Ben and Erin help their closest friends take on Laurel's biggest project yet, turning a crumbling 1930s department store into its first luxury boutique hotel. With major risks at play, failure could set the town - and the friends - back for years.
It's a race to finish the hotel; with rooms, an elevator and the lobby still unfinished, a last-minute debacle threatens the hotel's holiday opening as well as important bookings; at last, the hotel gets its name.
Although the friends insist on no restaurants, the group finds a way to integrate a food concept into the hotel with the help of a local expert to curate a uniquely Southern experience; a new lounge space is revealed for guests, events and revenue.
Ben and Erin help their friends open the first public retail space in the hotel, Scotsman Company; tensions rise as money's tight with a big loan delayed, but a newly discovered space offers hope if they can agree on how to use it.
Ben and Erin help their best friends turn a dilapidated 1930s department store into Laurel's first boutique hotel; with crushing financial risks and six months to open, they must finish a prototype room to secure bookings.
