Bonkers lady , Bonkers guest House and Totally Bonkers prices.

This looks like somewhere you’d stay for 30 euros in Amsterdam with your friends, stoned out your face. Cats were the only redeeming thing 😂

@railwaychristina3192

3 ай бұрын

Cats looked embarrassed 😂

@JiZd-xj1ok

Ай бұрын

So beautiful, I hope they were well loved. I'm only seeing this episode in June after Trooping the Colour , 2025 😺😺😺

@inhighspeed

28 күн бұрын

@@JiZd-xj1ok 2025?

You know when a 5 star hotel is cheaper than you your screwed lol

Sue; an all-inclusive fortnight in a 5-star hotel in Crete including flights, Cordon Bleu cuisine, a private swimming-pool and a beach-front villa cost my husband and me £3,100 last year. One week in your place would have cost £2,800. Have you taken leave of your senses?!

@themadplotter

3 ай бұрын

It was literally the price of claridges basic room when it was filmed 😅

@sarahholland2600

3 ай бұрын

Its all about her fulfilling her fantasy of childhood, not what the people looking for family friendly holidays want.

@janewalsh7633

3 ай бұрын

This was filmed in 2006! the prices were beyond insane.

Not only did Ruth waste her time, she almost ot smacked in the head by a furious woman wielding a piece of furniture wildly on the landing/ stairway . I would have walked off that job immediately if I were Ruth . Wow.

By far my favourite episode ever of The Hotel Inspector for so many reasons 😂😂😂

Thank you for all the uploads

@inhighspeed

3 ай бұрын

Glad to do it, although other than better quality which I can upload at some time, that's about all for the Ruth Watson episodes. Some are highly re-watchable however, so perhaps you would enjoy them a second time!

@aussiemouth747

3 ай бұрын

And this was made about 20 years ago. Outrageous price for manky stuffed toys.

its the fact she poured the rank brekfast into the plastic bag, wrapped around the sink Tap that revolted me the most from this Woman !

Poor woman, completely deluded. I'm assuming Sparkles is no more. I wouldn't have stayed there if she paid me a King's ransom.

@clarea1801

3 ай бұрын

It closed a few years ago

@pamelawebb7268

3 ай бұрын

Not surprised

@jcmunich1

3 ай бұрын

@@clarea1801It closed more than ten years ago and was derelict in 2013.

@donjohn4778

3 ай бұрын

@@jcmunich1 Was derelict when she owned it...

@helenizzard8993

3 ай бұрын

What she spent a million pounds on 😮was beyond me

The room themes all spoke to me as one. The theme? 'Children's School Jumble Sale' What an odd episode this was!

Wrong on so many levels. Tacky and tasteles. The poor woman hadn't a clue and Ruth was wasting her time there. Prices charged were delusional and all the "props" were cheap tat. There wasn't a single nice, attractive or charming thing in the entire place and it looked completely unsanitary.

I grew up in Blackpool and knew Sue and her daughter quite well, I would play with Victoria and as a child I absolutely loved the hotel, I always wanted to stay over and I loved the big stiletto chairs, the decoration, everything! Sue was the life and soul of the party and brightened any room she walked into. As a child I have very fond memories of Sue and Victoria and the hotel. I never knew the prices, and as my mum was single and low income, she could never afford a room for a night, but if she could have done, im sure it would have been a treasured memory. Looking back now it's clear that Sue was using her grown up money for all the things she missed out on as a child but because it was emotionally supportive to her she felt attacked when her hotel was attacked, because the child in her was living this magical fantasy. She was a funny, kind and bright woman full of soul, and her daughter was and is so intelligent and hard working and made so much out of herself too.

@katharinatrub1338

3 ай бұрын

How good to read you Hannah, and yes, now I can imagine Sue as a bubbly Person who brightens up any Room she walks in to! I do also very much comprehend about what you say, Sue wanted to offer Children the Fantasy world she had missed out on as a Child. I'm glad I read your comment!

@MandyAustin-nl4cn

3 ай бұрын

Why do you say 'was', is she passed away?😢

@juliebarks3195

3 ай бұрын

I would imagine she would make a fun and loving grandmother.

@CAZZIEK321

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. She does sound like she’s looking for her childhood. It must be hard to have a picture in your mind of a dream hotel, only to discover it’s just not everyone else’s dream or dream price.

@mangoyacho

2 ай бұрын

@hannahschofield7915 thank you for sharing your very interesting experience. Sue is a very brave person to try out and fulfill her dream. You are so fortunate to have known such a creative person. What an inspiration indeed!

That looks like the basement belonging to a serial killer.

I live facing 2 charity shops , I've seen better stuff dumped there on a Sunday evening than this hotel has in its rooms.

I couldn’t fathom who would want to stay there at all.Prices and attitude is utterly delusional.

Ms. Sparkles absolutely doesn't listen. You can see her ready to reply before Ruth finishes her thought. This is a loser.

Tasteless piles of garage sale junk. That ball pit room was a horror show!!!! 400 pounds a night for that place??? Lunacy.

Most people know that any theme has to be done really well, while still providing for customer needs - which are not tacky inflatables, or battling through a sea of Barbies to get into bed. No wonder it closed.

After a period of disuse which saw the property in poor condition, the former Sparkles Hotel was converted into flats.

Did anyone happen to notice the signs on the front of the hotel? Award winning! 'Hotel of the Year 2004'? Surely this is false advertising.

I wouldn’t being children there. Scarrrrrry

No one should waste time on people who will never listen…A right fighter that’s loosing…And yet, They listen to no one and become snarky about it…Don’t deserve respect…Lastly, there was not a million pounds spent on this place..I don’t want anyone to fail…Shes not open…And even with a few things gone…It just looks manky

It appears that the owner had been living out a (strange?) childhood fantasy with NO regard for potential clients/guests.

Woman, at least take the stickers off the backs of the hanging fish.

@cherjohnson5807

Ай бұрын

😂

What a terrible waste of time, effort and money. She could have made this into a thriving little business and happily retired. Instead she probably ended up bankrupt owing the bank a small fortune. This folks is why banks don’t lend so much for small businesses anymore and interest rates are ridiculous 🙄

@inhighspeed

3 ай бұрын

I believe there are myriad reasons for high interest rates and why a small business may not be approved for bank loans. Perhaps you've had someone tell you otherwise in your pursuit, but I'm certain it's not the only reason industry-wide.

Shocking prices and the owner is scary frankly. Ugly, dirty hotel and I felt sorry for Ruth. Thank you for uploading these.

Mrs. Sparkles has nooooo taste

@KSMP

3 ай бұрын

Sounds like the name of a cleaning service....ironic in this situation...lol

@SueMead

3 ай бұрын

Precisely. I have no doubt that even kids would find it all a bit naff.

@LumiSisuSusi

2 ай бұрын

I would have hated it as a kid, it's just awful ​@@SueMead

@Gary-hd9qc

Ай бұрын

A scary eccentric

@karinasarfo

Ай бұрын

Im only at the intro, and her taste is the least of her problems

WOW! thank you so much for sharing this! i have been looking for it for over 15 years! finally! the 2nd series are so hard to find, i hope you manage to find the others in the series

@inhighspeed

3 ай бұрын

Glad to say that all of the Ruth Watson episodes are now available on the channel. : )

She's unaware that she would frighten children! And those prices!!

All those handprints on the basement door is creepy af! 🫣

Loved this episode thank you for sharing,

I remember this watched all the hotel inspector since it started thanks for the upload totally bonkers with a bonkers price to match

I hadn't seen that one ! What a challenge for Ruth........everything looked so grimy and dirty and tacky ☹

I think Sue should be building theater stages. She is creative minded, not business minded.

This show was filmed in 2006.........PEOPLE, AS A COMPARISON: We took our kids to DISNEY WORLD in September, 2007 from Northern California to Orlando, Florida....for SEVEN NIGHTS.....including R/T airfare (2,800 miles each way) , R/T bus transfers from airport to/from the resort, park tickets and transportation to/from the parks for the entire visit for all of us, 2-themed adjoining hotel rooms at mid-priced Port Orleans ("Princess Tiana & the Frog" alligator-bayou themed) including GIANT pool with jazz singing alligators and slides, with the dining package (2 main meals, 2 snacks EACH daily at any of the Disney World restaurants (plan your itinerary and make reservations months ahead!)) for 2 adults & 4 kids!!!!!!!! It averaged to $715/night TOTAL (Total vacation cost for six of us divided by 7 nights) Why would anybody pay $400/night for that tatty, manky hotel room with none of the Disney parks, hotels or dining amenities, transportation or airfare for a week?????? (BTW, I am aware that you cannot find that kind of deal for Disney these days... with inflation and their current insatiable quest to upcharge everything, but it happened in 2007 and we had a fantastic dream-come-true vacation.... it was so great, that we did it again in January 2009 which was also pretty epic!

Wow thanks been looking for this episode for years. Such a funny one!

Am I the only one who thinks that the Atlantis dining room actually looks brilliant ?!

@inhighspeed

Ай бұрын

If not the only one then most decidedly one of the very few. The air is rarefied there.

I love Ruth swearing ! Like listening to your staid aunt suddenly coming out with a mouthful !

@hazelgilliland7008

Ай бұрын

I don' t Totally unnecessary.

I think one of the problems is that if you want to do a themed room you need nice quality toys, not cheap nasty looking toys. Paint 99 Dalmatian’s on the wall and 2 soft ones somewhere else. It’s just not done very well. You’re not trying to entertain Sue, your are trying to entertain your guests. They march with their feet if they hate it and that’s what is happening.

Not to be mean but yikes

Omg this is my favorite episode ever. Thank you for uploading this. This episode was so different from the rest. Sue was so resistant to Ruth's advice. I feel like I remember seeing years later that Sue had ditched the children's theme and went more up market focused. Maybe it was her daughter's project/idea.

The owner is the most obnoxious one ever.

@rosemarymee

2 ай бұрын

Not obnoxious- just deluded. It’s quite sad, really.

Sue strikes me as ADHD-type. And yes, as someone else commented - using her grown up money to fix the childhood she didnt get. 😢 She seems bubbly and genuinely warm, but not suited to successfully running a business.

What I would wonder is what is beneath all that junk. Is the hotel in good repair? How can they possibly clean the mess properly and is it a fire hazard?

@lynnedelacy2841

2 ай бұрын

It was sold in disrepair for only £53k

I wouldn't let my dog stay there. And he is not fussy.🐕

Why not open a kids playcentre instead, seems more her thing. Play rooms, mini cinema etc. and run it as a place to bring your kids while on holiday for parents to have a break.

@HAMWICH90

20 күн бұрын

I think this is probably the best comment! Definitely a really good suggestion! I'm sad the business-people in the episode never thought of it. It definitely seems like it would fit her personality type better.

Sue should have heard the other hoteliers feedback direct. It may have had more impact.

What a total rip off. £400 for a dingy room stuffed with charity shop tatt. Then the affront to charge an extra £10 for limp salad, cheapest cuts of ham and green hard boiled eggs wrapped in wrinkly cling film.😣

No longer exist now flats etc.

@sonaterese799

3 ай бұрын

Thank goodness - the mad woman was really scary, as was her tacky take on things

People have not mentioed that people who love their kids do not want to holiday with lots of other kids.They want a break Also she does not understand that lots of people are there for outside attractions not to jang in the hotel .They .might hang out in a luxury hotel not this.She is in her head money

I realize this is an old video, but my god. This woman is delusional at best. I’d see these rooms and run!

I love this lady Ruth so much!

Thank you for uploading this, been looking ages for it 🙂

@inhighspeed

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome. I was very glad to. : )

@alisonlee3314

3 ай бұрын

​@@inhighspeedSame. Thank you!

All I see is potential germs with all the clutter and soft toys 😮

I would never stay there its horrible

More like an episode of hoarders

The idea is good in principle but good god it's done so poorly... The mannequin had no hair and a missing arm 😂

This is insane. I would pay money to not stay here. When she says that if she takes all the props away, people will complain, who exactly is she talking about? She has NO GUESTS!

The price!!!!! I would be shocked today at those prices. The decor is scruffy and down at heel. I wouldn’t stay there even for a bargain basement price. Very off putting

Where's the hotel going wrong ! Straight away when you said from 220 to 300 a night id expect a 5* at that price in blackpool

looked like a lot of old dirty junk ..everything was so dirty and tatty ..yuck !

Shocking that wouldn't stay there free

Sorry at 14:28 did she just say that a renowned hotel inspector doesn't know what she's talking about? Omg no wonder your place shut down because you don't want to listen. Yes you say your hotel is directed towards children but as you were told its the parents who book the hotel not the kids. I would swipe right past your hotel I don't want to go to a hotel full of other ppls children and your prices omg

Thank you for uploading this!❤

Horrendous! Where was the accommodation for parents?

New episode I have not seen!!!

Ruth Watson reminds me of the late great comedienne Victoria Wood.

She's scary and so is her "hotel "

I'd have to do drugs to stay there😮😂😂😂

I think I saw this place on a criminal minds episode.... but there were more puppets Pretty sure her daughter was there too. Seriously though, I can't believe how deluded these two are.

Sweet Jesus!

I would not pay her prices even in the classiest hotel in Blackpool! I mean. BLACKPOOL?!!! I thought the narrator said "Children's DARTS Festival"!! Not "DANCE Festival" HA HA HA!! Then again it is Blackpool. Would not surprise me if it was DARTS!

@themadplotter

3 ай бұрын

Child’s darts festival gave me a good chuckle 😂

Love ruth ❤🎉

She doesnt get its better to have 45L in your pocket than 450L not in your pocket 🤪

I would have turned around right at he beinning with, sorry I cant help you.

The definition of INSANITY, is doing the same thing over and over and over again and expecting a different result.

The dad must have been an exceptionally good looking guy........

I do not even understand the concept.....

The new Barby-room is a. good example Sue could take advantage from for redecorating her other Rooms. But sincerely NO, Wouldn't I want to go there with my Kids. NEVER! although, there may be the Odd perverse Customer who might. A bit Sad all this! I only hope Ruth can choose her Fights ?

£400 a night!!

@milesthehousecollection4153

3 ай бұрын

Back in 2005 too hahaha

@madabbafan

2 ай бұрын

In my full northern accent 'HOw muCH? (with that inflection) not in THIS life time'.

Dusting?Hayfever?

There's a lot of stuff that can go on down here... I dread to think..

Good grief!

It takes 5 minutes to to become scared of her.

Even the cat dosent look sure about the hotel

How can you have a hotel which is only for children, that has to be the worst idea I have heard today

The fire risk…. One spark and the whole place would melt into one big polyester/plastic mound

@inhighspeed

Ай бұрын

That would give Sparkles a whole new meaning.

Love this - thanks for uploading ❤

She seriously has no clue

It can only happen in Blackpool!

@laurenferguson959

2 ай бұрын

What’s Blackpool like? I’m in America.

@lynnedelacy2841

2 ай бұрын

Blackpool is the leading cheap and cheerful resort in NW of UK

@rosemarymee

2 ай бұрын

@@laurenferguson959 Blackpool is like Coney Island - but not so upmarket…

@inhighspeed

2 ай бұрын

@@rosemarymee I sense a bit of sarcasm in your reply, of which I heartily approve.

When the worker found an infestation under the flooring and all that jumble, you wonder what other horrors are there even after the tidy up. Vile place and so tacky and grubby. I wonder what Health & Safety would conclude after a visit. The place looked hazardous. So much tat. I wouldn't want my child rolling around that place. Dust and germ collectors. Such an unhygienic place. I'm surprised too, the council allowed the terrible outside presentation to exist. The prices were extortionate and her reasoning was unbelievably dumb. She'd be better getting a licence to run a day crèche for parents to leave their children so they could have an adult break. Obviously with all the H&S regs in place with a Nursery Nurse present.

These days the Imperial would certainly not be one to use as an example

Sue has no business head. Unless she changes she has no hope of being a successful business owner.

She reminds me of one of those terrible contestants on BGT who think they have talent!

She does not give up xo ❤

I am not leaving one of my children in this dump at 200 plus a night.......I would love to know what Alex Polizzi's take on this place is 😮

@goingbacktocable7777

2 ай бұрын

I didn't realize there were parents rooms , still crazy and dumpish 😂

How hideous! No taste and just too expensive!

Nope

Kids might want to stay there but not the parents ,I think the woman would scare people,It’s her fantasy but nobody else’s .

I'm bonkers I actually like the concept