The BEST episodes of Four in a Bed season 16

#1 - Quayside Hotel

Season 16 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/16/2018

The second visit of the week is to the Quayside Hotel in Boston, Lincolnshire, run by hospitality newbies Alistair Arundel and partner Lana Keptanare. On arrival most of the guests are bowled over by the bling, but Claire feels stuck in a neon nightmare. There are some ruffled feathers after an afternoon of parrot-handling, with Garry and Zara feeling Claire and Adam have shown their true colours. Over dinner the group are impressed by Alistair and Lana's renovation story and when Claire dishes out some LED criticism, Alistair takes a dim view. Next morning Claire chews over the breakfast offering, with Garry finding her comments hard to digest.

#2 - The Cliffemount Hotel

Season 16 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/15/2018

This brand new competition kicks off in Runswick Bay, Yorkshire and The Cliffemount Hotel, with general manager Garry Healey and housekeeper Zara Doherty. On arrival, guests Lana and Alistair are wowed by the views, but Belgian sisters Daniele and Chantal feel the décor doesn't reflect their surroundings. A trip to the beach fossil hunting helps the B&Bers to bond, and at dinner Garry entertains the table with a taste of his past, giving his guests a sight to remember. Come morning, the cracks begin to appear as couple Claire and Adam reveal that their breakfast lacks any flavour and feedback that leaves Garry and Zara wanting answers.

#3 - Payment Day

Season 16 - Episode 35 - Aired 11/2/2018

It's the final day of the competition and the B&B owners are meeting for the last time to find out what they've been paid and to settle some scores. The Clumber Park Hotel kicks off the questioning and hosts Rajesh and Yuanee want Alison to dish the dirt on her cleanliness score. They're still feeling raw over Charlie's questioning of their sausages, too. Second to host, Sam and Charlie Cameron from The Family Tree want Rajesh to come clean on his behaviour during his stay and they're not prepared to sweep over Yuanee's antics when she returned her sausage during breakfast. But it's the payments from Sarah and Gareth that bring host Sam to tears.

#4 - Adhurst Yurts

Season 16 - Episode 34 - Aired 11/1/2018

#5 - Payment Day

Season 16 - Episode 25 - Aired 10/19/2018

It's the final day of the competition and the B&B owners are meeting for the last time to find out what they've been paid and to settle some scores. The Cliffemount Hotel is first to host and Garry and Zara want to get to grips with Claire and Adams breakfast grumbles. Next are Lana and Alistair from the Quayside, who are keen to clean up Garry and Zara's problem with pot pourri and find out why Garry was so harsh on their luxury breakfast. Claire and Adam from Hollington Park Glamping are third and want Lana and Alistair to come clean about their scathing scores for cleanliness, while flushing away Daniele and Chantal's thoughts on the communal khazi. Finally, it's Daniele and Chantal from Swan House in Essex. Have the Belgians with their family home done enough to win people over and bag them the plaque? As the tension rises, the payments are revealed and the winner is finally announced.

#6 - Swan House

Season 16 - Episode 24 - Aired 10/18/2018

The final visit is to Swan House in Kelvedon, Essex, where owner Daniele Spiers, is joined in the competition by sister Chantal Wirth, hoping their guests feel like part of the family. On arrival, the traditional décor impresses, but there's cleanliness critique all round, with Lana having wardrobe woes. During an afternoon of wine tasting, Claire and Adam reveal their feedback hasn't left a bad taste in the mouth, and over dinner the group find out more about Belgian-born Daniele's romantic past. Next morning Garry and Zara wake up on the wrong side of bed after a disturbed night's sleep. Then at breakfast there's a continental confusion and debate about feeling part of the family.

#7 - Hollington Park Glamping

Season 16 - Episode 23 - Aired 10/17/2018

The third visit of the week is to Hollington Park Glamping near Newbury, with couple Claire Lennon and Adam De Marco. On arrival sisters Daniele and Chantal are very much the happy glampers. However, the other guests are shocked by their surroundings, especially the communal composting toilet. After an afternoon of being arty, Garry and Zara reveal their competitive streak and put aside their differences with their hosts. At dinner Lana and Alistair don't hold back their feelings when it comes to camping, and at breakfast they reveal the full horror of their night under the stars. Come feedback, it's revealed that sharing isn't caring when it comes to the communal composting loo and Claire and Adam are faced with the fact that glamping isn't to everyone's taste.

#8 - Trevarrian Lodge

Season 16 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/3/2018

For the third visit this week the group head to Trevarrian Lodge in Newquay Cornwall, where Jean and her pro-chef husband, Dec Hegarty are hoping the food will win their guests over. Following Jean and Dec's feedback of their place, Martin and Kyle give the cleanliness the brush off and Julian and Mary aren't full of the joys of spring when it comes to their bed. That afternoon the guests get their teeth into feeding the sharks at their local aquarium but it's not just the sharks that are circling. At dinner, next hosts Andy and Kerry serve up a shocker when they reveal that at their place the tag line is 'dare to bare'. Come morning, all eyes are on Dec and his breakfast but the food fails to impress leading to some hard to digest scores at feedback.

#9 - The Clumber Park Hotel

Season 16 - Episode 31 - Aired 10/29/2018

The competition starts in Nottinghamshire at The Clumber Park Hotel, where general manager Rajesh Saraf and his colleague Yuanee Tampoe believe all guests should be treated as gods. On arrival, Alison of Adhurst Yurts is blown away by the high level of cleanliness but perplexed by the amount of plastic packaging in her room, and Sam and Charlie of The Family Tree in Derbyshire feel short changed by the facilities. That afternoon host Rajesh takes his fellow B&Bers to a local riding school on the edge of Sherwood Forest where merriment is the order of the day. At breakfast, Rajesh's chefs pull out all the stops but it's Charlie's sausage causing the biggest reaction. Come feedback, Alison's cleanliness comments cause the most distress.

#10 - Payment Day

Season 16 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/21/2018

It's the final day of the competition and the B&B owners are meeting for the last time to find out what they've been paid and to settle some scores. The Bae Abermaw Hotel is first and hosts Rosie and Dexter want to get to the bottom of Tracy's broken bath issue. Next, Tracy from Rigsbys Guest House wants to challenge her guests' bathroom blues and reveal just what happened at her breakfast. John from the Somerset Arms, is joined by friend Dennis. Having been criticised for noise issues due to his thin walls, John is keen to listen in on his guests' explanations. Finally, Nici of The Cross Keys Hotel, with friend Ros, mull over their marks, before pointing the finger at some of their nit-picking guests. After tension around the table, the payments are revealed and the winner is finally announced.

#11 - Gooseford Farm

Season 16 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/2/2018

The second visit is to Gooseford Farm B&B in Dartmoor, Devon, where Mary Courtier looks after the B&B and husband Julian takes care of the farm. On arrival, the farmhouse impresses all the couples but Jean and Dec are left counting the cost of Mary's little extra touches. That afternoon the guests get their creative juices flowing as they create a picture perfect portrait of Dartmoor, but tensions are bubbling following Jean and Dec's comments about Martin and Kyle's place. Come morning, Mary is nervous about pleasing top chef Dec with her farmhouse breakfast, but will she have done enough for all of their guests to come out on top at the end of the week?

#12 - Payment Day

Season 16 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/5/2018

It's the final day of the competition and the B&B owners are meeting for the last time to find out what they've been paid and to settle some scores. The Seawood Hotel is first and things get heated when Martin and Kyle want to know why Jean and Dec gave their dressing gowns a dressing down. Next, Mary and Julian Courtier from Gooseford Farm B&B want to understand why the price wasn't right for Jean and Dec. Jean and Dec Hegarty from Trevarrian Lodge are third and are keen to learn more about their stomach churning scores for their breakfast. Finally, it's Rivendell Outdoor Club managed by Kerry Murphy and Andy Gautry, who want to lay bare their low hosting score. After bitter rebukes and tears, the payments are revealed before the winner is finally announced.

#13 - Tynemouth 61

Season 16 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/8/2018

Four more sets of B&B owners compete to be named best value for money. The competition starts in Tyne and Wear at Tynemouth 61, owned by hospitality veteran Stephen Minns - who grew up believing he was born with blue blood. On arrival, Enid Hall of The Shores Hotel in Blackpool, joined by great-nephew Nathanael, gives the room a thorough sweep and finds it doesn't meet her exacting standards. In the afternoon, Stephen takes his guests to an indoor climbing wall where Lottie and Lil Ellis of Hilltop Hideaways glamping site reveal they're a rock solid team. At dinner a revelation from Enid gets the guests talking. At breakfast the lack of choice of coffee lands Stephen in hot water, but come feedback it's Enid's comments about the pre order system which Stephen finds really hard to digest.

#14 - The Shores Hotel

Season 16 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/10/2018

For the third visit this week the group head to The Shores Hotel in Blackpool, where B&B beginner Enid Hall prides herself in offering clean rooms at bargain prices. On arrival, Lottie and Lil are surprised the view from their window is of a dead bird, and Steve and Callum get the shakes in the bathroom. That afternoon Enid takes her guests to a sweet factory, but following feedback there's a sour taste among the group, and tension at the dinner table between Enid and guest Steve. At breakfast the group give the coffee a roasting, but come feedback it's Enid who's left with a bitter taste in her mouth.

#15 - Hilltop Hideaways

Season 16 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/11/2018

The final visit of the week is to Hilltop Hideaways in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, where cousins-in-law Lottie and Lil Ellis are on a mission to convince their guests that glamping is glamorous. On arrival, the guests are all surprised they're to spend a night under the stars but Enid is after an early checkout. In the afternoon, Lottie and Lil give their guests a taste of the great outdoors with a fire-lighting competition but it's at dinner in the onsite restaurant that things really hot up when Enid reveals she won't be staying the night. In the morning, despite generally giving breakfast the thumbs up, the guests find the additional costs hard to swallow leading to some low blows come feedback.

#16 - Payment Day

Season 16 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/12/2018

It's the final day of the competition and the B&B owners are meeting for the last time to find out what they've been paid and to settle some scores. Tynemouth 61 is first and host Stephen Minns wants Enid and Nathanael to dish the dirt on their comments about cleanliness. Next, Steve Barker and Callum Dixon from The Black Horse Inn want to sniff out the truth behind Enid and Nathanael's feedback about a damp smell. Third, it's The Shores Hotel and owner Enid Hall along with her great-nephew Nathanael, who want to extract the truth behind Stephen's comments about the dirty extractor fan. Finally, Lottie and Lil Ellis from Hilltop Hideways glamping site want to call out Enid and Nathanael about their dead animal discoveries. After heated debate, the payments are revealed and the winner is finally announced.

#17 - The Family Tree

Season 16 - Episode 32 - Aired 10/30/2018

The second visit is to The Family Tree in Whatstandwell, Derbyshire, where owners Charlie and Sam Cameron want their guests to feel like one of the family. On arrival, Rajesh and Yuanee are creeped out by some creepy crawlies and ask for the room to be re-cleaned. That afternoon, the B&B owners head off to The National Tramway Museum for a pleasure ride on a vintage tram, but Sam and Charlie are still smarting after the morning's exploits. During dinner at a local pub, Sam and Charlie compare 'romantic' proposal stories with Sarah and Gareth, and Sam reveals their secret to a tasty breakfast. At breakfast, Sam and family are ready to take on the critics, but it's Yuanee's sausage which gives the group something to chew over.

#18 - The Royal Hotel

Season 16 - Episode 33 - Aired 10/31/2018

For the third visit this week the group head to The Royal Hotel in Sheerness, Kent, where partners Sarah Lewry and Gareth Seagrove believe they offer great value for money. Sam and Charlie love their sea views, but for Rajesh and Yuanee there are cracks from the off. An afternoon's boat ride to visit the sunken wreck of the SS Montgomery sees Gareth come out of his shell, with calm waters seeming to be the order of the day as Rajesh and Yuanee and Sam and Charlie park their breakfast recriminations for now. Back at the B&B, Rajesh's room grumbles continue and by morning he has major gripes. Come breakfast Alison has the most bellyache and at feedback, her comments leave hosts Sarah and Gareth eggs-asperated.

#19 - Rivendell Outdoor Club

Season 16 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/4/2018

The final visit is to Rivendell Outdoor Club, a clothing optional resort in Wimborne, Dorset, managed by couple Kerry Murphy and Andy Gautry. On arrival not all of the guests are keen to let it all hang out, but a warm welcome from the hosts soon puts them at ease. Meanwhile, the range of accommodation including safari lodges and traditional B and B rooms satisfies most but Jean and Dec aren't happy glampers in their tent, and size matters for Martin and Kyle. At dinner the hosts reveal the bare facts about running a clothing optional resort and Jean also has something to get off her chest. In the morning, things get heated at the breakfast table leading to walkouts and low scores come feedback.

#20 - Payment Day

Season 16 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/28/2018

It's the final day of the competition and the B&B owners meet for the last time to find out what they've been paid and to settle some scores. Jon and Lisa from the Swan Motel want some things cleared up about the scores they received for their cleanliness. Michael and Scott from the Hare and Hounds want to know more about the scores they received for their showers and the comments about sleep. Sir Ben and Marion from Maunsel House want to learn more about why one guest couldn't get to grips with the old furniture. And Gary and Linda from Lower Keats Glamping raise the issues Michael and Scott had while staying on their site. After bitter rebukes, the payments are revealed before the winner is announced.

#21 - Hare and Hounds

Season 16 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/25/2018

Michael Campbell and his boyfriend and pub manager Scott Dunville welcome their rivals to the Hare and Hounds in Braintree in Essex. The busy main road causes contention for all the guests, and Gary and Linda also have a case of the bathroom blues. In the afternoon, Michael and Scott take their guests clay pigeon shooting, but Jon and Lisa find it hard to forget the fierce feedback they got from Michael and Scott. In the morning, it's clear that the road noise has been a problem for some of the guests, which is reflected in the feedback.

#22 - Swan Motel

Season 16 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/24/2018

Four more sets of B&B owners compete to be named best value for money. First up, Jon and Lisa Cobby welcome their rivals to the Swan Motel in Gillingham in Norfolk. But Michael and Scott have some questions about the cleanliness, and Gary and Linda find a surprise when they rummage through their drawers. To give their guests an insight into the area, Jon and Lisa take them on a boat tour, where Jon shows off his magical hosting skills. At dinner, Gary and Linda reveal that they find their room a bit pants after something that they've discovered. And at feedback time Jon and Lisa want Michael and Scott's comments clearing up.

#23 - Maunsel House

Season 16 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/26/2018

Sir Ben Slade and his friend Marion Wilmann welcome their rivals to 13th-century Maunsel House, in Bridgwater in Somerset. Jon and Lisa turn detective to uncover Ben's past, while Gary and Linda can't get a handle on some of the furniture, and Michael and Scott have to call in the management. In the morning the guests face a feast, but the extra charge for the hot breakfast leaves Michael and Scott with a sour taste in their mouths, and their feedback gives Sir Ben and Marion food for thought.

#24 - Lower Keats Glamping

Season 16 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/27/2018

Gary and Linda Kellaway welcome their rivals to Lower Keats Glamping in Axminster in Devon. On arrival, Jon and Lisa pitch right in, but Michael and Scott are out of their comfort zone. At dinner, the gloves are off when Jon turns joker, but Michael and Scott have a big revelation for their hosts, which is no laughing matter. With payment day around the corner, Michael and Scott make their feelings clear in their feedback.

#25 - The Seawood Hotel

Season 16 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/1/2018

This week's competition kicks off in Lynton, Devon at The Seawood Hotel, managed by couple Martin and Kyle Fletcher, who hope to win over their guests with their high standards. On arrival, both Mary and Julian and Kerry and Andy are swept away but Jean and Dec don't give their room a clean bill of health. That afternoon the guests make tracks on board the world's highest water-powered railway, which sees Kerry and Andy eyeing up Julian and Mary as their main competition. At dinner, Martin and Kyle are under the spotlight but it's the revelation of Dec's previous job that really gives the guests food for thought. Come breakfast, some of the food misses eggs-pectations and scrambles some scores during feedback.