This is the first time we’ve recorded an episode in a hotel suite, and that’s because today’s guest knows more about opening doors to glamorous guesthouses than anyone else.&nbsp;James Lohan co-founded the travel company Mr & Mrs Smith with his wife Tamara back in 2003, and since then he’s visited nearly 4,000 hotels in the name of research.&nbsp;James is a gregarious character with some brilliant tales to tell.We discuss his earliest experiences as an entrepreneur, from selling cheese toasties at school, to setting up a mobile disco called Your Mother Wouldn’t Like It.&nbsp;He tells me about his refurbishment of a Dutch barge on the Thames – complete with flock wallpaper and a freestanding bath – and what he’s learned from hotels that we might apply to our homes.This episode was recorded in person at The Nomad Hotel, London.For more: Check out <a href="https://www.mrandmrssmith.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mr & Mrs Smith </a>Visit <a href="https://www.themodernhouse.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Modern House website</a>Producer: Hannah PhillipsEditing and mixing: Oscar CrawfordMusic: <a href="https://wearefather.com/about/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Father</a>Graphic Design: Tom Young and Ben Tucker This episode was sponsored by <a href="https://www.vitsoe.com/gb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vitsoe.</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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