In October 2017 Watson sold her interest in the Crown and Castle, stating "dealing with bureacracy [sic] has long overtaken the core business of cooking and serving good food".
[4] Watson's hotel experience brought her to the eye of various publishers, and she was asked in 1994 by friend Delia Smith to be a contributing food editor on Sainsbury's Magazine.
In each episode of this observational documentary series, Watson would visit a struggling British hotel and try to turn their fortunes by giving advice and suggestions to the owner.
[6] Watson's direct style appealed to viewers and The Hotel Inspector became one of Channel 5's most popular series of the 2000s (the show won a Royal Television Society Award in November 2006).
In November 2007, Watson signed an exclusive two-year deal with Channel 4 to front a number of television shows, the first of which explores the commercial development of Britain's country houses.
[2] Titled, Country House Rescue, the series was broadcast on Channel 4 on Tuesday nights in December 2008 – January 2009, and gained audiences of up to 2.7 million on its first run.