty of time to restore your finances. Not so much at this age.

[@clairehamilton8900]

What a sweet couple

[@cobaltwill215]

Thanks for sharing! I wonder if the Sparkles Hotel episode is out there somewhere. That one was hilarious to me, lol

[@inhighspeed]

That episode is now available on my channel. I hope you will enjoy it.

[@nothingbutthetruth2145]

Thanks for uploading. I like your channel.

[@jenniferwoo3044]

Sweet couple, hope they do well.

[@mattneillninasmom]

Now the Linhill Guest House, apparently under different owners!

[@TalkTalk44]

Thank you , wishing them well and prosperity...

[@CharlotteGil-dt3ox]

Blessed era where catalogues were made of actual paper ... not virtual on line, one was able to turn pages in second or compare two catologues side by side... and do not tell anyone "it was better before"😅 The host welcoming clients with washing towel/product in her hands : beurk!

[@jontaylor1652]

I've yet to find one single hotel/guest house still owned or run by the same people who had it during the time this series was filmed.

[@lynnedelacy2841]

There are a few but some of these programmes are easily over 10 years old and that is a long time in the hospitality business and then factor in Covid and the fact that they were struggling anyway it’s hardly a surprise that some have changed hands

[@josephlloyd9636]

🌟🏆 Ruth is such a Rockstar 🏆🌟Id call it Daffodil Inn or Lazy Daisy,💞🌼🍃

[@dianaberlin4767]

I love Lazy Daisy ❤

[@Bungle-UK]

Whoever sold this place to them must have been laughing all the to the bank! How could have been the managers before they bought the place and still not have a clue what they are doing?

[@mangoyacho]

@MAT-UK1978 exactly my thoughts

[@rachs57]

I'm here because I'm having Alex Polizzi withdrawals...towels on the bed???

[@inhighspeed]

I don't recall the towels on the bed in the episode, but it is commonly encountered in more upscale establishments. It may at least give the customer some peace of mind that the towels are clean and have not been splashed in the bathroom by the liquid discharges of the previous occupants or other miscellaneous effluvium.

[@scotnick59]

She (Kate) looks so much like a middle-aged Shelley Winters

[@claretv1]

When you're their age selling your home and borrowing a ninety thousand pounds to buy a hotel with no experience of running a business, well that is a recipe for failure I'm afraid.

[@ivanolsen7966]

watch the start again

[@martinjenkins6467]

They maybe nice but there Bone idle. They are just workers Not business operaters.

[@SageTheRage]

However annoying the wife may come across as at times, they are a definitely a cohesive couple and I'm glad to see they made a good go of their B&B.

[@ultraboombean]

I think she is very understanding but you have to hold her hand....

[@lynnwhitchelo]

Let's hope it's a business that's profitable 14:03

[@theakeane6458]

Very cute, close, loving couple. Once they’re in the groove of consistent impeccable routine cleaning, and with a housekeeping crew that has a great eye for detail, and the energy and integrity to do the job reliably well, then they will be very successful.

[@Dexy83]

I give these people, and all the people in season 1 (of all reality shows, really lol) major props because they have NO CLUE what to expect. By the current season (18) if they don't know in general what is gonna happen, that's on them 😂

[@laara1426]

I am always amazed the Brits inability to understand, accept and utilizec the English language correctly. Ruth is not aggressive she is assertive. I could go on and on . One of the benefits of being educated in the Queen's English in a Commonwealth country, we learned to say what we mean and refrain from all the passive aggressive niceties the Brit's luv. But I must say ...there is absolutely nothing as sharp as Briitish humour!

[@janeclarkson8471]

You're so right and I'm an English woman. 👌

[@zaninovi]

very lovely couple :))

[@LucyRitson]

Is this place still open? Seemed like a lovely couple and Ruth Watson is great to watch, Hopefully you find more of these videos to upload. Miss hotel inspector with Ruth Watson even though I like Alex Polizzi. :D

[@kathleenarmour9171]

I prefer Ruth

[@janetcheeseman1063]

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[@inhighspeed]

Your comment was quite some time ago, but if you're still interested and have not yet seen them, all of the Ruth Watson episodes are now available on my channel. Thanks to the commenter above for the reminder.

[@cathycooper5606]

Awful name. Dreadful old fashioned rooms. Why did they buy this place. Hope it all works for them

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

They had been managing it for someone else for Years, so the state of it was down to them. Maybe the owner would not or could not upgrade, but the cleanliness was certainly Their responsibility

[@TheClairei]

I stayed there in the early 90s. Trust me, this couple had done it up!

[@Dexy83]

They've only had it 1 year... Was Nando the old name or their choice? Didn't they know if the B&B make money before buying? 🤔

[@alcoyne3333333333333]

Lovely people. I hope the got to enjoy live after.

[@RenegadeContext]

I love a happy ending 💕

[@cherryrotella3714]

I don’t understand 🤔 … they managed the property for some time before purchasing but they don’t know even the most basic of things 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@ryanmccormack372]

do you have Series 2, Episode 4 (2006) "Sparkles Hotel" by any chance? My grandparents are in that one. Would be great to watch

[@inhighspeed]

That episode is now available on my channel. I hope you will enjoy it.

[@ryanmccormack372]

@@inhighspeed Thank you! Much appreciated.

[@MizzAugust7]

2005 & no flat screen TVs? Omg.In the good guest house, there was still no place to set your things! 50 Pounds? Try 30. Its much more expensive in the states & theres a standard usually. I cant understand not cleaning well. I was the level of housekeeper that there were Hotels not up to my standard & I refused to work at them, cleaning after others bad work. I dont think that woman will EVER keep it up.

[@janetmackinnon3411]

How young Ruth is here! (I speak from 2024....)

[@DrivingCarey246]

I think the wife was a very sweet lady and very likeable. Sweet couple.

[@joline2730]

She said she never wanted to do it again ... there is her problem. This is an ONGOING way of life, cleaning is every day, not just once a year. The beds looked exactly the same with those awful flowery covers - terrible ‼️ what is it with flowery covers and curtains - I hate them 😛

[@lizb3139]

Stratford has always had a LARGE WHSmith

[@JVSwailesBoudicca]

I'd love to see EITHER lady (Ruth or Alex) back doing these programmes, but I suppose that both are much older and wouldn't do it again.

[@susanholman6267]

Why doesn’t Joe help out? Ruth is doing all the work!!!

[@cathycooper5606]

I actually think the room in the place they stayed isn’t great but the bathroom is good

[@N0RM0jn]

they don't own the building anymore it has been renamed the linhill guest house

[@lynnedelacy2841]

However old the fixtures and furnishings are there is no excuse for a lack of cleanliness

[@MommeeMadre1]

To recoup the £90,000 mortgage alone, and with zero expenses, that would need 100% occupancy for 272 days. Or realistically with 50% occupancy and making $10 per night it will take over 6 YEARS!!!

[@WilldoAldone]

Is this an old show? Ruth looks a lot slimmer here.

[@inhighspeed]

All of the episodes were done some time ago, but this is indeed the oldest, being the very first episode of the show.

[@sandyhossman7771]

Typical old towels in Bed and Breakfast, thet need new linens.

[@BJKage]

Once a month I make a 1:3 solution with vinegar and water and drop the shower head in it, than I was the toilet with it, but I live alone and I´m a guy, couldn´t be bothered to do it more often.

[@raew5263]

Seems pretty straightforward to me; B&B is a lot of work! Hire more people to lighten the load. I never understand why it’s just two older people doing everything. Good luck

[@jimmylittle9393]

Low profit margins. Especially with small places there's no budget for additional staff. Easily manageable with two efficient owners imho

[@ashleybellofsydney]

Separate little sachets of marmalade is actually considered best practice in Australia in hotels, hospitals, prisons and aged care centres, as jars of marmalade are a big source of the spread of infection. The presenter here knows nothing about OH&S standards and food preparation.

[@mangoyacho]

Perhaps they could package their own homemade marmalades into individual satchets.

[@eleanoreagly4844]

I agree, my preference would be a commercial, sealed single use package of jelly , jam or marmalade.for sanitary reasons.

[@inhighspeed]

The presenter here has upmarket establishments. She's speaking of small jars of marmalade and honey that will be replenished each time, not recycled customer after customer.

[@andrewbush3744]

B+B no way old fashion breakfast I will not stop at a hotel where their is a Dodgy fry up a nice clean room more important

[@joline2730]

A "Yes" woman ... 😠😠😠 For instance when Ruth was discussing the Dining Room (at 21.05)she said 'yes' about 12 times ... I would have screamed at her to stop saying yes, just WHY have you not done anything if you already know ‼️‼️

[@nancyhanes100]

That awful cha cha music added in post production!

[@jenniferblane7550]

Every one of the hotels etc. Fry their eggs in deep fat ...have they never heard of little Olive oil and butter combo ....its disgusting .....these people are not cooks

[@inhighspeed]

That's not deep fat, that's boiling water. They're making poached eggs.

[@HelenBellen123]

Ruth Watson's voice is quite irritating.

[@inhighspeed]

My feeling is the exact opposite! But then, everyone has an opinion. I could listen to her for hours.