Search results

We post check-in from 3-7, but it seems on Fridays, all bets are off. Love the guests who want to check-in early (1pm) and I'm fine with that cuz it gives me more free time in the evening, but what really ticks me off is when they ask to come at 1, you're ready for them at 1 and waiting till 7...

Just for myself, mostly. But, like all of us, I hope to sell someday when I grow up.

So, when you're tallying up your numbers each month, do you include the rooms you might have 'given away' in your total? For instance, earlier in the spring, I had a Facebook contest and the prize was a free night's stay. I figured I give enough rooms away for other peoples' good causes and...

When any company employs tactics such as this (renewing at unpublished price without notice or consent), doesn't it just tell you that they KNOW they're up to something shady? That's why I dropped them like a rock!

August, Sept and Oct are crazy here. I'm already at 60% for August and it's only the first week of the month. I wouldn't mind a bit if one couple that reserved for this weekend would cancel - even today and I wouldn't even charge them. They fall into the category of the 'completely clueless'...

And the nice wooden hangers! Had a completely clueless (my least favorite type of guest) couple last weekend. Came down for brekkie 45 minutes late and the guy says, "Oh, isn't anyone else eating breakfast?" Well, Sherlock, everyone else ate an hour ago! So, unfazed, they just sit down. Of...

My husband has a saying that comes in very handy in times like this, "Your failure to plan does not for me an emergency make."

actually, I'd welcome some rain. it's just hot, humid and miserable here and guests keep walking out of the house and not closing the door all the way. I'm not cooling the neighborhood!

Cinnamon streusel muffins; honeydew and blueberries; peach baked oatmeal with red raspberry puree and sausage links.

I'm not sure if that's exactly what is happening, but the one paying for it is me!

I think TriV Go pulls the reviews from all the other sites (like TA). What I don't like is the fact that they list MY rooms for the discounted rate of $149. They say that they're regularly $189. This is NOT true. I have 3 price points and rooms are higher on the weekends. That $189 room is the...

Guest from hell last week insisted that we rotate the mattress for her. Well, it would have been nice for her to remove all her crap from atop the bed before she left for the day. Geeze!

I shared it on our FB page. Unfortunately, I also sent the innkeeper a personal e-mail asking about it. However, it was before I saw this, so sorry for the intrusion. I didn't know.

Coming back from a party at a campground???!! NO WAY! There is no amount of money that would make it worth my while to clean up after you've been at a party at a campground. I agree, I'd rather the room be empty. Oh, and I love that he said it would be a 'short stay'. Checking in at 3 and...

Last fall, we had 4 inns here in the county sell, purchased by single ladies! My hat's off to them!! I just survived a week without Spousling and guests every day. It was all I could do to get all of the rooms cleaned, laundry done, breakfasts prepared, kitchen cleaned, tables set, yard work...

Yes, the notice/offer was via e-mail and he called it the 'Crazy 8s' offer. So, it was an extra $88 for the extra night. Sometimes I'll make the offer $99 (9's seem to say 'bargain' to people). Or sometimes I'll just offer a whole price for the two nights and let them do the math themselves.

I learned a little tip at one of the PAII conferences a couple of years ago. One marking guru who owned a very successful inn in Vermont said that he did do minimums for his more expensive rooms on weekends. For the less costly rooms, he allowed one night, but come Wednesday or so, if the room...

Some of the cheapest places here get rented by the hour. Well, when you're offering $40/night, what are you going to get? Low overhead for working girls. The types seeking cheap rates seem to stay out by the highway. Thank goodness!

We haven't been back into the store since we bought a flat screen tv for our kitchen. The sales kid (not man, not guy...kid!) tried to tell my husband that he would not sell him the TV unless we also purchased a $50 surge protector for it. He went on to say that without the surge protector, we...

I've contacted them 3 times in the past month and NO response! This is getting frustrating.