Brian was a science graduate and Aine a teacher, neither having any previous hotel experience.

The previous hotel manager couldn't remember exactly why Gudlaugur was selected, but he didn't recall there having been many applicants.

They realized that without a return to their previous hotel room they'd be spending another day in the same clothes.

The camera jumped to Matt Laredo, standing at my previous hotel, with the blasted ruins of my car behind him.

Controlled by Co Cork businessman John Fleming, the group's biggest previous hotel project was the Inchydoney Lodge and Spa near Clonakilty in west Cork.