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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?
00:28As 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, our 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.
02:58Let's go.
02:59Hello.
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 drink
04:09it 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.
04:18And 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.
05:01Dressed 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.
05:18That's scary.
05:19You know, you meet some strange people.
05:20You met me.
05:21I did.
05:24Those searching for the perfect match can pick from 11 rooms for up to £140 per night
05:30and ride 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.
05:40And 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.
06:02Hello.
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.
07:12It'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 bare 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.
07:45Room inspections almost over.
07:47Simon and Vanessa are blossoming.
07:49Nice flurry toilet roll.
07:50I think it looks 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 where tobacco was smoked,
08:17when it was first brought to England by Sir Walter Raleigh in the 1500s.
08:21And today, Louise and Dagger want to light up their guests' visit with a boat trip.
08:27I hope we see some dolphins or maybe even a blue whale.
08:34And as the group sets sail...
08:36Are you ready?
08:38Yeah, I'm ready.
08:39Dagger casts views.
08:41Have a look on your right side.
08:43It's amazing.
08:44San Michael Mount.
08:45I believe you can all see from your rooms.
08:48Oh, yes.
08:49It's beautiful.
08:50Anyone else have an impressive view from your places?
08:53This is probably 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.
09:01OK.
09:02We 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 and a really sort of oldie-worldie, beautiful old pub,
09:19then we're quite excited by that.
09:20With future stays making waves, the 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.
09:36And it's a team-building exercise, and they flood the ship.
09:40And you have to work as a team to try and stop it flooding inside.
09:45It's amazing.
09:47Oh, wow.
09:48I've done that as well.
09:49Have you?
09:50It's brilliant, isn't it?
09:51It's a lot of fun.
09:52So much 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 that Paul have a military background.
10:05Maybe 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.
10:17Oh, sure enough 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 that breeds Bonomi.
10:27And 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, a bit smaller, not such a big wingspan, is the shag.
10:38A shag's quite common in this area.
10:40Yes, you get a lot of shag's around here.
10:44In regards to the group, they 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, the boat returns to shore.
10:58And there's one thing the boys are sure about.
11:02I'm 100% going to be having rum, because we're in Penzance, British pirate capital.
11:07I might have mead.
11:09Ooh.
11:15The first visit of the week is to Penzance in Cornwall, and the Hotel Penzance,
11:21where tonight, hosts Louise and Dagger have invited their guests to 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, Robin 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, and our husbands are also best of friends.
11:49We do both get on each other's nerves sometimes, and we give each other a look.
11:52And when we get that look, is 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 ambiance this evening.
12:05And, yeah, no, it was created from just them being them.
12:08Both very nice people.
12:09So, other than hospitality, has anyone had any other jobs?
12:14I've stuck with hospitality, but I also go off and do festivals.
12:17Oh, wow.
12:17And there's a very local one, which is a bit more abstract.
12:21It's called Nude Fest.
12:23Wow.
12:23And I work the bar there every year.
12:26It's, as you might imagine, a naturist festival.
12:28So, I 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, it conjured up an image.
12:42Yes!
12:43They're good fun.
12:44Great sense of humour, and 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, and then I would have to crash through them, and
13:04as they went up in the air, try and catch as many as I could.
13:07Do you still ride a motorcycle generally, or...?
13:11No.
13:11So, 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, I was imagining one of the all-style helmets.
13:22Like, it was a great vision.
13:24But I'm really interested to get to their place out of all the other places, because they're
13:30really intriguing me.
13:32Tales told, Louise has stars in her eyes.
13:35If you could have anybody who was famous, who would you like to visit your hotel?
13:42It would be, sadly, he's passed away, but a fellow Cornishman, which was Jethro, the
13:47comedian.
13:47Oh, yes, yes.
13:50I think we would like Helena Bonham Carter, because she's a little bit unusual, and she
13:56would complement our place quite well.
13:59OK, interesting.
13:59Simon and Vanessa, suggesting Helen Bonham Carter may come across as them, they're quite
14:06theatrical, and may be a little eccentric.
14:10Drinks done, the guests retire to their rooms, but Robin's not going with the flow.
14:16As I turned on the shower, I noticed that you get a good steady stream of water, but it's
14:21also pouring out of the hose here.
14:24Night-night, night-night, no snoring.
14:30morning has broken in penzance how did you sleep it seems i shared a bed with you actually
14:35surprisingly well very comfy bed and really nice pillows i slept really well the pillows
14:41are so comfortable i had a really good night's sleep but for some of the guests the stay has
14:48stalled i do think at 269 pounds for the room the parking should be included agreed
14:54only problem was the tv really not having any channels the ariel's hanging out because it's
14:59been yanked off the wall downstairs the hosts are mulling the morning meal our breakfast is really
15:06nice really really nice we're sure that our breakfast will wow them yeah good morning morning
15:15and with the menus mused looks like a good selection however i would have thought there'd be a fish
15:21option especially elsewhere by the sea dagger is poised with the pad what can i get to can i go
15:27for the traditional cornish farmhouse please with a poached egg please may have the smash avocado on
15:33sourdough i will go for the eggs benedicts please and with orders in egg benedicts cornish farmhouse
15:39with poached eggs the guests are on cloud nine what's everyone's dream breakfast smoked salmon
15:45with scrambled egg but it has to be fluffy creamy scrambled egg i'm quite simple i just like a full
15:51english i actually worked at a breakfast restaurant when i was living over in amsterdam and i've already
15:56eaten my dream breakfast english muffin wilted spinach and then some pulled pork poached egg and then some
16:01chipotle hollandaise all over the top of it and it is amazing oh yeah robin's certainly a foodie
16:10isn't he i mean we've got a fine dining hotel restaurant so i'm hoping that we're going to
16:15impress him big style back in the kitchen the food is on the move we good let's go there's a
16:23farmhouse with
16:23the poached egg thank you and the benedict thank you very much enjoy oh that's perfect absolutely
16:32perfect it's a very meaty sausage nicely cooked the uh holidays is lovely i love the breakfast delicious
16:40isn't it the eggs are cooked to perfection i really enjoyed my breakfast i think it looked as good as
16:48it
16:48tasted absolutely beautiful so it's been a great start to the week i wonder where we're going
16:53next well we're going to welcome you to our hotel next a luxurious boutique hotel
17:01set in the beautiful devon countryside oh fantastic i like a bit of luxury i hope we suffice we're very
17:08excited about a boutique hotel it's going to be quite special breakfast finished the guests head upstairs
17:16to fill out the anonymous feedback forms how were your hosts at hotel penzance how fun friendly
17:23that's a 10 from me excellent how clean was hotel penzance when we first walked in it was
17:29very clean it's just one big cobweb give them a night yeah there's a bit of dust on the mirror
17:37the rusty curtain poles which have stained the curtains maybe an eight how were the facilities the matching
17:45decor was really really nice however would have liked some fresh milk and a fridge and
17:52the bathroom compact and bijou i found the finish not as expected give them a seven what do you think
17:59i agree fantastic views but we couldn't keep the window open various tv issues mainly hanging off the
18:07wall a very leaky shower i reckon give them a six for that i'd agree overall the facilities have been
18:13really good the car parking charge should be included give them a nine a nine so how did you sleep
18:20i slept exceptionally well i think it should be a 10 i think so too the beds were ridiculously comfy
18:27pillows were great 10 10 perfect 10 10 10 perfect 10 so how was breakfast i think it was a
18:33great breakfast
18:34experience actually but i would have liked to have seen a fish option on the menu definitely
18:38i think a nine would do it i also agree with you and the final question would you stay here
18:45again yes we
18:46would yes despite the issues i would definitely stay here again i agree
18:56now the guests must pay what they think their stay was worth we're happy with that excellent
19:01the cash will be kept secret until the end of the competition but for now louise and dagger can see
19:07if the penzance will take home the booty for hosting we have 10 oh brilliant fun friendly fantastic how
19:17clean was hotel penzance eight dust on mirror if it's just a slightly dust you can't classify it as a
19:25no rusty curtain poles have stained curtains we do know that we need to change those curtain poles
19:31for facilities we get nine nine's a good yeah overall very good yeah car park charge
19:38should be included we've only got 11 parking spaces and we've got 25 bedrooms we charge for parking
19:46to guarantee a space thank you for a wonderful stay you're very welcome thank you bye-bye
19:51bye-bye should we find anything stay again yay they would so yeah that's good should we go on to
20:01the
20:01next one let's do it how are the facilities it's seven oh seven is a low for me matching decor
20:10nice touch
20:11okay would prefer fresh milk and fridge we don't think it's very necessary no bathroom compact finish
20:20not as expected the bathrooms in our rooms are up to standard how did you sleep 10 yes a 10
20:28great night
20:29sleep of course that's what we want to hear this is amazing how was your breakfast nine nine that's good
20:35great breakfast experience would like fresh fish option yeah we should maybe think about adding of
20:43course have a lovely day bye we'll just stay again yes that's good fantastic it's a second free yes come
20:54on how clean was hotel penzance it's a nine nine okay i'm happy with nine yeah very clean just one
21:01large
21:02cobweb if we've missed it yep hands up how were the facilities six that's really low fantastic views
21:10that's good window wouldn't stay open you have to get them to a certain point before they stay open
21:16various tv issues including hanging from wall we need to get that sorted out straight away very leaky
21:24shower we'll get onto that straight away with our maintenance to fix i'm still disappointed for the six
21:30we need to find out exactly how they mark for four points down yeah how did you sleep and we
21:37have
21:37a turn we have a turn yay comfy bed great pillows i'm i'm over the moon hope you had a
21:44lovely stay
21:45yes thank you very much it's great see you later we've got two help free that said they will stay
21:51please please be free out of free okay yes wow that's fantastic i'm happy i'm happy that they come
22:02back but i have a few mixed emotions reading the comments i realize we're in a competition now bring
22:09it on next time at sarah and paula's place hello again you're right welcome to the hall of plenty
22:17there's double trouble paula used to go out with a guy and then somebody else and somebody caught
22:23her and she said no it wasn't me it was sarah and the competition beds in oh no look the
22:31huge dribble stain
22:47is
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