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00:00Perfect. You look like you're about to make the sandwiches for lunch.
00:03Four sets of holiday hosts.
00:05Oh, wow.
00:06Check in to each other's places.
00:08Morning.
00:09Welcome to the Ango.
00:11And get to grips with one another.
00:13Pillows should be washed.
00:15Are you saying ours weren't washed?
00:16I mean, they had stains.
00:18I think Louise and Dagger were over-critical.
00:21Today, the jobs are good'un.
00:23I used to be a motorcycle stunt rider.
00:26Are you serious?
00:27Deadly serious.
00:28Wow.
00:28What?
00:29As they battle.
00:30It's a very meaty sausage.
00:32Nicely cooked.
00:33To be named best value for money.
00:36Six.
00:36That's really low.
00:44The first visit of the week is to Penzance in Cornwall.
00:48And the Hotel Penzance.
00:49Run by Louise Shaw and Dagger Drill.
00:52Who know it's best to keep your friends close.
00:55We are best friends.
00:56We go on holidays together, go out dining on birthdays, but in work we're very professional.
01:02Honestly, when I need to, I just pretend that I don't know her, really.
01:08Guests wanting to be noticed can choose from one of 25 rooms for up to £269 a night, including breakfast,
01:16with an optional reserved parking space for £8.95, and hosts who think big.
01:22We're a small boutique hotel with the most amazing views, fantastic garden room restaurant, outdoor heated pool.
01:30It's just a really good place to stay.
01:33And with the guests on their way, these two are hoping not to get pulled up.
01:37We do charge for parking because it's a few spaces.
01:43There is plenty of free parking space on the street.
01:46About to arrive are today's first guests.
01:48I love that shirt you're wearing.
01:50I reckon, though, it would still look better on me.
01:54It'd be too small.
01:57Sizing up are twin sisters, Sarah Woodhouse and Paula Dunn, of the Horn of Plenty in Tavistock, Devon, a pair
02:05who have the whole package.
02:07I would say we are two halves of one person.
02:10You've got the studious side where you're more serious, I'm more boring.
02:19Guests looking for the best of both will find 16 rooms for up to £360 a night and enjoy the
02:26good life.
02:27I would describe this hotel as a luxury boutique hotel.
02:31We offer relaxation, beautiful rooms, beautiful views.
02:36When you stay here, you just won't want to stay anywhere else.
02:40And the sisters hope Paula's previous career will arm them for the competition.
02:45I was in the army for 26 years.
02:48She's trying to kill.
02:50Smiling assassin.
02:53Wow, look at the view.
02:54Oh, no.
02:55Oh, it's incredible.
02:57That's lovely.
02:57Let's go and explore.
02:59Let's go.
03:00Hello.
03:00Hello.
03:01Hello.
03:01Welcome to the Hotel Penzance.
03:03My name is Daga and this is Louise.
03:05I'm Sarah.
03:06And my name is Paula.
03:07You will be staying in room 10.
03:09It is £229 to include breakfast.
03:12Please help yourself to a glass of Prosecco.
03:14Have a lovely stay.
03:17Oh, wow.
03:18This is nice.
03:19It's lovely, isn't it?
03:20I love the decor.
03:22It all matches.
03:23With Sarah and Paula keen on the green, today's next guests are casting off.
03:28If you were a fish, what fish would you be?
03:31Er, Michael fish.
03:33The weather guy that used to jump about on the floating island.
03:35Yeah.
03:35Excellent.
03:38Not predicting storms ahead are Jordan Cave and Robin Porter of the Drayton Crown in Drayton,
03:45Somerset.
03:46Two friends who know each other's best features.
03:49Jordan is a very nice person, but likes to take the Michael, as it were.
03:54Robin is eccentric, very funny, and good with beers.
03:59Good with beers.
03:59Good with beers.
04:00Excellent.
04:02Guests, after a barrel of laughs, will find four rooms for up to £140 a night and can
04:08drink it all in.
04:10We're known as a real ale pub.
04:13We have nice cosy rooms and we do pub grub just done right and done well.
04:17And this pair have eyes on the prize.
04:21You really want that plaque?
04:22I think it would be quite a cool thing to have above the bar.
04:25Wear it as a placard for myself.
04:29Hello and welcome to the Hotel Penzance.
04:31My name is Daga and this is Louise.
04:33I'm Robin.
04:34I'm Jordan.
04:34You'll be staying in room seven this evening, which is £209.
04:38Have a lovely stay.
04:41Oh, wow.
04:42This is well nice.
04:43They've clearly spent some money doing these rooms, though.
04:45Hanging a big glacier mint.
04:48With Jordan and Robin freshening up, today's last guests are on the case.
04:53You could have packed better, to be fair.
04:55I could.
04:57You can borrow some of my outfits.
04:59Don't want to give people the wrong idea.
05:02Dressed to impress are Simon Thomas and Vanessa Dolby of the Angove Guesthouse in Weymouth,
05:08Dorset.
05:09A couple who just clicked.
05:11Simon and I met on a dating site.
05:14It took me a long time to pluck up the courage to start internet dating.
05:18Well, it's scary.
05:19You know, you meet some strange people.
05:20You met me.
05:24Those searching for the perfect match can pick from 11 rooms for up to £140 per night and
05:30ride on the crest of a wave.
05:32We're a traditional seaside guesthouse full of old world charm.
05:37The Angove's great.
05:38A lot of our guests say so.
05:39And the lovebirds are searching for that spark.
05:43We go away quite regularly.
05:45Always looking for ideas.
05:47Inspiration.
05:48That's what we want.
05:49So we can park on the street or for a small charge we can park in their bays.
05:54I think we should probably take the bay because we offer that for free.
05:59So, you know.
06:03Welcome to the Hotel Penzance.
06:05My name is Daga and this is Louise.
06:06I'm Vanessa.
06:07And I'm Simon.
06:08You're in room 17.
06:09It's £269.
06:11Feel free to grab a glass of Prosecco.
06:13Have a lovely stay.
06:16Oh, wow.
06:17Look at this.
06:18Fantastic views over the harbour.
06:20St Michael's Mount.
06:21This is spectacular.
06:23With the hosts out of the way, the guests can see if the Hotel Penzance packs a punch.
06:29Oh, my goodness.
06:30It really is nice.
06:31It is really comfortable.
06:33Oh, please.
06:35Look at that view, man.
06:36It's beautiful.
06:37Let's have a proper look at this.
06:39Is it clean?
06:40Yeah, it's perfect.
06:42Everything's clean.
06:44It's beautiful.
06:45Everything looks spotless.
06:48The tea tray is lovely.
06:49Really good quality.
06:50Oh, look at that.
06:52Cornish hot chocolate.
06:53That's fantastic.
06:54I might have preferred some fresh milk as opposed to the stick milk.
06:58Maybe with a little fridge.
07:00Oh, there is a cobweb.
07:02Slight oversight.
07:03Seems a shame they missed that.
07:06Well, the little tiny bits of dust.
07:08Tiny bit.
07:09This is nice.
07:10I like the colour scheme.
07:11It's quite sharp.
07:12But I do find it a bit small.
07:14Have you noticed that little TV's about to fall off?
07:17Whoa.
07:18The curtain poles are a little bit rusty.
07:21The rust is making the curtains go a little bit dirty as well.
07:25The tiles there is just the grouting.
07:28It looks a bit like it's been done in a rush.
07:31The finish has let the bathroom down a little.
07:34Oh, wow.
07:35It's a bath sheet.
07:36It's huge.
07:37Oh, wow.
07:37That's lovely.
07:38And it's very thick and fluffy.
07:39Get a nice sea breeze in.
07:42Oh, that should probably stay open.
07:44Room inspections almost over.
07:47Simon and Vanessa are blossoming.
07:49Nice flurry toilet roll.
07:50I think it'd look amazing on you, darling.
07:52Oh, thank you.
07:53Jordan and Robin are showering praise.
07:56It's nice and clean.
07:56Shiny.
07:57Handsome man in that.
07:58I have a big hairy face.
08:00And Sarah and Paula...
08:02One for me.
08:03...are sweet enough.
08:04And another one for me.
08:12Penzance is said to be the first place in Britain
08:15where tobacco was smoked,
08:16when it was first brought to England by Sir Walter Raleigh
08:19in the 1500s.
08:21And today, Louise and Dagger want to light up
08:24their guests' visit with a boat trip.
08:27I hope we see some dolphins
08:29or maybe even a blue whale.
08:34And as the group sets sail...
08:36Are you ready?
08:38Yeah.
08:39Dagger casts views.
08:41Have a look on your right side.
08:43It's an amazing San Michael mound.
08:45I believe you can all see from your rooms.
08:48Oh, yes.
08:49Oh, yes.
08:49It's beautiful.
08:50Anyone else have an impressive view from your places?
08:53What have you got?
08:54Probably one of the best in the town that we're in.
08:56We have an award-winning beach
08:58and there is nice green areas as well.
09:00Oh, nice.
09:01We don't really have coastal views.
09:05It's in a picturesque village.
09:06Beautiful surrounding area.
09:08Do you have a nice village pub?
09:09We are the nice village pub.
09:11Oh.
09:13If it's a lovely little cosy village
09:15and a really sort of oldie-worldie,
09:18beautiful old pub,
09:19then we're quite excited by that.
09:21With future stays making waves,
09:23the boat sets off in search of wildlife
09:26while the group shares stories of the seas.
09:29I'm ex-military.
09:30Oh, wow.
09:31And they have a mock-up of a ship called HMS Havoc.
09:35And it's a team-building exercise
09:38and they flood the ship
09:40and you have to work as a team
09:42to try and stop it flooding inside.
09:45It's amazing.
09:47Oh, wow.
09:48I've done that as well.
09:49Have you?
09:50Yeah, yeah.
09:50It's brilliant, isn't it?
09:51It's a lot of fun.
09:52A lot of fun.
09:53So, are you ex-Navy?
09:55Yeah.
09:55What did you do?
09:56I was an aircraft engineer.
09:58Were you?
09:58Wow.
09:59I fixed helicopters.
10:00I was a little bit surprised
10:02that Paul have a military background.
10:05She may be a little bit more strict.
10:07The beds, the corners.
10:09Extra, everything, yeah.
10:12Intelligence gathered.
10:13The group spot a boat from the blue.
10:16There he is.
10:17I can see him.
10:18Sharing off now, look.
10:19He is, isn't he?
10:20There's another one there, look.
10:21It's probably the same one.
10:23But it's the breed names of birds
10:25that breeds bonhomie.
10:27Are the black ones, are they cormorants?
10:29The cormorants have got the white under its neck.
10:32And then the other one that hasn't,
10:34a bit smaller, not such a big wingspan,
10:37is the shag.
10:38A shag's quite common in this area.
10:40Yes, you get a lot of shags around here.
10:44In regards to the group,
10:45they all seem to be enjoying themselves.
10:47We'll have a little bit of a jog.
10:48Yeah.
10:48I think it'll be a great week, but we will see.
10:53With the evening's drinks on the horizon,
10:56the boat returns to shore.
10:58And there's one thing the boys are sure about.
11:02I'm 100% going to be having rum,
11:03because we're in Penzance,
11:05British pirate capital.
11:07I might have mead.
11:09Ooh.
11:15The first visit of the week
11:17is to Penzance in Cornwall
11:19and the Hotel Penzance,
11:21where tonight, hosts Louise and Dagger
11:23have invited their guests
11:24to the restaurant for a drink.
11:26Cheers, everybody.
11:28Here's to getting to know each other a little bit more.
11:30Cheers.
11:31Chin-chin.
11:31And with tipples tasted,
11:33Robin wants a flavour of the hosts.
11:35How do you find it working together?
11:38Hmm.
11:41In work, we sort of know each other's work ethic,
11:44but we're also very good friends out of work,
11:46and our husbands are also best of friends.
11:49We do both get on each other's nerves sometimes,
11:51and we give each other a look.
11:52And when we get that look,
11:53is that right?
11:54OK.
11:54What is the look?
11:56Oh, no.
11:58You may see that this week.
12:00No.
12:01Louise and Dagger did have a nice ambience this evening,
12:05and, yeah, it was created from just them being them.
12:08Both very nice people.
12:10So, other than hospitality,
12:12has anyone had any other jobs?
12:14I've stuck with hospitality,
12:15but I also go off and do festivals,
12:17and there's a very local one,
12:19which is a bit more abstract.
12:21It's called Nude Fest.
12:23Wow.
12:24And I work the bar there every year.
12:25It's, as you might imagine, a naturist festival.
12:28I do get involved.
12:31I'm a fair-weather nudist.
12:33If it's warm weather, I'll get the boy out.
12:35If not, he's staying away.
12:38When Robin mentioned being a naturist,
12:41it conjured up an image.
12:42Yes!
12:43They're good fun.
12:44Great sense of humour,
12:46and we're beginning to like them rather a lot, aren't we?
12:48I used to be a motorcycle stunt rider.
12:52Are you serious?
12:53I am deadly serious.
12:54Wow.
12:55My speciality was called the barrel roll.
12:58So, we'd stack some 20-gallon barrels,
13:01and then I would have to crash through them,
13:03and as they went up in the air,
13:05try and catch as many as I could.
13:07Do you still ride a motorcycle generally, or...?
13:11No, I never did get my licence.
13:14You don't need it when you're doing that.
13:16Wow to Paula.
13:18When she was saying about, on the motorbike,
13:20I was imagining one of the all-style helmets, like...
13:23It was a great vision.
13:24But I'm really interested to get to their place out of all the other places,
13:29because they're really intriguing me.
13:32Tales told, Louise has stars in her eyes.
13:35If you could have anybody who was famous,
13:38who would you like to visit your hotel?
13:42It would be, sadly, he's passed away,
13:44but a fellow Cornishman, which was Jethro, the comedian.
13:47Oh, yes, yes.
13:49Yes, yes.
13:50I think we would like Helena Bonham-Carter.
13:53Oh, yeah.
13:53Because she's a little bit unusual,
13:55and she would complement our place quite well.
13:59OK, interesting.
14:00Simon and Vanessa suggesting Helen Bonham-Carter
14:04may come across as them.
14:06They're quite theatrical and may be a little eccentric.
14:10Drink's done.
14:11The guests retire to their rooms.
14:13But Robin's not going with the flow.
14:16As I turned on the shower,
14:18I noticed that you get a good steady stream of water,
14:21but it's also pouring out of the hose here.
14:24Night-night, night-night, no flooring.
14:30Morning has broken in Penzance.
14:33How did you sleep?
14:34It seems like I shared a bed with you, actually, surprisingly well.
14:36Very comfy bed and really nice pillows.
14:39I slept really well.
14:41The pillows are so comfortable.
14:42I had a really good night's sleep.
14:44Hmm.
14:45But for some of the guests, the stay has stalled.
14:49I do think at £269 for the room,
14:52the parking should be included.
14:53Agreed.
14:54The only problem was the TV, really.
14:56Not having any channels.
14:58The aerial's hanging out because it's been yanked off the wall.
15:02Downstairs, the hosts are mulling the morning meal.
15:05Our breakfast is really nice.
15:07Really, really nice.
15:08We're sure that our breakfast will...
15:11Wow them.
15:12Yeah.
15:13Good morning.
15:13Morning.
15:14Good morning.
15:14Good morning.
15:15And with the menus mused...
15:17Looks like a good selection.
15:19However, I would have thought there'd be a fish option,
15:22especially elsewhere by the sea.
15:24Dagger is poised with the pad.
15:26What can I get you?
15:27Can I go for the traditional Cornish farmhouse, please,
15:30with a poached egg?
15:31Please, may I have the smashed avocado on sourdough?
15:34I will go for the Eggs Benedict, please.
15:35And with orders in...
15:37Eggs Benedict, Cornish farmhouse, with poached eggs.
15:40The guests are on cloud nine.
15:42What's everyone's dream breakfast?
15:44Smoked salmon with scrambled egg, but it has to be fluffy, creamy scrambled egg.
15:50I'm quite simple.
15:51I just like a full English.
15:52I actually worked at a breakfast restaurant when I was living over in Amsterdam,
15:55and I've already eaten my dream breakfast.
15:57English muffin, wilted spinach, and then some pulled pork, poached egg, and then some chipotle
16:03hollandaise all over the top of it.
16:04And it is amazing.
16:07Aw.
16:07Yeah.
16:09Robin's certainly a foodie, isn't he?
16:11I mean, we've got a fine dining hotel restaurant, so I'm hoping that we're going to impress him big style.
16:17Back in the kitchen, the food is on the move.
16:20We good?
16:21Let's go.
16:22There's a farmhouse with the poached egg.
16:25And the benedict.
16:26Thank you very much.
16:27Enjoy.
16:29Oh, that's perfect.
16:31Absolutely perfect.
16:34It's a very meaty sausage.
16:36Nicely cooked.
16:37The holidays is lovely.
16:39I love the breakfast.
16:40Delicious, isn't it?
16:41The eggs are cooked to perfection.
16:43I really enjoyed my breakfast.
16:45I think it looked as good as it tasted.
16:48Absolutely beautiful.
16:50So, it's been a great start to the week.
16:52I wonder where we're going next.
16:54Well, we're going to welcome you to our hotel next.
16:57A luxurious boutique hotel.
17:00Ooh.
17:01Set in the beautiful Devon countryside.
17:03Oh, lovely.
17:04Fantastic.
17:05I like a bit of luxury.
17:06I hope we suffice.
17:07We're very excited about a boutique hotel.
17:10It's going to be quite special.
17:13Breakfast finished.
17:14The guests head upstairs to fill out the anonymous feedback forms.
17:19How were your hosts at Hotel Penzance?
17:21Fun, friendly.
17:23That's a ten from me.
17:24Excellent.
17:25How clean was Hotel Penzance?
17:28When we first walked in, it was very clean.
17:31It was just one big cobweb.
17:32Give them a nine.
17:33Yeah.
17:34There was a bit of dust on the mirror.
17:37The rusty curtain poles,
17:38which would have stained the curtains.
17:41Maybe an eight.
17:43How were the facilities?
17:45The matching decor was really, really nice.
17:48However, would have liked some fresh milk and a fridge.
17:51And the bathroom, compact and bijou.
17:54I found the finish not as expected.
17:57Give them a seven.
17:59What do you think?
17:59I agree.
18:01Fantastic views.
18:02But we couldn't keep the window open.
18:04Various TV issues, mainly hanging off the wall.
18:08A very leaky shower.
18:09I reckon give them a six for that.
18:11I'd agree.
18:12Overall, the facilities have been really good.
18:14The car parking charge should be included.
18:17Give them a nine.
18:18A nine.
18:19So how did you sleep?
18:20I slept exceptionally well.
18:22I think it should be a ten.
18:23I think so too.
18:25The beds were ridiculously comfy.
18:27Pillows were great.
18:28Ten, ten.
18:29Perfect ten.
18:30Ten, ten.
18:30Perfect ten.
18:31So how was breakfast?
18:32I think it was a great breakfast experience, actually.
18:35But I would have liked to have seen a fish option on the menu.
18:38Definitely.
18:39I think a nine would do it.
18:40I also agree with you.
18:42And the final question.
18:44Would you stay here again?
18:45Yes, we would.
18:47Yes.
18:49Despite the issues, I would definitely stay here again.
18:52I agree.
18:56Now the guests must pay what they think their stay was worth.
18:59We're happy with that.
19:00Excellent.
19:02The cash will be kept secret until the end of the competition.
19:05But for now, Louise and Dagger can see if the Penzance will take home the booty.
19:10For hosting, we have ten.
19:13Oh, brilliant.
19:13And fun, friendly, fantastic.
19:17How clean was Hotel Penzance 8?
19:20Mmm.
19:21Dust on mirror.
19:22If it's just a slightly dust, you can't classify it as a dirt.
19:26Rusty curtain poles have stained curtains.
19:29We do know that we need to change those curtain poles.
19:32For facilities, we get nine.
19:34Nine's are good, yeah?
19:34Happy with nine.
19:35Overall, very good.
19:36Yeah.
19:37Car park charge should be included.
19:40We've only got 11 parking spaces and we've got 25 bedrooms.
19:45We'd charge for parking to guarantee a space.
19:47Thank you for a wonderful stay.
19:49You're very welcome.
19:51Bye-bye.
19:51Bye-bye.
19:52Shall we find anything to stay again?
19:54Yay!
19:57They would.
19:59So, yeah, that's good.
20:01Shall we go on to the next one?
20:02Let's do it.
20:03How are the facilities?
20:05It's seven.
20:06Ooh.
20:06Seven is a low for me.
20:09Matching decor, nice touch.
20:12Okay.
20:12Would prefer fresh milk and fridge.
20:15We don't think they're necessary.
20:17No.
20:18Bathroom compact, finish not as expected.
20:22The bathrooms in our rooms are up to standard.
20:25How did you sleep?
20:26Ten.
20:27Yes.
20:28A ten.
20:29Great night's sleep.
20:30Of course.
20:30That's what we want to hear.
20:31This is amazing.
20:33How was your breakfast?
20:34Nine.
20:35That's good.
20:36Great breakfast experience.
20:38Would like fresh fish option.
20:41Yeah, we should maybe think about adding.
20:43Of course.
20:44Have a lovely day.
20:45Bye.
20:46Will you stay again?
20:48Yes.
20:49Woo-hoo!
20:50That's good.
20:52Fantastic.
20:52Two out of three.
20:54Yes.
20:54Come on.
20:55How clean was Hotel Penzance?
20:57It's a nine.
20:58Nine?
20:58Okay.
20:58I'm happy with nine.
20:59Yeah.
20:59Very clean.
21:01Just one large cobweb.
21:03If we've missed it, yep, hands up.
21:05How were the facilities?
21:06Six.
21:07That's really low.
21:08Fantastic views.
21:10That's good.
21:11Window wouldn't stay open.
21:12You have to get them to a certain point before they stay open.
21:17Various TV issues, including hanging from wall.
21:20We need to get that sorted out straight away.
21:23Very leaky shower.
21:24We'll get onto that straight away with our maintenance to fix.
21:28I'm still disappointed for the six.
21:30We need to find out exactly how they mark for four points down.
21:35Yeah.
21:36How did you sleep?
21:37And we have a ten.
21:38We have a ten.
21:39Yay.
21:40Comfy bed.
21:41Great pillows.
21:42I'm over the moon.
21:44Hope you had a lovely stay.
21:45Thank you very much.
21:46It was great.
21:47See you later.
21:48See you later.
21:49We've got two out of free that said they will stay.
21:52Please be free out of free.
21:53Okay.
21:54Yes!
21:58Wow.
21:59That's fantastic.
22:00I'm happy.
22:01I'm happy that they've come back.
22:03But I have a few mixed emotions.
22:06Reading the comments, I realise we're in a competition now.
22:09Ring it on.
22:11Next time at Sarah and Paula's place.
22:14Hello.
22:15How's it going?
22:15You all right?
22:16Welcome to the Hall of Plenty.
22:17There's double trouble.
22:19Paula used to go out with a guy and then somebody else.
22:22And somebody caught her and she said, no, it wasn't me.
22:24It was Sarah.
22:26And the competition beds in.
22:29Oh, no.
22:30Look.
22:31The huge dribble stain.
22:52The huge dribble stain.
22:55I love you.
22:59I love you.
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