Yes, this trip is just me and my daughter.I am interested in the Innkeeper interaction you have found. It was yourself and daughter (just two on the trip?) Let us know what you encountered..
Yes, this trip is just me and my daughter.I am interested in the Innkeeper interaction you have found. It was yourself and daughter (just two on the trip?) Let us know what you encountered..
At the Berry Manor Inn the guest fridge and coffee/tea was set up in the "Butler's Pantry" part of the kitchen so we would talk a little to the Innkeepers when we went in there, but we were only there 1 night. In the morning they were busy with breakfast and we really only talked to them during checkout. Cheryl was quite friendly then once she found out we knew about tripadvisor and bed & breakfast .com. They were not unfriendly I guess, just busy since they were full that night. Mike was friendly but didn't seem to be much of a talker, he mostly enjoyed turning on the singing hampsters and plastic turkey on the grill that sings on their dining room sideboard while he was wearing his flamingo hat while serving breakfast.........
Here at Blackberry Inn Jim is very friendly and has talked with us whenever we see him, although he does seem to "know where we are at, at all times...." his wife Cyndi has not been a big talker and I have really only seen her during the serving of breakfast. But they have both been friendly and welcoming while we have been here.
Any questions, just ask!
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OK, a couple of questions about that...how come she didn't know about you and bandb.com if that's how you were paying? And the comment makes it sound like you thought she was only friendly because of the possibility of a bad review. Is that how it came across? Or was she more interested in HOW you knew about all the innkeeping stuff?GeorgiaGirl25 said:
I got a nice compliment last week from a guest who said she appreciated the opportunity to just "be" while she was here... meaning that she didn't have to spend a lot of time chatting with us, but we were available, that we went out on Friday night and left them here alone, which was a good thing for her. We did spend some time Thursday on the patio (all the guests and me, drinking wine), but even then it wasn't forced or over long, and everyone felt comfortable getting up when they were tired (which they all were).Yes, this trip is just me and my daughter.I am interested in the Innkeeper interaction you have found. It was yourself and daughter (just two on the trip?) Let us know what you encountered..
At the Berry Manor Inn the guest fridge and coffee/tea was set up in the "Butler's Pantry" part of the kitchen so we would talk a little to the Innkeepers when we went in there, but we were only there 1 night. In the morning they were busy with breakfast and we really only talked to them during checkout. Cheryl was quite friendly then once she found out we knew about tripadvisor and bed & breakfast .com. They were not unfriendly I guess, just busy since they were full that night. Mike was friendly but didn't seem to be much of a talker, he mostly enjoyed turning on the singing hampsters and plastic turkey on the grill that sings on their dining room sideboard while he was wearing his flamingo hat while serving breakfast.........
Here at Blackberry Inn Jim is very friendly and has talked with us whenever we see him, although he does seem to "know where we are at, at all times...." his wife Cyndi has not been a big talker and I have really only seen her during the serving of breakfast. But they have both been friendly and welcoming while we have been here.
Any questions, just ask!
.OK, a couple of questions about that...how come she didn't know about you and bandb.com if that's how you were paying? And the comment makes it sound like you thought she was only friendly because of the possibility of a bad review. Is that how it came across? Or was she more interested in HOW you knew about all the innkeeping stuff?GeorgiaGirl25 said:
Before you get further along in your trip...are you expecting a lot of interaction with the innkeepers all day? Or when they see you? Just curious. You're like my 'guinea pig' guest. Because I can ask you what you think without putting you on the spot!
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It is hard to strike the right balance, and you can have a house full of guests where some want a lot more and others want to be left alone. We have a British family here who are very interested in picking our brains and some others who prefer to be left to their own devices. You don't want to be one of those innkeepers who holds guests captive but you don't want to ignore anyone either. It's a skill not everybody has, and even if you have it, it's not necessarily spot on all the time.I got a nice compliment last week from a guest who said she appreciated the opportunity to just "be" while she was here... meaning that she didn't have to spend a lot of time chatting with us, but we were available, that we went out on Friday night and left them here alone, which was a good thing for her. We did spend some time Thursday on the patio (all the guests and me, drinking wine), but even then it wasn't forced or over long, and everyone felt comfortable getting up when they were tired (which they all were).Yes, this trip is just me and my daughter.I am interested in the Innkeeper interaction you have found. It was yourself and daughter (just two on the trip?) Let us know what you encountered..
At the Berry Manor Inn the guest fridge and coffee/tea was set up in the "Butler's Pantry" part of the kitchen so we would talk a little to the Innkeepers when we went in there, but we were only there 1 night. In the morning they were busy with breakfast and we really only talked to them during checkout. Cheryl was quite friendly then once she found out we knew about tripadvisor and bed & breakfast .com. They were not unfriendly I guess, just busy since they were full that night. Mike was friendly but didn't seem to be much of a talker, he mostly enjoyed turning on the singing hampsters and plastic turkey on the grill that sings on their dining room sideboard while he was wearing his flamingo hat while serving breakfast.........
Here at Blackberry Inn Jim is very friendly and has talked with us whenever we see him, although he does seem to "know where we are at, at all times...." his wife Cyndi has not been a big talker and I have really only seen her during the serving of breakfast. But they have both been friendly and welcoming while we have been here.
Any questions, just ask!
.OK, a couple of questions about that...how come she didn't know about you and bandb.com if that's how you were paying? And the comment makes it sound like you thought she was only friendly because of the possibility of a bad review. Is that how it came across? Or was she more interested in HOW you knew about all the innkeeping stuff?GeorgiaGirl25 said:
Before you get further along in your trip...are you expecting a lot of interaction with the innkeepers all day? Or when they see you? Just curious. You're like my 'guinea pig' guest. Because I can ask you what you think without putting you on the spot!
.
I told her I knew they were here for a training seminar which can be emotionally draining, so I try not to be too demanding. She said, no, it was more than that, that once she'd gone with her husband on a trip and ended up having to sit with these elderly innkeepers for breakfast, "They were so cute. But I think they were lonely." I was wondering if she stayed at the same place JBJ had stayed at...
I do want to strike the right balance between available and overbearing, so it was nice to have some confirmation.
=) Kk.
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LOL they did a drive by waving.
Sorry I didn't get around to answering your question earlier!! We've been a little busy lately, LOL!!! You know I really don't know why Cheryl asked me if I knew about B&B.com....She asked that after she scanned my card and took my check. I don't think she was only friendly because she was worried about a bad review, when I really think about it she was just probably busy since she was going to have a full house that night.Yes, this trip is just me and my daughter.I am interested in the Innkeeper interaction you have found. It was yourself and daughter (just two on the trip?) Let us know what you encountered..
At the Berry Manor Inn the guest fridge and coffee/tea was set up in the "Butler's Pantry" part of the kitchen so we would talk a little to the Innkeepers when we went in there, but we were only there 1 night. In the morning they were busy with breakfast and we really only talked to them during checkout. Cheryl was quite friendly then once she found out we knew about tripadvisor and bed & breakfast .com. They were not unfriendly I guess, just busy since they were full that night. Mike was friendly but didn't seem to be much of a talker, he mostly enjoyed turning on the singing hampsters and plastic turkey on the grill that sings on their dining room sideboard while he was wearing his flamingo hat while serving breakfast.........
Here at Blackberry Inn Jim is very friendly and has talked with us whenever we see him, although he does seem to "know where we are at, at all times...." his wife Cyndi has not been a big talker and I have really only seen her during the serving of breakfast. But they have both been friendly and welcoming while we have been here.
Any questions, just ask!
.OK, a couple of questions about that...how come she didn't know about you and bandb.com if that's how you were paying? And the comment makes it sound like you thought she was only friendly because of the possibility of a bad review. Is that how it came across? Or was she more interested in HOW you knew about all the innkeeping stuff?GeorgiaGirl25 said:
Before you get further along in your trip...are you expecting a lot of interaction with the innkeepers all day? Or when they see you? Just curious. You're like my 'guinea pig' guest. Because I can ask you what you think without putting you on the spot!
.
That's awesome that your guests can have tea or coffee while they are in their rooms! Sometimes you just want something to drink when you have your face washed and are in your jammies!
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