The year is 1931. Newly married, Alice leaves her fortune-seeker husband and travels to a town on the south coast of England to stay at the Hotel Splendide. But the building is not all it seems to be. What mysteries lurk in the hotel corridors? What are the dark secrets of the hotel staff? And while, the lifts go up and down, carrying guests from floor to floor, conspiracies and intrigue threaten Alice's peace of mind.