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for today's video we're going to cover some of the worst hotels featured on hotel hell
once again and reveal how they're doing now so sit back relax and without further ado let's
get right into the content guys meson de mesilla for the very first episode of the second season
gordon ramsay heads over to the meson de mesilla in las cruces new mexico owned by the eccentric
aspiring singer kali schwansky she purchased a 14 bedroom hotel back in 2006 though things didn't
exactly go as planned and cali really began to struggle so she called out to ramsay for some aid
upon his eventual arrival he notices that the building's color scheme is terribly boring
and is asked by the receptionist to sign a waiver not to damage the venetian plaster
offended by this request ramsay severally takes the document rips it in half then confronts the
owner about her reasoning for this apparently it costs seven dollars and fifty cents per square
foot to replace the wallpaper which is an absolute joke later on ramsay's showing around and notices
that there are three stages in the hotel one in the restaurant the bar and the pool area all
of which are used by kelly for her performances sitting down with the owner to get to the bottom
of things she expresses that the biggest issue is the fact that they don't get enough guests
meeting with the general manager zan he points towards a completely different issue and that
is that cali is actually the problem his wife mitzi who is ramsey's server also admits that
the owner made the mistake of adding tuscan food to the menu rather than local dishes
throughout the lunch service cali sang cher's song if i could turn back time making everyone
including the viewers extremely uncomfortable if only we could turn back time to not listen to that
heading into the kitchen alongside the honors zen he meets with the cook sierra who reveals
that she has no control over the menu zen points out that things need to change which makes the
owner so angry to the point that she decides to fire him and this results in mitzi quitting
as well in protest of this decision following this tense altercation ramsay brings the owner
to meet with some of the hotel's guests hoping to wake her up a little many of them expressed
that the pool was too dirty to even use the waiver is insulting and the singing is awful hilariously
someone offers her a hundred dollars to not sing having a heart to heart with kelly later on he
tells her that she needs to give up on singing and have some class if she wants to succeed
after redecorating the rooms cleaning slash revamping the pool area and updating the menu
meson de mesia was finally ready to relaunch it was clear that the guests were ecstatic with the
changes made and the hotel's future was really starting to seem bright post-hotel hell kelly
surprisingly kept most of the changes ramsay made but did make some minor ones to the overall decor
according to some reports the business's sales certainly increased after the famous chef left
but it's only for a little while supposedly the owner decided to bring in a 50 50 silent
partner to help with the restaurant side of the business but it really didn't improve anything
while you can no longer view the reviews that were made on yelp and tripadvisor they were simply
average back in 2014 kelly put the business up for sale listing it for 2.85 million and it sold
in march of 2017. now the place is called hotel mesia and the reviews are pretty decent with most
praising the location and beautiful decor but others complaining about the service quality
applegate river lodge in the same season as the last hotel Gordon Ramsay heads over to applegate
river lodge in applegate oregon owned by richard and joanna davis they designed and built lodge 22
years ago but have been suffering all around since their divorce needing some help before
things completely fall apart the ex-couple reaches out to a professional like ramsay for some aid
when he eventually arrives at the hotel his nose is assaulted with a very pungent smell and he
notices an ugly area near the entrance impressed with the size of the lobby ramsay's confused
to see that it's the void of any furniture or people buzzing several times at the reception
before being introduced to the owner richard who calls himself pogba he shows them his office which
is supposedly going to be a party venue later on the smell we mentioned earlier was starting to get
stronger and stronger and when confronted about it the owner expresses that it's simply a mix of
incense and cooking supplies yeah right it becomes obvious that what ramsay was smelling was cannabis
and richard finally admits that he's a medical user additionally he reveals that he doesn't see
the hotel as a business but his ex does and she's the one who really runs things meeting with joanna
she expresses that she's in charge of the books and is basically the only person who's serious
about things telling ramsay that they owe close to one million dollars she also reveals that they're
losing over ten thousand dollars a month what's more their sons dusty and duke run the restaurant
and music events but don't share the profits of the hotel both admit that they make 150 grand a
year in profit which deeply disappoints and shocks joanna since she doesn't get any of it heading
down to the restaurant to test the food ramsay ordered some salmon which was clearly frozen
he obviously finds this odd since they can get it fresh in the river close by disappointed with his
day the hotel hell host tries to get some sleep but is interrupted by a loud concert in the lobby
on top of this when ramsay uses a black light to ensure that his bed is clean he finds bodily
fluids on the pillow mattress walls and lampshade someone must have had some fun
anyway next day the famous chef brings joanna to meet with the guests in the lodge to hear some
of their feedback many complain about the loud noises having to clean their own bathroom finding
dirty underwear on their sheets and richard offering guests weed hoping to reconcile the
family so they could work towards fixing these issues ramsay calls them over to discuss things
successfully getting the boys to apologize to their mother for making things difficult and
keeping money from her ramsay was finally able to start making changes first he revamped and deep
cleaned the rooms added furniture and warm decor to the reception area updated the restaurant's
menu and moved the concert venue outside so it wouldn't bother guess finally relaunching the
customer seemed to be in love with the changes made and the hotel was seemingly revitalized
after the show aired reviews on yelp were very mixed with some patrons complaining about the
hotel and wedding services but others praising the restaurant in terms of trip advisor things
aren't much different since it's also quite mixed although some people praise the wedding services
accommodation and food while others think the opposite somehow the hotel is still up and
running to this day which is honestly beyond our expectations while they haven't posted on
their instagram since 2017 they're pretty active on facebook so we can keep up with them there
if you're interested in booking a room and seeing for yourself how it's doing go check out their
official website heating hotel as our final entry to the video we're going to talk about a business
that gordon ramsay visited called keating hotel owned by property developer eddie kane his 35
room hotel's design was inspired by the ferrari sports car which he spent millions designing
desperately needing some guidance since he was hopelessly in debt he called out to ramsey for
his professional opinion when he arrives he's greeted by a man named christos who takes him
to his room which looks like a garage and it costs over 750 a night to rent the decor looks awful and
cheap and the room shows signs of neglect with wrinkled sheets and a broken socket what's more
right in the middle of the living room is a 20 000 jacuzzi rather than a nice cozy sofa trying
to order room service it comes back and take away plastic containers and cardboard boxes rather than
plates and it just tastes terrible meeting with kane soon after he reveals that he bought the
hotel back in 2000 for six million dollars but he doesn't have a lick of hotel management training
ramsey points out why the restaurant is failing and kane persists on the fact that the hotel is
luxurious even though he's never stayed in it himself later the hotel hell host hangs around
the reception area and here's guests complain about a range of things from room cleanliness to
orders being delayed wanting to observe the dinner service ramsay hits the restaurant and it becomes
clear that the food is really bad going into the kitchen he meets with chef brian who voices that
there are too many items on the menu which makes him feel overwhelmed and unmotivated though he's
unable to change anything since kane is stubborn and doesn't listen to his staff's opinions
hoping to wake the owner up ramsay invites kane and his general manager sandra to listen to some
feedback from the hotel's guests some of them complain about bad smells there being no water
in the jacuzzi hating the decor furnishings and food as well as getting double charged by the end
of it all the paying guests agreed that there were better hotels at the same price out there
and that they would never return thankfully this seemed to shift the owner's way of thinking and
it was finally time to move on to the revamping phase ramsey first began with trying to reignite
chef bryant's passion for cooking by giving him a good pep talk overwhelmed with happiness the
cook broke down into tears and about to stand up to kane so he could finally enjoy his job
working all night with his team ramsay was finally ready to show the renovations to the keating staff
first he changed the lobby so it would be less red added a new suite with comfy
sofas put the jacuzzis in the corner with a privacy curtain and press the bed sheets
following the hotel's appearance on the show the reviews on yelp and trip advisor were mostly good
though some complained about the interior and location it seems like brian decided to part
ways with the hotel but we don't really blame him since he must have had so many bad memories there
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