[1] A period drama set in 1912, the series stars Kate Ross as Hattie Bracebridge, a young woman who is accompanied by her aunt (Fiona Reid) to the Château Laurier in Ottawa in preparation for an unwanted arranged marriage to Vivian Mutchmor, but has a romantic interlude with a hotel busboy (Luke Humphrey) before discovering that her betrothed husband is not the "old fart" Mr. Mutchmor (Bruce Gray) she thought, but his son, who had himself tried to get out of the arrangement by dressing up as a hotel busboy.
[1] Although set in the Chateau Laurier, the series was actually filmed at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto as Stewart's limited budget did not allow for travel expenses.
[1] Critic John Doyle of The Globe and Mail attributed its success in part to the timing of its debut, as it premiered at a time when the popular Canadian period drama series Murdoch Mysteries and Frankie Drake Mysteries were on hiatus for the 2018 NHL playoffs.
[5] A second season of the series entered production in 2021, centred on a power struggle for ownership of the hotel.
[6] Ross and Humphrey reprised their roles as the happily married Vivian and Hattie, now heirs to the hotel, while new cast additions included Emmanuel Kabongo, Joel Oulette, Brittany Raymond and Katie Uhlmann.