It’s June of 1931 in England. The Great Depression in the United States is affecting Britain as well, and George V and Ramsay MacDonald are in the midst of trying to figure out how to budget the British national budget. The middle class is becoming more prominent, while the old gentry class are starting to sell their houses in the country and move to cities such as London.
Meanwhile, normal people like yourself, though perhaps a with a little less coin in your pocket than usual, are eager to enjoy the precious rays of sunshine of summer. You’ve been hearing so many fantastic things about his new hotel out in Devon, on a renovated country estate. You think it's called the Vertex Hotel. Maybe you should go on holiday there?