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    The Scream you just heard, was ME!!

    If they can mess it up they will.. people think I’m crazy with my step by step room guest guide for the tv and ac but it works. I even leave the prominently positioned guest amenity box always OPEN in one bathroom because they otherwise can’t find the shampoos and soaps- I feel like I run an...
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    Newbie Question: Why would they stay at $175-$200 a night inn when they can stay in entire AirBNB apartment for $110 a night?

    The ratio of assessed value to taxes is good but I’d agree that the list price is high given the assessed value at 545k. Beautiful house but plan on some paid help, that’s a big house. I do mine mostly myself at 5000 sq ft but I’m always busy keeping it looking good inside and out.
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    Is it endless hard work? Feel like a constant burden to keep up with?

    All of the above, it helps to be really handy inside and out but for me the 10pm checkins (that were due at 6) wear me down (even 56) Sometimes breakfast, cleaning then weekly mowing barely gets done by 3pm checkins hoping the doorbell doesn’t ring while you’re in the shower. Guests often ask...
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    Coronavirus?

    For me, Mediacom dropped my cable broadband $20/mo when I called to cancel, I moved from Verizon to Tracfone (same phone) and saved $25/mo. I called my AARP roadside service to cancel and they cut my membership on half. I called Sirius to cancel and got it to $7/mo. I found a new insurance...
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    Coronavirus?

    The staggered breakfast is a good idea but in my case guests tend to linger in the kitchen area as it’s actually one of two entrances.. I would think Lysol may then do the trick for you once you’ve cleared the table and placemats. I forgot to mention to everyone that “ozone generators”- we...
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    Coronavirus?

    I am planning on discontinuing main dining breakfasts and going to a tray at their bedroom door with muffins, pastries and fruit with tea or coffee with sugars, creamers -all to enable ‘social distancing’ with guests. Considering the contagious nature of this infecting 2-3 people on average vs...
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    revenues 25% down

    We have always sold the room individually, I sometimes think guests like knowing what they will get because when they check in to a specific room they immediately feel like they are where they should be and want to be. It may be more selling specific rooms but to me, that individuality of the...
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    Google Ads

    In addition to SEO tuning, I have taken another approach. Years ago I stepped in when our city tourism website eroded thru neglect and set up another tourism based site for my town which gives visitors info on all the things to do for 40 miles around and, of course offers a great B&B to stay at...
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    Reservation engine

    After 14 years, I just decided this week to go with Think, they seem very nice, capable and evidently very busy lately. My conversion date isn’t until Jan 17 but this is our slow time so it works.
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    Long night with live porno

    ..I am even less excited about signing on with Air after reading this. I get enough “Expediots” as it is!
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    You Know It's A Lifestyle Choice When...?

    Got a lady in today that is gluten free and allergic to ground, black pepper. Never in my life let alone the 13 years I have had my BB have I heard that. These people are endless entertainment sometimes.. Can't wait to get details on this at tomorrow's breakfast, bet it's a choice and truly not...
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    Last minute reservation

    Easy peasy- I do the same as Gillum, you will likely come up with 'tried and true' breakfasts ready on hand where you will have all but fruit, in which case I buy a cantaloupes that last a bit and things like pineapples but ultimately I eat more leftover fruit myself from the inn at dinner than...
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    Original family visits

    When I first started years ago, I would even cook the descendants dinner but still charged regular rates. It was all very time consuming but was fun hearing the stories. As the years ticked by, on one occasion they thought they had booked one relative into a room but had not and I had the room...
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    Canceling an Expedia reservation

    With Expedia cancels, I normally just email the guest and tell them their reservation was unfortunately canceled and leave it at that. (Usually done with 2weeks notice) Why would I do that? One example would be a recent guest that vehemently complained about my one day deposit that I charge...
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