The owners of Perth’s Lovat Hotel were left disappointed with scores during their appearance on Four in a Bed.
The Glasgow Road hotel featured on Thursday’s episode of the Channel 4 series.
Owner Sharmin Khandaker and manager Sarah Lownie welcomed the rest of the contestants on the final visit of the week.
The first to arrive at the hotel were dad and daughter duo Dean and Chelsea Slater from Blackfriars in Inverness.
Arriving at their room, they found it modern, lovely and colourful.
The second guests were Marilyn Childs Duncan and her mum, Agnes Bulloch, who run Bogenraith House in Durris, Aberdeenshire.
They said their room was lovely, complimenting its “really great” size and the presence of a fridge.
Marilyn did find it difficult sliding the wardrobe doors, however.
The last to arrive was Pam Taylor, who owns Cairngorm Glamping in Strathdon, also in Aberdeenshire.
Prior to Thursday’s episode, Sharmin and Sarah gave Pam low marks for the cleanliness of her campsite.
As she entered her room, Pam felt it was “alright”, but found the furniture “tatty” and disapproved of the different types of chairs.
She claimed to have found stains on a stool and was unhappy with the views from her window.
Perth’s Lovat Hotel features on Four in a Bed
After each guest was settled, the group visited the Black Watch Museum at Balhousie Castle on Hay Street.
During the tour, some of the guests noticed the tension between Sarah and Cairngorm owner Pam after she received low marks for the cleanliness of her site.
At night, the group chatted at the hotel bar, where the guests learnt that Sarah worked part-time as a barmaid before being made general manager.
They also learnt the Lovat is one of the oldest hotels in Perthshire and that a mischievous ghost called Willie lived in the building.
The next morning, each guest admitted they had a good night’s sleep.
Bogenraith House owner Marilyn said the duvet was the “best in the competition”.
For breakfast, the Lovat provided a buffet including fruit and toast, with hot breakfasts made to order.
The guests were left disappointed with the breakfast, with Dean from Blackfriars finding the soft play in the middle of the room “bizarre”.
There were complaints the pressure from the orange juice dispenser was slow.
It was also felt there was a lack of cutlery and the cups failed to sit on the saucers.
Cairngorm Glamping boss Pam called the coffee “standard”, “plastic” and of a “takeaway style”.
The hot breakfasts were accused of being “lukewarm” by the competitors.
What scores did the Perth business receive?
Each hotel receives scores out of 10 for aspects including cleanliness, breakfast and sleep.
Sharmin and Sarah received high marks for their role as hosts, with Bogenraith House giving the pair 10 out of 10.
Blackfriars also gave the hosts 10, but rated the breakfast four out of 10, branding it a “shambles”.
Pam from Cairngorm Glamping gave the hotel two for cleanliness and three for breakfast.
Sarah argued everyone’s plate was clean after breakfast so it couldn’t have been that bad.
Each hotel is then asked if they would stay at the Lovat Hotel again. Only Bogenraith House said they would return.
Sarah said the scoring was “petty” and that she was left ‘quite shocked’.
On Friday’s episode, each group can discuss why they received the marks given.
Sarah promises to get to the bottom of the low marks, saying she “doesn’t hold back”.
You can watch Thursday’s episode of Four in a Bed on Channel 4’s website.
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