Auditting a Hotel Room GONE WRONG | Joe Lycett

Added: 2026-05-20

[00:00:00]A staggering 60% of the results found were over 100 and some were a lot more.

[00:00:06]A door handle in Manchester scored 486.

[00:00:10]Manchester.

[00:00:14]>> [music] >> I went to Bournemouth to meet the Got Ya Back undercover team. We've had to disguise their faces for legal reasons and those legal reasons are because it says in my contract that at all times I must be the most attractive person on screen.

[00:00:28]>> [laughter] >> Okay, guys. Good news, you're going on holiday. Bad news, you're all staying at Britannia Hotels across the country. I want you to take pictures. I want you to take swabs and all of you take a bath before you come back. Not together, we can't afford another baby. Off you go.

[00:00:47]My beautiful soldiers. The team will be inspecting rooms we've booked [music] at six major Britannia branches across the UK, as shown here on my map of crap.

[00:00:56]They'll be taking photos and [music] samples as they work through a checklist of 12 key things including sheets, surfaces, the underside of mattresses and bins. [music] They've also been trained by an expert on how to take swabs and measure the results using one of these. It's an ATP device which measures organic matter that supports the growth of bacteria.

[00:01:15]The higher the rating, the dirtier the surface. So, anything over 50 is cause for concern, anything over 100 is an outright fail. I tried it on your mom last night, she got over a thousand.

[00:01:28]As it turns out, Britannia Hotels actually have so much to offer.

[00:01:34]>> [music] >> Ensure total privacy with windows caked in grime.

[00:01:40]Spice up your stay with an electric shock from a dodgy socket.

[00:01:44]Enjoy a mystery weekend as you try to work out what caused the suspect stains all over the bedding.

[00:01:50]Or treat yourself to some complimentary chocolate left on your pillow.

[00:01:54]On top of that, you'll find hair, hair, HAIR, LOADS more hair, and even a beautifully arranged [music] bouquet of hair.

[00:02:04]Time for a debrief.

[00:02:11]Hi guys. This is where I've been staying. [music] It's not been the best. The hot tub's NOT NEARLY BUBBLY ENOUGH.

[00:02:18]WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND?

[00:02:20]OH. MY squalor squad used the ATP device to swab 42 surfaces across six hotels.

[00:02:27]Remember, a reading over 50 is cause for concern.

[00:02:30]>> A remote control at Gatwick scored 336.

[00:02:33]>> Oh, somebody's been watching the special channels. A staggering 60% of the results found were over 100, and some were a lot more.

[00:02:41]A door handle in Manchester scored 486.

[00:02:45]Oh.

[00:02:46]Manchester.

[00:02:48]>> [laughter] >> And the toilet flush in Scarborough scored 1,066.

[00:02:52]What a dirty toilet. Oh, someone's got a new catchphrase.

[00:02:56]>> [music] >> Back to the studio.

[00:02:58]>> [applause]