wendydk
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Given the size of the house and financial restrictions, we had to decide in the beginning whether we wanted the revenue from 2PB/1SB, 2PB only, or 1PB/2SB. That made the decision pretty simple, and is the reason why our revenue numbers are so high for a three room inn.You share YOUR bathroom??? Oh..that would be a definite no no for me. My owner's quarters are strictly mine and I would not want any guests in it at any time no matter what. But..saying that I realize that each of us is different..so if it works for you..that is fine.I accentuate the fact that that bath shares only with hubs and myself, so is always clean and fresh with no waiting. Our guests will never walk into it all hot and steamy, or with towels laying all over, or with overflowing trash, or bereft of towels, or with someone else's toiletries cluttering the counters.Price does drive perception to a great extent. My shared bathroom went unrented quite a bit in the beginning. Then a fellow Innkeeper in the area reminded me that even that shared bath room has more amenities than any of her PB rooms, and the low prices was keeping it from being rented. I raised the rate by $20.00, and now that room rents much more frequently....but there is still a $30 per night different between my SB and PB room rates..Thanks. See there is so much to consider isn't there! $30 seems like a big gap. How do you market that room(s) do you say much about it shared or just leave the details on the listing and keep it simple?Little Blue said:Price does drive perception to a great extent. My shared bathroom went unrented quite a bit in the beginning. Then a fellow Innkeeper in the area reminded me that even that shared bath room has more amenities than any of her PB rooms, and the low prices was keeping it from being rented. I raised the rate by $20.00, and now that room rents much more frequently....but there is still a $30 per night different between my SB and PB room rates.
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We are in and out in minutes in the morning, and do our showers when everyone is out for the day. Oddly enough, we have three different great repeat couples who will only book that room....go figure!
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I'm not sure I would know what to do if I had a bathroom all to myself (or a linen closet either!)
