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  1. gillumhouse

    Working out potential revenue vs cost

    AVOID the OTAs - especially b.con as we call it. Have an EXCELLENT website with GREAT photos of property, rooms, FOOD! Get on Social Media and post often about your B & B, your area. The OTAs will be something you will regret - reading the posts of the innkeepers on BedPosts solidified my...
  2. gillumhouse

    Decorating ideas

    You should have a small closet/wardrobe & dresser in each room - and a chair. Regarding decorating - curtains/drapes that keep out the light at night and decorate to your preferences. This will be yours and should reflect what you think it should be. Think about what YOU would want/need on an...
  3. gillumhouse

    English small B&B owner

    Where in England? Consider - after you are officially open as it IS a closed Forum - BedPosts. They have a Forum and a Directory you will be able to list on. Even though I am in USA (also 3 rooms BTW) I was able to join. When they had a business club, I was on the Board and know several of the...
  4. gillumhouse

    New Member Intro

    In thew City or in the Burbs? I did what i call a 24-year sentence in the Burbs before getting home to my beloved West Virginia. I just started year #29 with my B & B. Ask questions - one at a time - and I will answer to the best of my ability.
  5. gillumhouse

    New member - wanting to learn about owning a B&B

    Ask questions as you think of them. One question at a time. You will get answers. I am in West Virginia with 3 rooms in a small city. I just started year #29.
  6. gillumhouse

    Grant support

    You are not finding them because they do not exist. Getting loans for B & Bs is difficult. SBA and SBDC are abut the only shot. For advice - SCORE or forums.
  7. gillumhouse

    Best marketing ideas for small rural specialty B&B

    I have reinvented us several times over the years. I started thinking the rail-trail was going to be our guests - and it was, for about 3 years and then I could see it tapering off. So since WV is full of twisty roads (we both rode motorcycles so knew what they wanted), so I started marketing to...
  8. gillumhouse

    Best marketing ideas for small rural specialty B&B

    Happy to hear your are NOT on the register. THAT will save you a fortune. I think the Register was created by people with deep pockets because the things they demand cost a fortune. Plus little known fact - people do NOT go to a place because it is "on the Register". Now to your question. I...
  9. gillumhouse

    Selling due to Health Issues - Question?

    Scott, With this new set-up, I cannot figure out how to do a conversation with you. Can you do a conversation or just contact me? I have a question I want to ask off-forum. Kathleen - gillumhouse
  10. gillumhouse

    Would You Recommend I Go Into Competition With You?

    I thought you were looking for a place to go into B & B. Although you are welcome to come here, I was saying come open a B & B here in my City! Make sure of what the local zoning/Health Dept./ Fire Codes/ Building Codes/food service regulations etc. are begore you get too far into it. AND GET...
  11. gillumhouse

    Put merchant CC fees on guest?

    The original post is quite old. Stripe has been mentioned as an alternative to using cc processors. I will also endorse Square which I have used for years. BedPoats, a B & B Directory & Forum in the UK used Stripe and promoted it because of their satisfaction with it. Either one is preferable to...
  12. gillumhouse

    Selling due to Health Issues - Question?

    InnDeep - I am so very sorry to hear of your health problems. Scott is right (and so are the others regarding your P & L - information NO ONE other than a serious BUSINESS buyer should have). That is a violation of your privacy and the realtor should be "called on the carpet" about it if you are...
  13. gillumhouse

    To ID or NOT to ID? That is the question...

    I have been open since I started my B & B in 1996 and have had only 2 that I remember vividly- one was cigar drool on a pillowcase (took 3 tries with Murphy's Oil Soap to get out) and that was frustration (it was a freebie) and the other was a cancelation on arrival that decided to stay that...
  14. gillumhouse

    Would You Recommend I Go Into Competition With You?

    Come to my City in West Virginia. I have been trying to get another LEGAL (licensed, inspected, insured) B & B to open for the last 25 years. I start year #29 in July. One B & B can be anywhere but 2 or more means there is something there to see and do. I will help every way I can - no charge...
  15. gillumhouse

    Breakfast times

    I found the same thing. When I opened in 1996, I did Continental Plus. Guests were disappointed to not get a "hot cooked" breakfast. When I switched to a hot, full breakfast I found it to be less work. easier to do, and guests liked it - no, they loved it. I try to convince innkeepers to NEVER...
  16. gillumhouse

    Breakfast times

    Nah, making baskets is easy. Feel free to ask questions any time. My part in this industry is to help you to succeed. When this shut down suddenly, those of us who knew who was who - really, not the anonymous name - contacted each other an one in Montreal set up another that many migrated to...
  17. gillumhouse

    Breakfast times

    I made small reed baskets and I put 2 bananas, 2-4 apples, & 2 packages of snack crackers in it and place on the dresser or mantle of my rooms on arrival and each room has a bowl with Hersey's kisses on the dresser. I have a dorm-size refrigerator (it also has a freezer compartment) at the end...
  18. gillumhouse

    Just made a reservation for myself at an air BnB !

    WOW! It sounds as if AIR hosts are getting as antsy as perspective guests are about the hosts. I hope all goes well. Keep us posted. I am going to e-mail you my phone number. PLEASE call me and let me know if all is well and especially if all is NOT well.
  19. gillumhouse

    Breakfast times

    That will depend on several things. #1 - how many rooms? #2 - how many people will you be serving? #3 - what will be the configuration of the dining room? One table with everyone dining together or smaller tables for 2-up; 4-up? I have 3 rooms, maximum of 6 people, 1 common table. Since I am...
  20. gillumhouse

    Had a visitor - It was wonderful!

    I was blessed with a visit by an innkeeper from the State of Washington. Such a lovely person and long-tome friend I had never met - until now. She is now on her way to see more of my State on her way to visit another of her friends. Thank you so much for giving me 2-days of your trip. I have...
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