Wed, Jan 9, 2013
Opening the door this time is Well House Manor in Melksham, Wiltshire, where computer trainers Graham and Lisa Ellis mix IT with B&B: a combination that on arrival leaves Chic and Jason feeling more like delegates than guests. Graham takes the guests on a historical tour of Melksham, otherwise known as the 'town of milk'. At dinner some of the questions get too personal for some of the guests and results in a swift exit for some next morning.
Thu, Jan 10, 2013
It's the last day of the competition and the turn of best buddies Ben Turpitt and Keri Remes and their Apple Wood Glamping in Worcestershire. Unfortunately some of the guests are not quite ready for glamorous camping - or a night in a tent as some people call it. Over dinner the group reveal what they really think of each other; and by morning there's still a chill in the air as a result.
Fri, Jan 11, 2013
It's decision day for the four proud B&B owners who've been battling all week to be named the best value for money. The group meet for the final time to find out what they've been paid and to settle any scores. And emotions run high when Jo from Blackpool discovers that her harshest critic was the one she considered her closest ally. As the cash is counted the winner is revealed.
Mon, Jan 14, 2013
The latest competition kicks off at the Yellow Submarine in Liverpool, where hosts Alfie Bubble and celebrity Philip Olivier offer guests a floating, Beatles-themed experience. The guests find Phil's pin up calendar in their quarters before heading off on a sea voyage, where Megan becomes sea sick. Next morning there are great expectations for Phil and Alfie's breakfast but it turns into a comedy of errors starring a fire alarm.
Tue, Jan 15, 2013
Megan and Dick try to make the guests feel at home at their B&B in Cornwall. Things get off to a positive start, when the guests find the rooms spotless. Later on Megan drops a bombshell about her posh background, while Dick's eight inch Cumberland sausage causes quite a stir among the guests at breakfast.
Fri, Jan 18, 2013
The B&Bers come together one last time to find out what they've been paid and confront their critics head on. Alfie and rival owner Megan get into a debate about Alfie's fast food breakfast and Megan wants to know why Alife thought it necessary to use a hairdryer to heat up his room. And David and Kevin get teary eyed as they realise they misjudged Alfie and Phil.
Tue, Jan 29, 2013
Partners James Reay and Simon Dooley run the one-star Winterbourne Hotel and Theatre Showbar in Blackpool. For well-heeled couple Dominic and Stephanie a trip to low-budget Blackpool is uncharted territory, but they take it in their stride and even go along with with the nightly cabaret show. Ian Lambert and Ali Imiolek are relieved to be able to let their hair down, and it seems there's a clean sweep of happy campers. But Andrea and Nick's feedback is enough to send James storming out of the room in a fit of rage.
Wed, Jan 30, 2013
The latest B&B is Northrise Lodge in Hastings, run by self-confessed perfectionist and cleaning fanatic Andrea Hickmott and her partner Nick Bonner-Williams. While some of the guests find their room too 'clinical' to relax in, Andrea has a meltdown after forgetting to put sugar on the table at breakfast.
Mon, Feb 4, 2013
First to host is Windmill Cottage in Shropshire, owned by Lorraine Trasatti and her Italian husband Gino. Over an afternoon of gingerbread decorating, no-nonsense fellow guest Toni Del Mar is soon irritated by Louis and his incessant commentary. And next morning a nervous Lorraine makes a hash of the coffee, leaving the guests parched.
Mon, Feb 11, 2013
B&B veteran Paul Workman is the no-nonsense owner of Hamlet House in Stratford-upon-Avon, where moany guests are given short shrift. Paul makes the most of the Shakespeare connection by taking his guests to perform some of the Bard's best bits. Paul serves potato smiles for breakfast but loses his cool when a hair is found in the mushrooms.
Tue, Feb 12, 2013
Second to host are B&B newbies Ben Gray and Katie Keegan in Cumbria. The guests are wowed by the rooms in the 16th-century manor house. But Veronica and Saida are ushered out to a yurt in the woods. The prospect of the midnight hop to the loos fills them with dread and they make their yurt feelings perfectly clear on check out.
Wed, Feb 13, 2013
Partners Veronica Pickles and Saida Hammoud run their 13 room guest house in Torquay almost entirely alone. Their Herculean efforts are praised by their rivals, but the dated décor does not unnoticed. The hosts give their guests a crash course in belly dancing and a feast of Lebanese delicacies.
Wed, Feb 20, 2013
The competition reconvenes at the nautical Pilot Boat Inn on the Isle of Wight, run by George and Juliet Bristow. On arrival the guests are amazed by the building, but for some the rooms aren't quite shipshape, as Lucy and Caroline find cobwebs, and Kevin and Robert reckon they've been put in a cupboard.