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((Short description|British reality series))
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| image                = 
| alt_name             = Three in a Bed <br><small>''(2010–11, 2015–16)''</small>
| genre                = [[Reality television|Reality]]
| voices               = Mike Adams<br>[[Duncan Wisbey]] <small>(Four in a Bed)</small><br> [[Stephen Mangan]] <small>(Three in a Bed)</small>
| country              = United Kingdom
| language             = English
| num_series           = 25
| num_episodes         = 1,000
| runtime              = 60 minutes <small>(Three in a Bed)</small><br>30 minutes <small>(Four in a Bed)</small>
| company              = [[Studio Lambert]]
| channel              = [[Channel 4]]
| first_aired          = ((Start date|2010|4|21|df=yes))
| last_aired           = present
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'''''Four in a Bed''''' (also known as '''''Three in a Bed''''' from 2010–11 and 2015–16) is a British [[reality television]] [[game show]] that has been airing on [[Channel 4]] since 21 April 2010. The show involves [[bed and breakfast]] (B&B) owners, who take turns to stay with one another and pay what they consider fair for their stay after giving feedback. The winner is the establishment named the best value for money.  Each group consists of four B&B owners visiting each other, and thus a winner is declared every five episodes.

==Format==
Each pair of B&B owners (or single owner, in some cases) visits each other's B&B. At the start of their visit, they are told how much their room costs and if there are any separate charges for breakfast. The owners then inspect the room, picking up on anything untidy or out of place. Afterwards, they take turns in some sort of entertainment activity where there is usually a mini-competition.  The host then takes the guests to dinner where the guests usually get to know the backstory of how the host entered into their business in the first place.  Everyone then goes to bed. Upon waking up in the morning, they then have breakfast, usually all together. Finally, they each fill in an anonymous feedback form rating and commenting on five aspects of the B&B - Hosting (eg friendliness, professionalism); Cleanliness; Facilities (eg room layout, furnishings, decoration, shared/private bathroom, room extras like snacks); Sleep quality (eg bed size and comfort, noise, temperature); and Breakfast (quality, choice, service etc), before saying if they'd stay there again. The B&B owners get to see their feedback once the guests have gone and it can leave them feeling slightly revengeful if they feel aggrieved by the comments. The guests also pay an amount of money based on their perceived value of the B&B – if a guest believes it wasn't worth the money, they underpay. If they think it was worth the money, they pay exactly. And on rare occasions, guests have paid more than the stated cost of the B&B, particularly if they felt the establishment was very good. The payment amounts are all kept secret until the last episode of the week.

After all four B&Bs have been visited, the hosts get together to confront each other about the comments and the payments they have received. The winner is revealed at the end, being the B&B that has received the highest percentage of what they charged. So a B&B charging £80 and receiving payment in full from each of the others, would win over one charging £130 that received £125 from each of the others.

On occasion, one of the teams may drop out midway through the competition (e.g. due to illness). In such cases where they are unable to finish the competition, they will not receive their payments from other hosts (if they hosted before leaving) and vice versa (if they visited other hosts before leaving). For hosts with two members, the absence of one will allow the other to continue in the competition as normal.

===''Three In a Bed'' differences===
The format for ''Three in A Bed'' slightly differs from ''Four in a Bed'' in certain aspects.  First, all three B&Bs are visited in one episode.  Consequently, each episode lasts for one hour, including advertisements.  The order of the entertainment and dinner (occasionally lunch) meal were interchangeable.  Third, for series 1 and 2, the feedback was orally given to hosts immediately at the end of each stay.  In series 3, the feedback was written in a guestbook and was more free-flowing compared to ''Four In A Bed'''s anonymous feedback forms where the rivals had to focus on several areas.  Additionally, for series 1, the payments were also revealed at the end of each stay.

==Transmissions==

===''Three in a Bed''===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Series !! Start date !! End date !! Episodes
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| '''1''' || 21 April 2010 || 17 June 2010 || 8
|-
| '''2''' || 31 March 2011 || 2 June 2011 || 10
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| '''3''' || 18 March 2015 || 30 March 2015 || 10
|}

===''Four in a Bed''===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Series !! Start date !! End date !! Episodes
|-
| '''1''' || 22 November 2010 || 17 December 2010 || 20
|-
| '''2''' || 30 May 2011 || 2 December 2011 || 60
|-
| '''3''' || 12 March 2012 || 27 July 2012 || 60
|-
| '''4''' || 7 January 2013 || 1 March 2013 || 40
|-
| '''5''' || 30 September 2013 || 20 December 2013 || 60
|-
| '''[[Four in a Bed (series 6)|6]]''' || 10 March 2014 || 30 May 2014 || 40
|-
| '''7''' || 29 September 2014 || 10 April 2015 || 60
|-
| '''8''' || 21 September 2015 || 20 November 2015 || 45
|-
| '''9''' || 4 April 2016 || 24 June 2016 || 55
|-
| '''10''' || 3 October 2016 || 9 December 2016 || 50
|-
| '''11''' || 1 May 2017 || 7 July 2017 || 50
|-
| '''12''' || 9 October 2017 || 1 December 2017 || 40
|-
| '''13''' || 15 January 2018 || 2 March 2018 || 35
|-
| '''14''' || 17 September 2018 || 9 November 2018 || 40
|-
| '''15''' || 11 March 2019 || 26 April 2019 || 35
|-
| '''16''' || 30 September 2019 || 1 November 2019 || 25
|-
| '''17''' || 9 March 2020 || 17 April 2020 || 30
|-
| '''18''' || 15 June 2020 || 10 July 2020 || 20
|-
| '''19''' || 12 October 2020 || 13 November 2020 || 25
|-
| '''20''' || 1 March 2021 || 23 April 2021 || 40
|-
| '''21''' || 13 September 2021 || 19 November 2021 || 50
|-
| '''22''' || 31 January 2022 || 7 May 2022 || 50
|-
| '''23''' || 3 October 2022 || 28 October 2022 || 20
|-
| '''24''' || 6 February 2023 || 7 April 2023 || 45
|-
| '''25''' || 25 September 2023 || 10 November 2023 || 35
|}

==International versions==
A French version of the series, called ''Bienvenue chez nous'', began airing on France's [[TF1]] on 30 January 2012.<ref name="Bienvenue chez nous de TF1 : Tout ce qu’il faut savoir">((cite web|title=Bienvenue chez nous de TF1 : Tout ce qu'il faut savoir|url=http://www.nouveautes-tele.com/1310-bienvenue-chez-nous-maison-d-hotes.html|website=nouveautes-tele.com))</ref><ref name="Bienvenue chez nous premiere'">((cite web|title="Bienvenue chez nous" premiere|url=http://www.coyote.fr/emission/bienvenue-chez-nous/|website=coyote.fr|access-date=28 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206222005/http://www.coyote.fr/emission/bienvenue-chez-nous/|archive-date=6 February 2012|url-status=dead))</ref>

A Dutch version, called ''Bed & Breakfast,'' began airing on [[NPO 1]] on 4 June 2015.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.maxvandaag.nl/programmas/tv/bed-en-breakfast/|title=Bed & Breakfast - Omroep MAX|website=MAX Vandaag|language=nl|access-date=2020-02-06))</ref>

==Controversies==
In February 2013, some business owners who participated in ''Four in a Bed'' sought legal help after receiving abuse from the public. In the most extreme case, police were called in to investigate abuse that included the sending of excrement through the post and threats of physical violence. Other businesses and owners claim to have suffered abuse via the placing of alleged fake reviews on [[TripAdvisor]], e-mails, phone calls and letters.<ref>((Cite web|last=Harmer|first=Janet|date=21 February 2013|title=Police called in to investigate abuse aimed at participants of Channel4 programme Four in a Bed|url=https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/347564/police-called-in-to-investigate-abuse-aimed-at-participants-of-channel4-programme-four-in-a-bed|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418080102/https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/347564/police-called-in-to-investigate-abuse-aimed-at-participants-of-channel4-programme-four-in-a-bed|archive-date=18 April 2015|access-date=15 February 2017|website=The Caterer))</ref>

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* ((Channel4.com|programmes/four-in-a-bed))
* ((UKGameshow|Three_in_a_Bed|Four in a Bed))

[[Category:2010 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:2010s British reality television series]]
[[Category:2020s British reality television series]]
[[Category:Channel 4 reality television shows]]
[[Category:Hospitality industry in the United Kingdom]]
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[[Category:British English-language television shows]]

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