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and reveal how they're doing now so sit back relax and without further ado let's get right into the
content guys anglers lodge when we finally got the lodge built and opened we would have like
two hour waits and people loved it in the season three premiere of hotel hell Gordon headed out to
island park idaho to rescue angela's lodge which is only 30 minutes away from yellowstone and has
some of the best fly fishing spots in the world when Gordon arrives he is wowed by the beautifully
constructed lodge and is eager to meet the owners who built this place wow my goodness me this place
is gorgeous who built it my father no stop yeah seriously their hands you are kidding me wow
dave and dede own anglers lodge and as of late the lodge has fallen on hard times
business is down 75 and Gordon soon finds out why owners dave and didi lost their son dalton in
2005. he died playing the pass out game where the goal is to pass out by cutting off your air supply
dalton's cause of death was strangulation by a rope he was found hanging from a tree the
incident traumatized the couple and dave's wife withdrew from the business leaving dave to run
the hotel the problems that plagued the lodge ranged from old-fashioned dingy and musty rooms
to frozen food on top of that despite being at what's been called the mecca for fishers
Gordon gets to see the worst trout he's ever laid eyes on Gordon confronts the kitchen stuff
and discovers that head chef gina is responsible for the menu not my choice but not my choice to
do a lot of things wow you're the chef right yes so what you say goes no should be chef
despite having earlier said that the owners don't give her much control not only that but
gina refuses to speak to the sous chef art and she consistently fails to communicate with the staff
you don't like talking do you um it's hard for me when i'm working i'm sorry but you're
doing desserts can't the young man do the desserts yes i know everyone tells me i need
to relinquish responsibility during service gina once more proves that she is dead weight
by struggling to read orders interfering with sous chef art salad dressing and making bad
food Gordon takes action and tells gina to go home he also provides the lodge with a makeover
the rooms are brightened with lighter colors and a more rustic charm befitting a fishing lodge
Gordon also introduces a new menu and trains the staff on it with head chef gina gone and sous chef
art in charge the service goes smoothly the locals love the food and the family is all smiles Gordon
leaves on a high note how is angler's lodge doing today this episode was filmed in november 2015
and the family has largely embraced Gordon's changes anglers lodge has 3.5 stars on tripadvisor
where reviewers love the location but cite cleanliness and service issues
reviews on yelp are also mixed at 3.5 stars and guests seem to have the same issues there
is still quite some room for improvement at anglers lodge landol's mohekan castle
in this season three episode of hotel hell gordon traveled to ludenville idaho where he stayed at
landau's mohekan castle gem and martha owned the castle after purchasing it for 6 million
however their investment turned sour after the restaurant burned down in 2008 and the insurance
could not cover the damage because it had lapsed four days prior this strained their marriage and
the couple divorced within a year jim retired and left martha to run the place alone and by
desk clark crystal's testament she works very hard gordon arrives and is greeted by oddities
such as an ugly t-rex statue and a gift shop right beside the front desk he goes up to his room and
discovers that it is dirty and disgusting owner martha reveals that the castle's value has sunk
to two million dollars from six million dollars he meets the cook jimmy martha's son who is
untrained as a chef jimmy who is also the general manager reveals that he googles how to make meals
gordon tests out how well this procedure works and finds out that it doesn't work at all
chef jimmy serves him some dreadful food a slimy salmon an overcooked filet mignon
and chicken caked in cheese the food here is horrid a wedding event is coming up with 100
guests and the wedding couple gets to meet the chef jimmy comes in without his chef's jacket
and says he only wears it when serving the couple also tastes jimmy's food
and they are horrified gordon has to assure them that their wedding will go down smoothly
they do not jimmy is slow and two customers are surprised to find
that though they ordered the same dish the two look nothing alike the kitchen is in disarray
and gordon expresses his disappointment to jimmy gordon talks to martha and he tells her that
because she's working so hard jimmy is taking advantage of her and slacking off martha writes
a letter to jimmy at gordon's request outlining the difficulties of running the castle by herself
later on martha reads it and jimmy cries upon hearing just how stressed martha has been
gordon and jimmy have a private chat where gordon asks him to commit more to landau's mohican castle
he agrees gordon and his team begin the makeover they bring in a new menu and a consultant chef
named keisha to help them find a new head chef gordon advises martha to step back and
look after herself because she has been carrying landau's mohican castle on her back for too long
how is landl's mohekan castle doing today Gordon's visit was a success jimmy did step up as general
manager and martha has been able to take a breath jimmy even took a three-day intensive
hotel management course to improve his skills and has lost some weight today the hotel hosts 100
weddings a year and the trip advisor and yelp reviews are excellent they also renovated the
property in 2018 a new block of hotel rooms has been added four seasons in layla's riverside lodge
a dog here impossible this is a dream come true it's a beautiful end
it's a great place for this hotel hell episode from season two Gordon Ramsay heads over to the
four seasons in no relation to the actual four seasons in beautiful westover vermont it is a dog
friendly lodge with 14 rooms and a dog kennel the owner sandy mcdougall a former construction worker
has spent 1.1 million dollars on it to fulfill his dream of owning a lodge
unfortunately the inn has fallen on hard times and sandy cannot pay the staff
for compensation they get to stay for free at the inn and then i drink i don't get paid so it's
not really a job it's more volunteering sandy is genuinely a nice guy but staff does not get paid
sandy is running out of money time and energy he's in free fall so he reaches out to hotel hell
and then comes Gordon first impressions are not good sandy takes him to a room with an unmade bed
sandy is ashamed and shows gordon to a new room there is hideous wallpaper everywhere next is the
restaurant where we meet layla sandy's dog gordon is glad as he has someone else to share the bad
food with this time after feeding the dog gordon checks its pulse to make sure it's still alive
a ravioli dish arrives and it looks like they have served him layla's vomit the food is bizarre
and undercooked next is an apple risotto which only confirms that sandy is useless as a chef
sandy hides in the kitchen and gordon heads there to speak to him what is in there apple juice apple
concentrate chef apple concentrate in a risotto it's not my menu show so this is all you're doing
then yeah he gives him an earful over how poorly he's running the inn he cannot be head chef and
innkeeper at the same time word gets around that gordon is in town and guests start pouring in
mistakes begin to happen and a guest is overcharged when a food server checks them in
sandy is podded out of the kitchen by gordon to listen to guests complain over late service
wrong orders and lousy food it doesn't end there guests in rooms find dog hair and dirt
in the rooms one guest even mentioned that there was dog hair in the food there was
dog hair on the tablecloth dog hair on the plate that we were given i asked to speak with a manager
i was told there is no manager we have an owner i said i'd like to speak with them then i was told
you were too busy a staff meeting is called and sandy gets a good grilling from gordon he cries
as if that wasn't enough gordon brings out his black light to reveal a treasure trove of bodily
fluid in his room the guests are traumatized by the experience and warned they will not be back
sandy commits to change and gordon gets to work he burns sandy's chef coat and announces that
sandy is general manager the staff is pleased gordon changes the name of the inn to layla's
riverside lodge naming it after sandy's dog a new farm-to-table menu with local cuisine
is introduced the rooms are redecorated and deep cleaned the squeezed dog kennels are made wider
and filled with colourful play toys the playpen is similarly revamped and looks magnificent and
inviting gordon even brought in his dog rumple to share in the fun gordon introduces a monthly dog
agility competition which he says will attract more guests sandy also receives ten thousand
dollars worth of consultancy from previous guests shannon to help grow the kennel business
as very kindly donated to you ten thousand dollars worth of consultancy that she's going to help
implement and get this business off the ground shannon is a luxury boarding kennel consultant
the next day sandy informs the staff that they are back on the payroll thank you gordon from
the bottom of my heart groups if i hadn't been for you i would not be here that's the truth
how is layla's riverside lodge doing today the lodge is still open and doing well on tripadvisor
it has 4.5 stars and on yelp it has 3.5 stars unfortunately layla died in september 2021 well
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