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for today's video we're going to discuss some more hotels featured on Hotel Hell and reveal
if they're still open so without further ado let's get right into the content guys
Applegate River Lodge owned by richard and joanna davis applegate river lodge is a family-run
business that resides in applegate oregon 22 years ago the couple designed and built the
lodge but things quickly shifted after their divorce business was declining and the davis
family was beginning to feel desperate for any kind of help so they reached out to Gordon Ramsay
when arriving Ramsay notices that there is an ugly area near the entrance and that there is a pungent
smell coming from somewhere upon entering the hotel he's stunned by the fact that the lobby is
so large yet is devoid of any furniture or people buzzing in to get the attention of an attendant it
takes a while before the owner richard finally responds ugly richard introduces himself as
paw butt then shows the famous chef to his back office which is going to be a party venue later on
noticing that the smell from earlier was getting stronger richard tries to pass it off as incense
and cooking herbs but it becomes clear that it was cannabis being caught red-handed the owner
admits that he's high and that he's a medical marijuana user meeting with the co-owner joanna
she expresses that they are 1 million dollars in debt and lose 5 000 to 15 000 a month heading over
to the restaurant he notices that the customers are sending a lot of the dishes back and that
they let dogs run around the dining room paying the restaurant staff a visit Ramsay tells them
that they're just playing at running a restaurant since their service and food are equally horrible
later going to his room Ramsay uses a black light to check the sheets which are covered in stains
and fluids despite his desire to get some sleep the famous chef is kept awake by the loud party
richard is having in the lounge following what is a lot of heated argument Ramsay manages to get
the family to agree to grow up and treat their hotel like a business rather than a party pad
ready to make changes to the lodge the hotel hellhouse revamps the reception area by adding
chairs and furniture to make it more welcoming the hotel's rooms were extensively redecorated
and cleaned and the restaurant was made to have a simpler theme and menu immediately after Ramsay
left the reviews were very mixed with people complaining about the hotel and weddings while
other people praising the restaurant despite the owners being colossally incompetent potheads they
stepped up in the end and their business is still open to this day if you wanted to get
more information on the lodge you can get a better look on their official website beachfront in slash
inlet Ramsay decides to visit the beachfront in slash inlet a struggling hotel located on the
beachfront in fort pierce florida brian the owner of the hotel opened it up in 2012 with the profits
of a successful fish market run by his father with the lack of hotel experience and the employees and
guests doing nothing but party in the bar until early hours this made a lot of patrons complain
in desperate need of some professional guidance brian reaches out to the hotel hell team and
Gordon Ramsay for some help arriving at the hotel he's put in a state of awe from the
stunning backdrop but is even more surprised that there are pieces of varnish driftwood being sold
for 22 dollars kind of random being taken to his room by an employee named lisa he's disgusted by
the damp musty smell and hates how his bed feels like it's 15 years old fed up he goes over to the
restaurant and hopes that the food will at least make up for the hotel's shortcomings
ordering chicken wings that were dry mac and cheese that definitely wasn't mac and cheese and a
tuna burger made with frozen tuna he's officially disappointed talking with customers ramsay asks
if they expect to eat fresh or frozen fish to which they answer with fresh brian then goes on a
rant about how they're in debt and can't purchase fresh ingredients since it would cost way too much
wanting to explore the kitchen he takes a look at their walk-in freezer and finds some slimy
water which is absolutely repulsive not only that but ramsay finds a ton of raw and cooked chicken
stored together and rotten produce being placed next to fresh ones despite all that was wrong
with this business ramsay decided to give the inn a humongous makeover the rooms were revamped
and their menu was changed into something smaller and easier for their chef ben to cook upon their
relaunch things were so extremely bad that chef ramsay just packed his bags and left them to deal
with it once the hotel hell team left brian missed an important deadline to pay some money he owed
which put him under a lot of stress thankfully this helped the owner wake up and ramsay's
advice began to sink in he completely changed his kitchen staff and put a curfew on wonders
live entertainment he made further improvements to the kitchen menu added new patio furniture
and landscaped the garden to this day the hotel is miraculously still open and has an okay three
star review on yelp across 28 different reviews many of the testimonials complain about how the
hotel standards have dropped to abysmal levels though people seem to praise the beautiful view
towns inn visiting the towns inn in harpers ferry west virginia gordon ramsay meets the most bizarre
owner in existence wanting to keep his mother karen townsend busy after she retired from
teaching jason and his wife anna purchased the inn in 2007 treating the hotel like a home rather than
a business by doing things like sleeping in her office she drives customers far away with nothing
left to do but seek some help jason calls out to gordon ramsay in hopes that he could help his
eccentric mother with her business when he arrives there's nothing but clutter everywhere there are
creepy dolls and hats for sale as well as some loaves of bread that were clearly not fresh
taken to his room he finds a selection of wicker baskets for sale at 1 to 30 dollars that are caked
in dust and covered in bugs how nasty what's more the ceiling is cracked the curtains fall down and
the cupboard is locked since it contains some of the owner's clothes seriously anyway later
on jeff ramsey heads to the dining room and orders some mac and cheese fiesta stew and
trout predictably everything tastes either bland dry or like it was pre-made days before which
disgusts ramsay through discussion with the staff ramsay learns that karen just stays in her office
all day while a worker named sarah is forced to tell her co-workers what to do in her boss's place
in order to measure the hygiene levels of his room the hotel hell host uses a bacteria test
kit which has a reading of 803 which is way over the 30 safe limit since the hotel was not making
any profit jason was heavily considering closing it down even though he wants to support his mom
it's only bringing his family down anyway finding a place for karen to live at rather
than in her office ramsay pays for her rent out of pocket and sends the owner off for a makeover
additionally he also gives the in a makeover and the staff was absolutely amazed with the changes
the office karen lived in became a storage room which allowed for more space in the general hotel
this enabled ramsay to revamp the guest rooms as well as the dining area ramsay also simplified
the menu to make it easier on the current staff and cleared the clutter in the kitchen once the
filming was over karen continued with the lease she had on the house ramsay helped her get now
the staff is much more proactive and even jason has become more involved with the business still
being open to this day the inn rocks a good three and a half stars on yelp across 64 unique reviews
juniper hill inn for our last ng we're going to discuss juniper hill inn which is a 110 year old
hotel that is filled with antiques has high prices and an owner who lives luxuriously despite being
in debt when ramsay arrives at the hotel he is impressed by the beauty of it though the front
door is locked eventually getting in he's shown to his room which smells like sewage and hasn't been
used in over four months so he asked for a room change hungary he heads over to the restaurant
and orders some crab cakes which are small and tastes like soap and lamb that is raw and terribly
sweet the owner robert reveals to ramsay that he lives in a 100 000 rv motorhome which is parked
outside the inn and only drains the staff's morale since they're all on the poverty line
speaking with the staff they all tell him that they aren't being paid on time and that they're
constantly being mistreated by the owner and his husband ari to make matters worse a worker
named ryan exposes his boss's unprofessional behavior like how he allows his friends to
stay at the hotel for free and takes a portion of the server's tips in order to get robert to
give his employees the rightful pay ramsay forces him into selling his useless antique collection
as an ultimatum he lets the owners know that they can either change and succeed
or stay the same which will force the employees to leave and for them to sell the business
it became especially clear that they needed to change when ramsay brought in a group of guests
to give the owners their testimonials other than the nice hospitality the patrons had nothing else
to say which really shocks the owners vowing to change and sell the collection of antiques
ramsay was finally able to start making changes he transforms the hotel making the great hall
feel warmer and much more welcoming as well as updating the dining room after the hotel hell
team left a lot of the staff that was originally working at the inn decided to leave but they were
replaced by new ones while the changes made did help the hotel last a little longer they went
into foreclosure with debts of 1.1 million and it was eventually bought by new owners
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