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  1. Morticia

    Just Set 2022 Rates - A Few Thoughts

    @Arks We had a hotel next door that used to charge ~75% extra for a third person. Most people booked a second room. We didn’t allow air mattresses, so they had to book the second room. (We also had two rooms permanently set up for a third or fourth guest for those people with kids or who needed...
  2. Morticia

    Just Set 2022 Rates - A Few Thoughts

    I used a range of rates chart on the website. Different rates by season and room. The chart was on the individual room page. A yearly range was on the overall roompage. We never charged the upper rate. What took me forever was adjusting all package prices. ResKey also took some time because of...
  3. Morticia

    Have you heard This One?

    The problem is that, yes, as the business owner you are responsible to insure that ANY third party you use (OTA, online reservation system, online payment system) is following all the rules (ADA, compliance with information protection). However, a lot of these companies are not US-based and...
  4. Morticia

    Guest Vaccination Requirement

    Prior to closing the biz, we had a form for the guest to fill out. They could do it online and we’d get an email, or they could fill it out in person. We were not asking to see vaccination cards, but a lot of people showed them anyway. 99% of guests just wanted to be on vacation and did what was...
  5. Morticia

    Washing the Rags

    Does your new machine not have settings? Is it one size only? Full or don’t bother? You should be able to adjust the settings for a smaller load.
  6. Morticia

    The year 2021

    Finally retired!
  7. Morticia

    Can you use Almond milk same as sour milk?

    It should work the same way.
  8. Morticia

    When Is Bedtime?

    Would you consider waiting for a second complaint? If you’ve never had one before it’s possible these people are just remarkably sensitive to their surroundings. Did you contact the noisy people? I didn’t have quiet hours posted, but in my head it was 11, latest midnight. After that I felt...
  9. Morticia

    Vaccinated Guest or Non-Vaccinated Guests?

    I think we’re all just a little bit ‘done’ with the pandemic. It’s obvious it’s not going away. So, yes, we’re at the point where we have to ‘live with it.’ I moved to an area that doesn’t care if they get sick or I get sick so I have to be more careful than if I was still where I lived earlier...
  10. Morticia

    Automatic Router Reset

    Looks like an excellent gizmo!
  11. Morticia

    Halloween menu - what are your favorites?

    I found that chocolate chips in pumpkin muffins went pretty well. I love chocolate, but not in breakfast, so we kept it to starters like chocolate pudding or cheesecake. I had a chocolate bread pudding made with chocolate bread that went over pretty well.
  12. Morticia

    Halloween menu - what are your favorites?

    I don’t recall doing anything much other than having something pumpkin and putting the small candy bars out.
  13. Morticia

    Timing is everything! And this time, it was good tim8ng!

    Nor’Easters were always scary. For all the reasons you mention. Several years ago we lost power for a week. The rest of the town got power back within two days. We were in the dark for seven days. We were the last house to get power back. We had to cancel reservations.
  14. Morticia

    What’s your idea of a great vacation?

    My favorite vacation is a house on the beach. I do nothing strenuous at all. I watch the waves, walk on the beach, read a ton of books, live on trail mix and wine. Off season only. I don’t want to see other people. Gomez wants to go all day, see the museums, go to the restaurants, walk for...
  15. Morticia

    The best laid schemes of mice and men often go askew.

    We had a red squirrel in the basement. I watched it a few times run across the patio with walnuts. Then I heard it scratching under my office. Gomez was working on the pellet stove in the basement when he had that feeling something was watching him. The squirrel was sitting there looking at him...
  16. Morticia

    Free rooms - discuss.

    It’s true that we got more traffic from the bloggers who never even said who they were and the guide books that put us in for free with just a walk thru to have a look. Lonely Planet was a biggie. Moon was another one. We were also in a Maine travel book that gave us a lot of business.
  17. Morticia

    Took me long enough to figure this one out

    You have vision. We didn’t. We did not want to be that busy. I still have no idea how you guys do everything you do. (Not just you.) Weddings, spas, more rooms, breakfast menus, we just couldn’t do it. That said, we did accomplish what we set out to accomplish which was preserving our...
  18. Morticia

    Took me long enough to figure this one out

    When we bought our place we were told by the sellers that we HAD to be open every single day, that they never took a day off, that they were hustling all the time. We drank that kool aid for a couple of years. Then we realized it’s impossible to help other people enjoy their vacation if we never...
  19. Morticia

    Took me long enough to figure this one out

    When are you closing for the season? After the crap we’ve been thru this year, I need a vacation.
  20. Morticia

    Have not heard this compliment before

    Mattresses, all the time! I should have gotten a kickback from the mattress store! When we had our old place settings we ‘sold’ a lot of that pattern.
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