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  1. Silverspoon

    We're On FB!

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  2. Silverspoon

    7 days and counting

    I have never met a retired innkeeper who regrets their decision to close their doors! In fact, over and over they say “I don’t know how we hosted for so long!” Life after inn keeping is sweet. Enjoy every glorious minute...you deserve it.
  3. Silverspoon

    SMH

    I don't get it. Some people have no sense of private property...like your guest who assumed it would be ok to park in a strangers driveway. We ran into some oblivious people yesterday. There is only one other house, besides ours, on this dead-end road. The scenic overlook at the end of the...
  4. Silverspoon

    It's THAT time!

    I hear you. Good for you for recognizing that there is life after innkeeping! After completing our 30th year hosting guests in the house we are calling it quits as of....tomorrow. From now on the plan is to host guests in our ocean-view cottage only, perhaps with a delivered breakfast but...
  5. Silverspoon

    We bought it!

    Congratulations! It sounds like you have the passion and determination to make your dream come true!
  6. Silverspoon

    buying an Inn

    We are heading up your way in the fall for a vacation. You have a lovely location! Good luck with the sale.
  7. Silverspoon

    Appraising a Guest...!

    You did all the right things. Just can’t help it that she arrived with her panties in a twist...imagine being the husband? Our returning, annual PITA arrives tomorrow for a week. Needs 5 more pillows of different firmness and type (there already are 6 pillows on the bed), gobbles up all the...
  8. Silverspoon

    Hello! Innkeeper 18 years, new here.

    Welcome, Momdog! DH and I are in our 30th year of innkeeping, like you in a 2 suite, 1 cottage in a National Park. So kindred spirits indeed! We have built our brand and refused the Airbnb craze along with all the OTA's and it has worked just fine for us. While we are currently winding down...
  9. Silverspoon

    Short-term rentals now taxed in Massachusetts - you should hear the owners screaming!

    The screaming and gnashing of teeth are non-stop in this vacation destination. Second homeowners, scrambling to get the $1,000,000 of liability insurance are crying over the returning renters who are complaining about the increase in their total cost. The tax is 12.45% here for short-term home...
  10. Silverspoon

    "We're checking in tomorrow and I want to let you know..."

    Oh, how I hate to start a reservation with conflict because the guests feel entitled to do whatever they want. We are FIRM about arrival time...3:00 but no earlier. Part of our welcome letter, which goes out automatically in advance, mentions things for guests to do if they arrive in the area...
  11. Silverspoon

    Freaking Out!

    Yup. That’s why we installed a lock on the door between the guest living room and the breakfast room, which is adjacent to our kitchen. Some people think a B&B is like staying with a friend...the air “sharing” thing. Sorry this invasion into your privacy ever happened. But can’t say it won’t...
  12. Silverspoon

    Your take on laundry services for guests

    Funny you should mention laundry. We currently have guests from the UK staying in the cottage for a nice 10- night reservation. Prior to their arrival they emailed about laundry, asking if there were a washer and dryer in the cottage...there is not. After much back and forth between DH and...
  13. Silverspoon

    Air B n B Fail from the OTHER side --- Goldilocks was here!

    How awful!! Did you sign a lease that might define who else is in the house? At the very least I would think the change in terms of living conditions would mean a lower rent price for you. If you must stay, at least that would be making "lemonade with the lemon".
  14. Silverspoon

    Service Animals, Emotional Support Animals and Therapy Dogs

    Best to check current information. This post is from 2013.
  15. Silverspoon

    Late to the party, but I have finally embraced smoothies.

    Good for you! I guess after a few weeks you will figure out how many to make. Or perhaps check with guests when they check in to see if they are likely to want one. Otherwise, you'll be throwing fruit AND yogurt away!
  16. Silverspoon

    Eeeek! We want to become innkeepers

    We bought a historic house in an east coast tourist area 31 years ago when I was 41 and DH was 45. We both had professional careers at the time so we quit and went "cold turkey" into a new life. It took us a year and a half and everything (except retirement funds) we had to renovate a...
  17. Silverspoon

    Scam? What's your guess?

    Drugs. I’d bet on it. Let us know how it turns out.
  18. Silverspoon

    2nd Annual #BookDirect Guest Education Day Set for February 6 — Let your guests know it pays to book direct!

    They don’t make a dime off of us...never have. I could see from the start that they would be commandeering and devaluing our brand while at the same time they were skimming the profit off of every booking. But..we are small and have been in this tourist area for 30 years. We could not afford...
  19. Silverspoon

    TripConnect

    I have searched my trash folder and can’t find anything. Maybe I dreamed it. Sorry for the side track.
  20. Silverspoon

    TripConnect

    Hmmm. I’ll have to go back and look at the email I got recently with terms and conditions for new subscribers to TC. I believe one condition is that you must be subscribed with at least one of TA’s partners in order to qualify.
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