I worked here from 1996-1998 had some great times here . Brings back memories alright . The amount of times I went to work pissed as a 16 year old 😂😂

@DesertHeat

3 ай бұрын

ahha I went there for a xmas party in 1999 and there was a fit French barman called Cedric I had a dance with. His scouse colleagues were dancing with my mates and Eileen came storming onto the dancefloor somewhere between Mi Chico Latino and Moloko Sing It Back roaring 'stop fraternising with the guests' 🤣🤣

@scouse_till_i_die

3 ай бұрын

@@DesertHeat 😂😂😂 haha good times . The times I was pissed in that shithole and got away with it 😂😂

@DesertHeat

3 ай бұрын

😀spill the beans- how was the kitchen hygiene and can you confirm whether it is haunted or not?

@scouse_till_i_die

3 ай бұрын

@@DesertHeat kitchen was actually clean from what I remember. In regards to it being haunted I don’t know but it wouldn’t fkn surprise me 😂😂👍

@scouse_till_i_die

2 ай бұрын

@@DesertHeat hahahaha I don’t recall who that was tbh I’ve slept a lot since then 😂😂

Love it that my boyfriend is there in his younger days and featured quite a bit and he was 4 lbs over weight for Monday's national!

@scouse_till_i_die

4 ай бұрын

I worked there from 1996-1998 I was there when this was filmed 😊 good times

trying to throw someone out of a revolving door is pure slapstick.

@jacobmassey3897

Жыл бұрын

Revolving doors are one of the most idiotic things ever invented.

@themadplotter

Жыл бұрын

@@jacobmassey3897 not really, without revolving doors we couldn’t have developed skyscrapers.

@jacobmassey3897

Жыл бұрын

@@themadplotter I'm sure we would

@themadplotter

Жыл бұрын

@@jacobmassey3897 well basic engineering, look it up, they are bastards though.

@UkeofCarl

11 сағат бұрын

@@themadplotterWhy is that?

Thanks for posting - was only taking about this series a few days back

I remember the Adelphi got so much stick from the public when this programme aired. Here they were, cashing-in on what was essentially a crisis. Meanwhile, many locals opened their homes to stranded racegoers, offering their spare bedrooms or whatever they could. The people of Liverpool were the real stars that weekend. The Adelphi just brought shame...

@johntomlinson6849

2 жыл бұрын

And the Adelphi is run by people from Liverpool....?

@divinity176

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. The auctioning of that last room was particularly spivy.

@BossySwan

Жыл бұрын

Enterprising though ngl

@blank-dr2kx

Ай бұрын

It’s a business though why wouldn’t you capitalise on it

Been working in this hotel recently and the rooms are absolutely disgusting

This place has massively gone down it's almost sad. They heyday has long gone.

So pleased you uploaded the videos. You wouldn't have the rest coming up by any chance? RIP Brian Birchall - the duty manager as was. He passed on this year. Now urging people to ''Just cook will ya". In the next life.

I used to love this, bonkers to think that pregnant girls kid is 25 or something now

I worked for Eileen in the late 90s as a chef in a hotel in Coventry, I don't mean to destroy her reputation but....she was really really nice and great to work for, I got on very well with her, Hope she's still OK.

@joeylittle3535

3 жыл бұрын

U must be on about a different woman

@MikeyManchester

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeylittle3535 exactly as I've heard she now works still with the chain, but a higher profile job and her arrogance is still there

@joeylittle3535

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeyManchester i worked there about 20 years ago on the bar and as a porter she was a cow

@MikeyManchester

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeylittle3535 sorry to hear about that mate. I watched the Pontins issue on Watchdog with her against Anne Robinson. Annie soon shot her down

@nikkibradley6307

Жыл бұрын

She seemed a rite cow

I have some sympathy with the drunk guy at the end - you've booked a room, even presented yourself - albeit too early to have enter but nonetheless confirming you will be using the room - told to come back later then, upon coming back later told you in fact came back too late.

@uws5604

Жыл бұрын

I agree. He definitely had a strong argument that he'd done what he could. Even if he didn't act like a total bellend he probably wouldn't have got anywhere but his approach to life doesn't help him at all!

@Violetandaustinchanle

Жыл бұрын

I agree. When I book a room it’s booked they shouldn’t have given it away.

@BossySwan

Жыл бұрын

Protip: don’t get pissed out your brain and turn up on time

@rocky5755

11 ай бұрын

Appalling treatment. He should have sued them for assault. If it were me the Adelphi would have been fixing a couple of windows later 😊

@AlvinOfficial-UK

7 ай бұрын

@@rocky5755This ain’t America.

Loved this when it was on telly. Think it was the first fly-on-the-wall series I watched. The manager is great, she really cares.

Thanks for this its fun and I like the way the Manager handles things!

Eileen Downey is more scary than Norman Bates of Psycho.

Omg Gail Platt! Scary to think she's only about 35 in this, all the 90s Corrie cast looked so old for their age

The front of house manager suggesting her staff would mock a bomb threat - staff are trained on how to take bomb threat calls!!

@BossySwan

Жыл бұрын

The IRA couldn’t be arsed having to deal with Eileen

yayyyyyyyyy found another one ...more please ....lol

Disposable hotel charging so much for people in a vulnerable situation that manageress very abrupt.

Not seen this before , quite interesting!!!

Not even 27 years ago and seems like another world

@ethancampion5931

7 ай бұрын

Nearly 27 years ago

@jack8988

7 ай бұрын

Quick edit lol

Could you PLEASE upload more Episodes!!!

@savmcmanus4077

6 ай бұрын

Yes!!

the reception girl's baby is now 24!!!!!!!!!!!!

@scottyunitedboy2925

3 жыл бұрын

didn’t she have a boy?

@heatherquinn181

2 жыл бұрын

@@scottyunitedboy2925 her daughter is called Elis

@BossySwan

Жыл бұрын

Eileen Jr

When they said come back to check in later, I don't think they meant 9 1/2 hours later, pissed.

@BossySwan

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@scouse_till_i_die

4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 true

Ahh I loved this! Thanks for uploading, anyone know where I can find the full series?

The bloke made a valid point

do you have any other episodes? my Dad watched it all the time, he's now 85. My husband recorded over his precious old VHS. Ive been looking for a copy for years. very grateful for these two episode though. thankyou!

I’d be ashamed, price gouging over a terrorist threat. Wow, what have we become!?

The drunk man was right! Disgusting behaviour from staff selling off people’s rooms and hiking up prices!

That is Richard Whiteley in one of the clips

95 quid a room imagine how much it is now

Gougers. And I've worked in hotels during the 80's and 90's. And to add, that receptionist committed the mortal sin of front desk... taking it personally.

It is a dive, but remember this from childhood so always stay there when in Liverpool. Paid £60 for my room last weekend

My question was answer, they do!

I would have thought it would be against health and safety rules to put the extra communal beds in the hall ?

@lspbeautea4791

2 жыл бұрын

Aye .. not a days,, not back then.

The way Aintree treated the jockies was atricious.

Rudest staff I’ve ever seen in a hotel disgusting charging £45 for a mattress .....and it’s filthy now ..

I have subscribed to your KZread channel

What a stupid place to leave the key for the linen cupboard....why didn't they just hang it on a hook or behind reception ?

Right dive. Lol The wave bar.

Made no friends for the City of Liverpool did they? Ordinary people were opening their doors to folk and they made true friends for the City.

@sarahgardiner1649

4 ай бұрын

It’s business, not personal.

Disgraceful price- gouging, taking advantage of an emergency situation in order to profit from the misery of others. Shame on the Adelphi!

That receptionist was up Downeys ass.

Friend of mine, choc Thornton the jockey dancing in the disco, also dicky Johnson

@shirleywilliams3540

2 жыл бұрын

I was the women at the start dancing. not sure wa episode tho. could of been first 1 not sure. I was wearing white pants. I just got it up t show my granddaughter its not showing me tho. would of been 39 am 60 now. 🤭🤣

RIP Richard Whiteley

@BossySwan

Жыл бұрын

RIP. Two consonants and a vowel

Any more episodes?

Wasn't the general manager Eileen Downey ob BBC watchdog?

@dazh1295

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/m6qD2suMZ8eoaaQ.html

@BossySwan

Жыл бұрын

_Let me tell you Anne_ , we are not going to do *_anything_* about the crispy carpets

@independentpuppy7520

4 ай бұрын

Yes. Being arrogant and useless as usual. Anne tore a strip off that Downey woman.

long live the 90s

I would stay on a park bench in the summer months as long I seen the sights of Liverpool which I wanted to see in the first place I wouldn't give a foot where I slept you could always find a cafe for breakfast & the toilets for a wash I went to Blackpool years ago and slept in the car because I couldn't find a B&B on my price range I could find plenty of B&Bs which were well expensive to my pocket I said f*** that I'd rather sleep in the car then pay that sort of money which I did

19-30 showing the man’s credit card details.

B-oo-k and other pronunciations are linked to 5th century southern German... Strange but true.

£95 for a single room in 1996 and the place was a shithole

@salfordiandy4987

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think there was as much choice in those days either which pushed up the price of what was available.

@j5778

Жыл бұрын

@@salfordiandy4987 yes the hotel was filthy horrible place, most of the staff are horrible.

@joeylittle3535

Жыл бұрын

​@SalfordiAndy I used to work there on the bar, all the receptionists had horrible attitudes

@scouse_till_i_die

4 ай бұрын

@@joeylittle3535what year did you work there I was there from 96-98 ?? Worked in Jenny’s

@joeylittle3535

4 ай бұрын

@@scouse_till_i_die I started in 2000, left near the end of 2001 god I miss them days

Crikey!!! How the staff took advantage. Also that kitchen looked really run~down. Just hope that "hotel" Is no longer open!!!!

@64chazza83

3 жыл бұрын

Its still open and looks exactly the same. Hasnt changed since the 90's......

@jackwatsonepic626

3 жыл бұрын

Well it doesn't matter what the kitchen looks like it must have passed the health and safety exam off the council otherwise it wouldn't be in operation

@Paul-fq9pj

2 жыл бұрын

Still open I was there on Sat and Sunday stayed it’s tired but it’s okay for the money and the main reception is the exact same and the big ball room looks great just needs a few quid spent on it .

4:52 to you to me to me to you.....lol

Fawlty Towers!

@andrewjames3908

3 жыл бұрын

think i prefer Basil Fawlty to Eileen Downey!

Do these women on reception work on commission or something!?

Isn't eilean head of britannia hotels now?

@lovefive5733

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I remember seeing her on watchdog

@mich10150

4 жыл бұрын

Had to deal with her back in those adelphi days, bloody woman gave us nightmares. Never paid invoices on time!

@darrenlacey8015

3 жыл бұрын

Now we know who to blame for the shit hotels owed by Brittania

@BossySwan

Жыл бұрын

She’s Director of Crispy Carpets and Stained Mattresses at Pontins

@joeylittle3535

4 ай бұрын

She was a cow

What a ripp off and did this not contravene fire regulations

Disgusting charging more when people need help.

@BossySwan

Жыл бұрын

They aren’t a charity

What year was this aired?

@rebeccasmith7599

7 ай бұрын

1997! 2 years before I was born🤯

The man should pay ed the room first

I'm interested in the Adelphi from a much different angle , i.e.. The 1941 (Liverpool) Wartime Period. The... "Abelph !"...was a very Respectable Hotel. Open every night, etc, ... Regardless of the Air Raids /Falling Bombes /etc. Lots of "Hotty" , local, War Factory girls"...They flocked there, to meet-up with , the upper class, Soldiers, Sailors and Air Force Pilots, etc. It's popular Dance Band, Beautiful Dance floor, Comfy chairs, and slurpy Drinks, etc. They were Liverpool's best. If , for example ,YOU, were a junior war-officer type, and ,on leave, and ,looking for a Hot Chic, to BED ,with, ... All , before you eventually had to return back to your Unit/Ship/Bleny-Bomber/ thing,/etc. .. (and then also possible death etc.) ... Then The Adelphi was the best place to be ! PS. Above story stuff, is all in the Mini Series, that me and others, are presently developing. Don't hold your breath BUT don't miss it, either....

Cute jockeys

@collinhunter9792

3 жыл бұрын

oh shit yeh!!!!!!!!!!

6:02 now thats what you call cow eyes

i had worked in a hotel off and on for 18 years and you do have to put up with some vile people !

@davidgiles6356

Жыл бұрын

Especially the manageress who ran the Adelphi at the time ! I would have told her to stick the job ! ! !

@scouse_till_i_die

4 ай бұрын

Agreed 😂

yees

Shambles company...worked there before

@09weenic

4 жыл бұрын

David Griffiths I was outside the hotel a few months ago - looked a bit of a shit hole from the outside

Yes rude customers also , I suppose all the staff are from Eastern Europe these days ?

Disgusting how they took advantage..why is the receiptionist haggling for someone to pay £250 ... thats repulsive and not funny

@TomCro73

Жыл бұрын

And yet... I'll bet you've used eBay?

@DesertHeat

3 ай бұрын

Out of morbid curiosity I went for a coffee last year and was charged £3.50 for a cup of instant, no receipt so I do believe they pocket some themselves. The funny thing is the grand atrium area where me and my mate were drinking our vile instant coffee was full of people eating Mc D and takeaway Costa coffees, obviously don't have a strict policy and don't care about sales 😀

Eileen Downey is to the hotel is what Brian Clough to football.

@joeylittle3535

3 жыл бұрын

No she wasn't i worked there she was a despicable human being

@MikeyManchester

3 жыл бұрын

She's still arrogant even in her job she's now doing with Britannia Hotels customer liason or something

@TomCro73

Жыл бұрын

She's resourceful, effective and gets results... no wonder she's disliked by freeloaders and layabouts!

@BossySwan

Жыл бұрын

@@TomCro73fair point well made.

I can see they have the booking system "Lanmark Logistix". I have worked with that. 100 % DOS, but it could take a direct atomic war head hit and still run. :D LOL!

I havw stayed at the britannia hotel in Scarborough (the grand) it wasn't that nice

@09weenic

4 жыл бұрын

TheClumsy Pineapple eh this tv programme is about the hotel in Liverpool 🤔

Mrs downey certainly told her staff she did or job she wd mess about

I'm confused how this woman still keeps getting work in the same field. It's obvious she's lousy at her job.

Hotel manageress a wicked woman !

God the staff were horrible

@bradleyfowell9723

3 жыл бұрын

The staff need to be like this dealing with close to 1000 drunken guests.

@fitfinlay999

3 жыл бұрын

@@bradleyfowell9723 yes I hadn’t thought about that .

And the rooms there haven’t been decorated since!

Classy Scouse birds lol

Been in the local paper again it's a s h I t h o l e 😫😫😫

@philipwilliams2310

11 ай бұрын

..... I'll SECOND THAT!! Phil Liverpool UK 🇬🇧

Stayed there a few times with the National Holidays coach company would recommend it to anybody for the location that is I know it's a bit tired and it could do with updating but it's only somewhere to get your head down it's not as though you're going to spend 90% of your time in the hotel is it it's Liverpool I've come to see not the hotel and it's cheap to see Liverpool every time I've been there it's been well busy if it was a s*** hotel it wouldn't be busy

Who on earth got that pregnant?

So much for sympathy

Ive no idea why she makes me laugh if only she was the manager of britannia overall.she had very high standards

@joeylittle3535

4 ай бұрын

She was a cow

Wow, the staff are absolutely horrible.

@TomCro73

Жыл бұрын

You mean they're not robots that will fawn over you and respond to your beck and call? No, they're not. They're Scousers, they have personalities, and they're not paid enough to take crap from the likes of you!

@BossySwan

Жыл бұрын

@@TomCro73eh eh calm down calm down

I bet eileen called in the bomb so she could get huge profits

Scumbags cashing in

@BossySwan

Жыл бұрын

Supply and demand. Basic tenets of a market economy

the Adephi was a dump even in 1997 gosh.

Shameless exploitation, ‘you’ll never sleep alone’

Horrible staff. Horrible hotel. Unless they've drastically improved their act they don't deserve a penny from any guests. Shameful greed with contempt for customers.

An offscreen video which has appalling quality. As for the Adelphi-it's a Britannia hotel, which is just about as bad as you can get in the UK.

@uws5604

Жыл бұрын

It's the only chance we have to view it you fool. From me, I'm grateful to the uploader.

@stu9989

7 ай бұрын

What do you expect it’s from 1997

Forgetful dairy workers be like 16:11