Juniper Hill Inn

What happened after

Closed as Juniper Hill Inn following foreclosure; historic mansion reopened in 2016 under new ownership as Windsor Mansion Inn, active B&B/event venue.

Closure date on record: 2013

What happened on the show

Windsor's grand historic hotel carried an air the locals called upper-crust, and owner Robert Dean II handed Ramsay a beautiful room that reeked of raw sewage from failed plumbing. The restaurant charged gourmet prices for food that arrived undercooked. Staff described being paid late, or paid only a sliver of what they were owed, while Robert and his co-owner and partner Ari Nikki hosted friends who ate, drank, and slept free without ever tipping. An employee walked Ramsay through four storage units, a basement, and an office crammed with antiques. After a chaotic dinner rush and a staff meeting where Robert showed open contempt for his workers, the first night ended on a cliffhanger. The deeper problem surfaced next: Robert had been skimming a cut of the servers' tips. Confronted inside his six-figure motor coach, he deflected, and Ramsay walked out. An appraiser later revealed the prized antiques were nearly worthless and the original paintings were reproductions. Robert apologized, and the inn was refurbished and relaunched, though the only real fix to the rooms was the plumbing.

After the cameras left

The relaunch could not outrun the debt. In Windsor, Juniper Hill Inn slid into foreclosure owing roughly 1.4 million dollars in 2014, and the mansion changed hands. New owners reopened the property in 2016 as the Windsor Mansion Inn, and as of our latest verification pass that operation is live and taking room reservations as an active bed and breakfast and event venue. The official site does not spell out the former name, but the property's history, its address, and independent tourism and review listings all trace the Windsor Mansion Inn back to the old Juniper Hill Inn. The building survived; the ownership that nearly sank it did not.