How to Turn Your Spare Room Into a Gold Mine! | S1E3 | To B&B The Best

Описание: Today Lisa's heading to the picturesque village of Elstow in Bedfordshire to a traditional two-bedroom cottage dating back to 1752, with a spare bedroom that is not fulfilling its potential.

Classic car enthusiast Phil King and his wife, Linda, moved into Merrick Cottage seven years ago. With Phil due to retire next year, they're hoping to fulfill Linda's long-held dream to run a B&B. The couple even plans to build an extension to host guests in addition to their existing spare room. But first, Phil wants to make sure the reality lives up to Linda's expectations.

Luckily for the Kings, hospitality queen Lisa Holloway is on hand to help them road test the world of B&Bs! Once she's cast her expert eye over their spare room, she has a wealth of ideas to transform it to a professional guest room. Lisa also discovers a ready-made market of potential car fanatics right on their doorstep—great news for Phil. The Kings like a sociable drink, but will their plans to offer their guests a tipple be prevented by licensing laws? And Phil feels the heat when he has to do test-run timings for his "Phil" English breakfast. They’re both put to the test when classic-car-loving guest Joseph comes to stay. Will it be a roaring success, or will their B&B stall at the starting line?

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There's a hospitality revolution going on, with dedicated websites tempting millions of ordinary homeowners to turn their houses into holiday locations. A spare room can equal spare cash, but get it wrong, and it's bye-bye to backroom bucks. So how does the total novice ensure that his or her private residence gets a five-star rating and isn't a flop?

B&B Beginners: How to Be the Best travels the UK to meet ordinary people who are hoping to turn their empty rooms into potential gold mines. Award-winning landlady turned expert presenter Lisa Holloway dishes out no-nonsense advice to the amateurs and helps them transform their spare rooms into profitable businesses. Supercharged with top tips including business planning, guest catering and inspiring interior design ideas, this is more than a makeover show. But will the amateurs listen to our expert? Or will they go with their own ideas? Most importantly, what will the guests think?

00:00 Introduction to the B&B Revolution
04:10 Challenges of Running a Traditional B&B
08:25 Lisa’s Initial Inspection and Feedback
11:40 Shifting the Workload for James and Patrina
13:10 Visiting a Modern Competitor
16:55 Identifying New Markets: The Art Gallery
20:05 Negotiating the Modernization Plan
25:10 Shopping for the New Guest Room
28:55 Implementing Online Booking Systems
34:00 Final Reveal and Guest Assessment