Synopsis

Ruth sought to revitalize a hotel in Reading, its owner proving stubbornly resistant to any change in pricing. Beech House, a fifteen-bedroom establishment owned by businessman Michael Bissell, had been converted from a care home four years prior. Bissell invested approximately half a million pounds in the property’s facilities, yet had yet to draw a significant clientele in Reading’s competitive hospitality sector. The hotel had incurred substantial losses, forcing Bissell to liquidate his p