The Hotel Inspector: The Beech House Hotel

Beech House is a 15 bedroom hotel just outside the centre of Reading, owned by business man Michael Bissell. A war baby, brought up in children's homes around the country, Michael settled in Reading as a child before starting work at the age of 15. After decades of hard work he's become a successful businessman, firstly running Beech House as a care home for the elderly, before deciding to opt for an easier life by transforming the home into a high quality hotel. He's invested half a million pounds in the renovation but has failed to pull in the guests since opening. For the next couple of years things have gone from bad to worse and Michael has been forced to cash in his pension to keep the hotel afloat. Months from bankruptcy, he has called on Ruth Watson, The Hotel Inspector, to rescue him from the tide of bankruptcy that is heading his way.