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6/10
Ok, but some parts of the show need to go
joshuabrowie-1307927 December 2018
It's an ok show, but some parts are boring or should be kept for later. The activites part of the show is not necessary and does not follow the name b and b. Also the hosts reactions to the scores should be saved for the last show. 5.5/10
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6/10
Tricksy
jerryp6518 June 2020
Having watched all of these shows, I can say with confidence 99% of the Blackpool wins have come about through cheating. There's been just one show where Blackpool deserved to win. Come on Blackpool, stop disgracing yourselves and play fair & square! Or here's an idea, put all the Blackpool B&Bs up against each other and let them fight unfairly amongst one another... that I would love to watch.
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8/10
Needs a bit of a change
carriefrench6818 March 2019
Been watching this for years now and I don't get why they get to read feedback before going to the next B and B I think this should be scraped and let them read it at the end of the competition so people can't play games due to not liking something they've read at end of each episode they should just do the money and fill out feedback to be read at end of competition
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6/10
Where do they find some of these people?
markehawkins11 April 2022
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Episode 59 , 2019 series. The owner of the Victoria in Margate is so creepy, I would not stay there because he is so loathsome. I am so glad he did not win. His description of a rivals room as being like a "chicken shed" was wholly offensive and unjustified.
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10/10
An entertaining show to watch anytime of the day
ellie_smith-7349910 March 2019
My partner and I watch this on a regular basis (most episodes are available on the Channel 4 website to catch up easily). We love all the drama and funny criticisms that come up about breakfasts. Although the camera always seems to linger a little too long on dirty items such as toilet brushes. Nobody wants to see that!

Watching it makes me crave a fry up every time haha.

Give this show a try. You will find yourself getting really into it, and feeling frustrated at annoying contestants, willing them to lose.
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10/10
Four in a bed...... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SHOW
h-473208 April 2015
We started watching this show when it came to Bridge Hotel Brandon. Watched it ever since that episode. This show is about four couples or solos visiting and staying 2 days per venue. At the form time they do the form and any good and bad through each part and the score. Then they can say YES or NO to staying at the particular venue. There are activities and inspections like on The Hotel Inspector! LOVE THIS SHOW! If you are thinking of staying or owning I have one thing to say... Watch Four in a bed first to see how to do a B&B!

PLEASE.... and if you are interested in hotel inspections activities and such watch four in a bed!
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4/10
tedious back biting nonsense.
zendatrim8 October 2022
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Really this could have been a great idea for a show, but over the episodes it got more and more tedious.

OH MY god i have found a hair on my bed, or horrors a cobweb or a a hair in the bath/shower. I used to be a head housekeeper of a very posh hotel. After a room was done it was inspected. Just prior to people booking in i would check it again and guarantee a stray hair would have turned up.

Also what is all this about MUST HAVE A FRY UP for breakfast. Really i have been in hotels over my time all over the place never had a fry up yet.

Too much knick picking and ridiculous fallouts.

I only watched it for the scenary.
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10/10
Four in a bed is single handedly the greatest show of our generation
rooney-665-1378775 April 2018
If you want drama, friendship and delicious eggs four in a bed is a must see. Been watching this show since I was 12, I have all the box sets and I use them in a monthly rotation loose women. My life long ambition is to own a B&B and take part is this classic British television show. There is nothing more physically stimulating then when someone stiffs a fellow competitor £30. 10/10 a must see.
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4/10
Mean Spirited Competition
ahhhfoottherapy6 June 2017
This started out looking like it was going to be a real, funny, estimation of B&B's in England. I love B&B's in England. Well, after a few hi-jinks and cheating by some of the owners, I realized it was a backwards way of where not to stay. When you have two and three hundred year old buildings, you have something so rare, and frankly more appealing than modern amenities for many travelers. I'm guessing this is not about traveling,but plots and whatever it takes to get viewers. What a disappointment. You have something really unique, run with it people.
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10/10
Easy watching
catherinemncw16 April 2023
I loved to watch this show. Some of the contestants make me want to tear my hair out, they are so rude and critical. They have any issue with the tiniest thing. A hair in the bed, I'm sorry but a hair can fall out just as you turn to leave the room, get over it. A cobweb isn't the end of the world and there's a big difference between dusty and dirty.

Also if I go to a B&B. I want a clean comfortable room with a comfortable bed and a good breakfast. I do not want or need my hosts to entertain me, nod do I want then constantly hanging around. If I need something I will ask for it.

It's ridiculous to have your hosting marked down on how you entertain your clients or because you are constantly hovering around the breakfast table.

Also these people book in as individuals/couples but complain if there is a delay in not serving them breakfast together. It should be on a first come first served basis as it would be if they were regular guests coming down to breakfast at different times.
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8/10
THE CLEANLINESS IS A JOKE !!!!!
eliott-6517610 July 2023
I love this programme and a GREAT FAN.. HOWEVER.. WHY WHY WHY DO PEOPLE KNOCK MARKS OFF FOR HAVING A FLY IN THERE ROOM ?? Plus WHY DO THEY VISIT VERY OLD VICTORIAN BUILDINGS WITH BEAMS ECT .. AND PLUS NEW BUILDS ECT .. AND COMPLAIN ABOUT ONE COBWEB LOL . ITS RIDICULOUS ... THAT SPIDER PROBABLY NEVER SPUN THAT WEB EARLY IN MORNING BEFORE THE OTHERS CHECKED IN.. COME ON NOW. IV SEEN PEOPLE KNOCK OFF A TENNER FOR THAT . IN OUR OWN HOMES WHERE WE LIVE , WE SUFFER THAT. PLUS .. WHATS ALL THIS EGYPTIAN COTTON SHEETS ABOUT?? BEFORE U START,,, I AGREE TO HAVING THOSE IN HIGH END ESTABULENCE WHICH CHARGE OVER £100 A NIGHT.

OH DEAR THERES ONE HAIR ON MY PILLOW ECT .. DO PEOPLE KNOW THAT WOMEN WHO CLEAN THOSE ROOMS COULD DROP A HAIR EVEN THOUGH HAIR TIED BACK.. PLUS NOISE IF ROOM BY ROAD WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE U EAR PLUGS AND EYE SHADES. IV STAYED IN THE MOST POSH HOTELS IN MY LIFE AND COULD OF FILLED UP THE ' NEGATIVES". AND STAYED IN A LOVELY B&B IN SKEGGY , BLACKPOOL, ECT .. AND HAD THE BEST STAYS. IV ALSO BEEN TURNED AWAY FROM A £400 A NIGHT HOTEL BECAUSE OF MY COCKNEY ACCENT. (RUDE). MY MONEY IS AS GOOD AS ANYONE ELSE'S PLUS IV SEEN THE POSH TOTTYS BEING DAM RUDE AND TRYING TO GET A FREE MEAL OR STAY ECT.. THEY ARE NOT DAFT.. THEN YOU GET A LOVELY LADY WHO RUNS HER BB ON HER OWN WITH JUST A VERY GOOD FRIEND WHO HELPS HER, CHARGE JUST £50 PER NIGHT AND COOKS A FAB BREAKFAST AND LIKE MY LOVELY MUM USED TO DO .. MAKE THE GLORIOUS VICTORIA SPONGE AND SCONES WHICH ARE LEFT IN YOUR ROOM. HOW LOVELY.

I KNOW ITS A HARD GAME AND JOB TO DO . AS MY MOTHER DONE ON HER OWN. BUT PLZ PEOPLE DONT KNOCK PEEPS FOR A FLY AND A COB WEB UNLESS THERS LOADS WHICH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. AS I HAVE SEEN SOME DIRTY PLACES. PLZ GO TO GT YARMOUTH .. AROUND THE BACK STREETS THERE BB S ARE FILTHY. AND THEY ALL RENT OUT TO DHSS. NOT GOOD. BUT B 4 I GET A GRILLING ,THERE ARE SOME LOVELY BB,S. BUT KNOCKING MONEY OFF BECAUSE A SAUSAGE WAS NOT MEATY ENOUGH ECT . WHEN THEY PAY £50 A NIGHT AND THATS INCLUDING 2 PEOPLE IN 2 SINGLES TOO. AND PEOPLE PLZ STOP MOANING ASBOUT GETTING A BREAKFAST HAMPER THE MORNJNG AFTER YOU HAVE STAYED INCLUDING JACUZZIS ECT , WHEN THE PEOPLE HAVE IMFORMED YOU BEFORE YOU ARRIVE. PLUS THEY OFFER YOU GREAT CAFES THAT DO GREAT BREAKFAST. SO IV NEVER EVER MANAGED TO WORK EM OUT. THEY ARE ALL TOLD BEFORE HAND . JUST LIKE GLAMPING, WHEN THEY ARE ASKED ABOUT THEM BEING NEXT , THEY TELL THE OTHERS , BRING YOUR WELLYS . MAKE SURE YOUR PHLNES ARE FULLY CHARGED ECT.. IF YOU CANT WORK THAT OUT , THEN DONT BE IN THE GAME.

FLYS. COBWEBS .. BUT FEW COBWEBS. A BIT OF DUST IN A DRAW OR MADNESS ,BEHIND THE BED, AND FINALLY TO PUT YOUR HANDS RIGHT DOWN THE BACK OF A SOFA .. MAKES ME .MAD. AND OH DEAR A SMALL SMUDGE ON A MIRROR OR SHOWER SCREEN.. THAT MEANS ITS BEEN CLEAN FFS.. ITS THE 5 STAR THAT MAKES ME LAUGH . THE SMALL INTAMITE BB,S DO BETTER FOR ME . AS 350 POOUNDS A NIGHT IS A WEEK IN SKEGGY IN A BB .BEAT THAT .. AND YOUR BY THE SEA IF UOU WISH. I MISS MY MUM. BUT PEOPLE STILL TALK ABOUT HER. WHEN FISHIBG SEASON STARTED WHERE SHE LIVED. HER PUB BY THE RIVER NENE WAS ALWAYS BOOKED BY THE YOURKSHIRE MEN ,WHO CAME TO FISH IN COMPETITIONS. SHE MADE THEM BREAKFAST PLUS A PACKED LUNCH WHILE FISHING . AND A GOOD HEARTY HOT MEAL AT NIGHT. AND SHE WAS BOOKED 2 YRS IN ADVANCE AND GAVE HER OWN ROOM UP ECT .. PLUS TRUSTED THEM COMPLETLEY AS CAMP BEDS PUT UP IN BAR AREA SO SHE NEVER LET THEM DOWN. PLUS GOD BLESS THEM ALLL BACK JN THE DAY, IF THEY HAD A DRINK THEY PUT MONEY IN A POT AND WROTE WHAT THEY HAD. IT WAS TRUST BACK IN THE LATE 80,S AND 90,S . BUT WONDERFUL TIMES.

4 IN A BED MUST STOP NIP PICKING. MY MUMS PUB WAS THAT OLD THAT THE BEAM WHICH IS STILL IN THE PUB IN MARCH CAMBS WAS SOLD TO THE INN KEEPER OF MY MUMS OLD PUB FOR ALE.. AND IT WAS ON ITS WAY TO ELY CATHEDERAL HUNDREDS OF YRS AGO. SPIDERS SPUN QUICK .. DUST CAN APPEAR IF WINDOWS ARE OPEN IN HOT BREEZY WEATHER. GOD HELP YOU POOR LOT AT THE COAST LOL. ANYWAY IV RANTED ON AND SAID TOO MUCH. I APPOLAGISE. BUT WILL ALWAYS KEEP ON WATCHING 4 IN A BED. PLZ TELL EM NOT TO TAKE MONEY OFF FOR ONLY ONE COBWEB AND A BLOODY FLY. OH AND A TOILET ROLL THAT HAD JUST BEEN STARTED. THATS A JOKE . GOD BLESS THOSE THAT HAD THE TIME TO READ THOS .. THANKS ANYWAY .. WHOOPS HEAR I GO AGAIN. AND DONT MOAN ABOUT DECOR AS YOUR JUST A VISITOR SND KNOW OTHER ROOMS ARE DIFFERENT, SO SLOW DOWN ON COLOUR COMMENTS. IF THE ROOM IS CLEAN AND SPACIOUS ECT .. THEN COLOUR DOES NOT MATTER.. SORRY. ON ABOUT A FARMER WHO MOANED ABOUT IT. HE WON THE COMP . WELL DONE. MR MY BREAKFAST IS THE BEST .. WHICH IT WAS BY THE WAY. BUT HIS PLACE WAS CHEAP AND THEY ALL BUT ONE OVER PAID HIM. SO I HOPE HE DROVE HOME FEELING BAD AS HE UNDERPAID SOME WONDERFUL PEOPLE OVER FRIED EGGS THAT LOOKED GREAT.

ENOUGH SAID. SHARON ..
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2/10
Dreadful background music
traceytak20 April 2021
The show is a tit for tat, tactically played programme of people trying to find any problems they can in different types of accommodation. The background music is terrible. The characters always come across as game playing hotel/camipng/b&b owners trying to prove that although their property is lacking, so are all the others. It's quite sad to see people bringing down what other people have worked hard to make in an effort to score higher points. If anything it puts me off staying at any of the accommodations shown. Maybe if it had an independent customer reviewing all the places there would be some credibility to the programme.
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10/10
Cheating
karen100201019 June 2020
Just watched this weeks june 2020 sad that one couple have to cheat to.win happens every time not right
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1/10
TEDIOUS
AMAZINGzingzing18 August 2021
One word to describe 4 in a bed?

Tedious

i hate the constant music, its unnecesary and makes the programme unwatchable.

The narrator is a bore and completely ruins it, we do not need to see them driving to the hotel and making bland comments, this adds nothing to the show, they make the same comments all the time the camera never stays still for more than 5 seconds alot of the time the contestants are playing up for the camera, they pretend to get so excited about poached eggs and claim THATS THE BEST EGGS EVER,
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10/10
Fair judging
pablomersey27 September 2022
I think it would be fairer if glamping and camping where in one program and B&Bs where judged on stays just with B&Bs. Also Hotels judged on stays just hotels against hotels. As I think a lot of people who go to hotels would not necessarily like to go camping or stay in a tent. The same with some people who would love camping may not necessarily like staying in a B&B or hotel. I have been camping many a time and been in B&Bs and hotels and have found most places and proprietors really nice and welcoming. Never been glamping as yet but I am sure I will one day. I will more than likely look up one of the sites off the program when I do.
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5/10
To all competitors, don't bother
wwwzoozcouk8 April 2024
Whilst I often watch this programme unfortunately virtually all the B&B's just do not take criticism well & they all think that they have the best place for a stay, few can cook a simple breakfast to everyone's liking, some of the accommodation charges are ridiculously high even whilst they think there prices are competitive...doh!

I've stayed in many places over one to two nights, some of which I would not choose to stay in again, the worst (I'm not going to state here) was really disgusting, owned by a big brand name to, dirty & stained all over the room! Whilst the program has highlighted the odd place where I would choose to stay I do find it annoying that they visit Blackpool so often (personally I don't like the town) it has nothing to offer me I'm afraid.

4 in a bed is entertaining but has its limits, I wonder how many of those owners actually act on the criticisms after watching themselves on the individual episodes some of them need to get out of their bubbles, it may be a competition but many play a game just to try & win, marking down or paying less than the going rate and not really backing-up some of their reasonings/excuses.

It's often highlighted that those owning a clamping site need to do far more if they should wish to charge the prices that they do for an overnight stay (you could fly to another country for some of there 'rates)

Personally I never choose to stay in someone else's house, more often than not it would be a pub type of accommodation or guest house type. Charging extra for a breakfast takes away the meaning of what the programme is partly about...grrr. I have actually seen a couple of owners on the show that actually used to live in my area but I would call that 'a claim to fame' lol. The idea of this 'reality type programme is quite a good one for several insight reasons of course.

I think that that is all I have to say on this review but this form keeps telling me it requires more words ffs.
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10/10
See b and bs over UK and how some learn others grump
matthew11975200317 October 2020
If nothing on great to watch at any point in program. Here them grump about a room or stuff done at hotel or at end pointss scord.

10 out of 10
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2/10
Most contestants are like spoiled children.
ronruthfry30 March 2022
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The feedback forms should not be made know until all the properties have been visited, just the same as the amount of money tendered for the stayat the property. Most of the time the only TRUE comments are those submitted after the first night of staying at the properties.

After the comments are given on the feedback forms, it becomes a tit for tat children's petty huffing session, to see who can outdo, hurt and downgrade each other the most, simply because someone has made a honest comment.

We used to never miss the show, but now we just turn the channel over.
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4/10
Amazed !!
jacquiep-589332 February 2023
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I watch this show a lot and I'm amazed that anyone would go and stay at these bed and breakfasts. A lot of these people are petty and either just plain nasty or very obviously game playing.not for the first time are the attitudes of the owners very extreme and incredibly pointless. When they are all so certain that their way is the right way then what is the point of even entering the competition. I've watched today's and I couldn't believe the performance between two of the bed and breakfasts. I certainly wouldn't stay at either of those. The Welsh teams did really well though. I think these people need to understand how badly it reflects on their business and how they come across. All i can say is that this is why I prefer the hotel chains. A lot less personality.
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2/10
So Sad it's become a joke
martinspears-0444710 March 2024
This program has become a total joke, all B&B owners the same , o there's a hair,so what ? There B&B snot 5 star hotels . O the produce is all locally sourced ? And what does that actually make it good No not at all ha ha , o my egg is amazing ha ha a pouched egg so easy to do like any egg it's helerios listening to these B&B owners that have obviously not traveled and experienced nice places just to see how bad there's are !!! Look at staying at Johansens small hotels and B&B you will all get a reality check then maybe not moan about dill things ha ha Please change the quality of these idiots.
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2/10
Sick of hearing all the same crap
martinspears-0444710 March 2024
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Hair on the bed , dust under the bed in the corner ha ha so what ?, let's test them can I have pouched ha pouched is the easiest to cook it's pathetic , couldn't have a shower (actually to thick to work it out ) but I will only give you a 3 as I want to win For Gods sake get these useless lazy B&B owners to experience top quality places because I feel that apart from own places they have been no we're and not enjoyed quality places let them do to Johanson places and see what life is about.

Then maybe they will not bother about o it all local produce ha ha does that actually make it good quality you haven't got a clue it could be local out the bloody supermarket you are a total bunch of clowns on this show all saying the same.
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