The Perfect Guests and the other ones

The perfect guests checked in yestersday. Finally. Our fantasy guests. Older couple, love the room! Used to stay at the place down the street that closed. Staying 5 days and please, don't bother with housekeeping. We don't need any fuss. Love history and asking questions about the old pictures of the neighborhood in the book. Can we have some half and half to keep in our room 'fridge? We get up early and don't want to bother you.
On the other hand, we had the guests with kids. DH has finally learned why we ask, 'how old are the children?' They said they had two kids with them but the kids could sleep on the floor. (One night only.) DH says fine. I made Cheerio bars for them. They turned out to the 15 months and 4 years old. Smashed raisins all over the deck, running around the room, crying, checking out the pond (which always includes a few rocks thrown into the water. a - don't do that and b - those rocks are there for a reason.)
And while I"m b!tching over nothing, why do people move the chairs? I put them in such a way that we can seat three tables. If you move them, I can only seat YOU. One table - yours. Stop it!

Oh yeah, and hten there was the guy who ordered a pizza and waited for it in his room. And the pizza guy is asking the guests. A guest rang our bell (9:00 PM), I called the orderer - I might have been a little short with him. "Did you order a pizza?" "Yes." "You should be down here, Buddy."
Oh well. Hope it doesn't end up on the internet.

Even tho they said no housekeeping, you may want to pop in to make sure water isn't left running, the a/c is off and the towels aren't on the bed.
Please, oh please, stop taking reservations from people who want to sleep 4 in a room designed for 2.
Don't worry about the people who didn't plan, worry about the people who did and who now have screaming, crying kids running all over the place.
I know, it's not my business.
I've had guests completely block access to the back of the dining room by pulling chairs from other tables so they can seat 6 at a table for 2.

Madeleine said:

Even tho they said no housekeeping, you may want to pop in to make sure water isn't left running, the a/c is off and the towels aren't on the bed.
Please, oh please, stop taking reservations from people who want to sleep 4 in a room designed for 2.
Don't worry about the people who didn't plan, worry about the people who did and who now have screaming, crying kids running all over the place.
I know, it's not my business.
I've had guests completely block access to the back of the dining room by pulling chairs from other tables so they can seat 6 at a table for 2..

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Madeleine said:

Even tho they said no housekeeping, you may want to pop in to make sure water isn't left running, the a/c is off and the towels aren't on the bed.
Please, oh please, stop taking reservations from people who want to sleep 4 in a room designed for 2.
Don't worry about the people who didn't plan, worry about the people who did and who now have screaming, crying kids running all over the place.
I know, it's not my business.
I've had guests completely block access to the back of the dining room by pulling chairs from other tables so they can seat 6 at a table for 2.

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I agree and I think after this weekend, DH finally agrees too. We can't have floor sleepers. (Except the fishermen. They were awesome. Thought they were booking a hotel and figured they could ask for a two queen bed room. Were caught by surprised to be in a B&B and we gave them an air mattress cuz sleeping in one bed was not an option. They were clean and fun and respectful.)

TheBeachHouse said:

Madeleine said:

Even tho they said no housekeeping, you may want to pop in to make sure water isn't left running, the a/c is off and the towels aren't on the bed.
Please, oh please, stop taking reservations from people who want to sleep 4 in a room designed for 2.
Don't worry about the people who didn't plan, worry about the people who did and who now have screaming, crying kids running all over the place.
I know, it's not my business.
I've had guests completely block access to the back of the dining room by pulling chairs from other tables so they can seat 6 at a table for 2..

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Madeleine said:

Even tho they said no housekeeping, you may want to pop in to make sure water isn't left running, the a/c is off and the towels aren't on the bed.
Please, oh please, stop taking reservations from people who want to sleep 4 in a room designed for 2.
Don't worry about the people who didn't plan, worry about the people who did and who now have screaming, crying kids running all over the place.
I know, it's not my business.
I've had guests completely block access to the back of the dining room by pulling chairs from other tables so they can seat 6 at a table for 2.

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I agree and I think after this weekend, DH finally agrees too. We can't have floor sleepers. (Except the fishermen. They were awesome. Thought they were booking a hotel and figured they could ask for a two queen bed room. Were caught by surprised to be in a B&B and we gave them an air mattress cuz sleeping in one bed was not an option. They were clean and fun and respectful.)
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After 10 years it's still hard for dh to turn away guests who want to pack 'em in like sardines. Especially the ones who want to put a baby in the middle of the house.
He says, "they're bringing a bed for the baby," like I'm worried about where the baby will sleep! ;-)
Of course we have made exceptions. Parents with college kid who didn't want to drive the kid back to her dorm at midnight. But they asked first. Stuff like that. Making exceptions is our privilege!

Just checked TA. Very nice review mentioning the view, koi pond and the fact that it was charming even though the bathroom was down the hall. Best part was, they will return, even though "My husband is not a B&B fan."

Madeleine said:

Even tho they said no housekeeping, you may want to pop in to make sure water isn't left running, the a/c is off and the towels aren't on the bed.
Please, oh please, stop taking reservations from people who want to sleep 4 in a room designed for 2.
Don't worry about the people who didn't plan, worry about the people who did and who now have screaming, crying kids running all over the place.
I know, it's not my business.
I've had guests completely block access to the back of the dining room by pulling chairs from other tables so they can seat 6 at a table for 2..

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Madeleine said:

Even tho they said no housekeeping, you may want to pop in to make sure water isn't left running, the a/c is off and the towels aren't on the bed.
Please, oh please, stop taking reservations from people who want to sleep 4 in a room designed for 2.
Don't worry about the people who didn't plan, worry about the people who did and who now have screaming, crying kids running all over the place.
I know, it's not my business.
I've had guests completely block access to the back of the dining room by pulling chairs from other tables so they can seat 6 at a table for 2.

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One of my pet peeves. Even before I was an innkeeper. I put the furniture where it is for a reason. And I know how to set up a buffet so it flows well.

TheBeachHouse said:

Oh yeah, and hten there was the guy who ordered a pizza and waited for it in his room. And the pizza guy is asking the guests. A guest rang our bell (9:00 PM), I called the orderer - I might have been a little short with him. "Did you order a pizza?" "Yes." "You should be down here, Buddy."
Oh well. Hope it doesn't end up on the internet..

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TheBeachHouse said:

Oh yeah, and hten there was the guy who ordered a pizza and waited for it in his room. And the pizza guy is asking the guests. A guest rang our bell (9:00 PM), I called the orderer - I might have been a little short with him. "Did you order a pizza?" "Yes." "You should be down here, Buddy."
Oh well. Hope it doesn't end up on the internet.

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I have had this also. So rude! It's not room service, jerk! Get down here and pay for your pizza that I'm now smelling and drooling over. I hope those calories catch up with you! LOL

BananaE29 said:

TheBeachHouse said:

Oh yeah, and hten there was the guy who ordered a pizza and waited for it in his room. And the pizza guy is asking the guests. A guest rang our bell (9:00 PM), I called the orderer - I might have been a little short with him. "Did you order a pizza?" "Yes." "You should be down here, Buddy."
Oh well. Hope it doesn't end up on the internet..

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TheBeachHouse said:

Oh yeah, and hten there was the guy who ordered a pizza and waited for it in his room. And the pizza guy is asking the guests. A guest rang our bell (9:00 PM), I called the orderer - I might have been a little short with him. "Did you order a pizza?" "Yes." "You should be down here, Buddy."
Oh well. Hope it doesn't end up on the internet.

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I have had this also. So rude! It's not room service, jerk! Get down here and pay for your pizza that I'm now smelling and drooling over. I hope those calories catch up with you! LOL
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BananaE29 said:

TheBeachHouse said:

Oh yeah, and hten there was the guy who ordered a pizza and waited for it in his room. And the pizza guy is asking the guests. A guest rang our bell (9:00 PM), I called the orderer - I might have been a little short with him. "Did you order a pizza?" "Yes." "You should be down here, Buddy."
Oh well. Hope it doesn't end up on the internet.

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I have had this also. So rude! It's not room service, jerk! Get down here and pay for your pizza that I'm now smelling and drooling over. I hope those calories catch up with you! LOL

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Not trying to draw attention to anyone in partic, but Bananarama you exclamation mark addict you.

THAT is why we don't take kids. From the start we had a strict -2 adults in each accommodation- policy. It has made our 25 years bearable....even quite enjoyable for the most part. Yes it is difficult to stand your ground and turn away business, but remember, you are building a base for REPEAT costumers. If you cram a family into a room and subject your other guests to noise, confusion and a mess, you will be losing your target population who thought they were getting away for a relaxing vacation.
Now if you want to specialize in families that is another matter. In that case you must cater to them, put in an area for the children to safely play and advertise that you are a family-friendly accommodation provider.

Silverspoon said:

THAT is why we don't take kids. From the start we had a strict -2 adults in each accommodation- policy. It has made our 25 years bearable....even quite enjoyable for the most part. Yes it is difficult to stand your ground and turn away business, but remember, you are building a base for REPEAT costumers. If you cram a family into a room and subject your other guests to noise, confusion and a mess, you will be losing your target population who thought they were getting away for a relaxing vacation.
Now if you want to specialize in families that is another matter. In that case you must cater to them, put in an area for the children to safely play and advertise that you are a family-friendly accommodation provider..

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Silverspoon said:

THAT is why we don't take kids. From the start we had a strict -2 adults in each accommodation- policy. It has made our 25 years bearable....even quite enjoyable for the most part. Yes it is difficult to stand your ground and turn away business, but remember, you are building a base for REPEAT costumers. If you cram a family into a room and subject your other guests to noise, confusion and a mess, you will be losing your target population who thought they were getting away for a relaxing vacation.
Now if you want to specialize in families that is another matter. In that case you must cater to them, put in an area for the children to safely play and advertise that you are a family-friendly accommodation provider.

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I was a bit mortified as I cleaned up the sticky breakfast table and the middle aged couple watching me said, "We were just enjoying the fact that those years are far behind us." I tell you, we get really nice people.

Joey Bloggs said:

BananaE29 said:

TheBeachHouse said:

Oh yeah, and hten there was the guy who ordered a pizza and waited for it in his room. And the pizza guy is asking the guests. A guest rang our bell (9:00 PM), I called the orderer - I might have been a little short with him. "Did you order a pizza?" "Yes." "You should be down here, Buddy."
Oh well. Hope it doesn't end up on the internet..

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TheBeachHouse said:

Oh yeah, and hten there was the guy who ordered a pizza and waited for it in his room. And the pizza guy is asking the guests. A guest rang our bell (9:00 PM), I called the orderer - I might have been a little short with him. "Did you order a pizza?" "Yes." "You should be down here, Buddy."
Oh well. Hope it doesn't end up on the internet.

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I have had this also. So rude! It's not room service, jerk! Get down here and pay for your pizza that I'm now smelling and drooling over. I hope those calories catch up with you! LOL
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BananaE29 said:

TheBeachHouse said:

Oh yeah, and hten there was the guy who ordered a pizza and waited for it in his room. And the pizza guy is asking the guests. A guest rang our bell (9:00 PM), I called the orderer - I might have been a little short with him. "Did you order a pizza?" "Yes." "You should be down here, Buddy."
Oh well. Hope it doesn't end up on the internet.

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I have had this also. So rude! It's not room service, jerk! Get down here and pay for your pizza that I'm now smelling and drooling over. I hope those calories catch up with you! LOL

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Not trying to draw attention to anyone in partic, but Bananarama you exclamation mark addict you.

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Joey Bloggs said:

Not trying to draw attention to anyone in partic, but Bananarama you exclamation mark addict you.

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Yep, I totally thought of your post when I wrote it. I get so excited! I can't help myself!

BananaE29 said:

Joey Bloggs said:

BananaE29 said:

TheBeachHouse said:

Oh yeah, and hten there was the guy who ordered a pizza and waited for it in his room. And the pizza guy is asking the guests. A guest rang our bell (9:00 PM), I called the orderer - I might have been a little short with him. "Did you order a pizza?" "Yes." "You should be down here, Buddy."
Oh well. Hope it doesn't end up on the internet..

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TheBeachHouse said:

Oh yeah, and hten there was the guy who ordered a pizza and waited for it in his room. And the pizza guy is asking the guests. A guest rang our bell (9:00 PM), I called the orderer - I might have been a little short with him. "Did you order a pizza?" "Yes." "You should be down here, Buddy."
Oh well. Hope it doesn't end up on the internet.

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I have had this also. So rude! It's not room service, jerk! Get down here and pay for your pizza that I'm now smelling and drooling over. I hope those calories catch up with you! LOL
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BananaE29 said:

TheBeachHouse said:

Oh yeah, and hten there was the guy who ordered a pizza and waited for it in his room. And the pizza guy is asking the guests. A guest rang our bell (9:00 PM), I called the orderer - I might have been a little short with him. "Did you order a pizza?" "Yes." "You should be down here, Buddy."
Oh well. Hope it doesn't end up on the internet.

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I have had this also. So rude! It's not room service, jerk! Get down here and pay for your pizza that I'm now smelling and drooling over. I hope those calories catch up with you! LOL

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Not trying to draw attention to anyone in partic, but Bananarama you exclamation mark addict you.

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Joey Bloggs said:

Not trying to draw attention to anyone in partic, but Bananarama you exclamation mark addict you.

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Yep, I totally thought of your post when I wrote it. I get so excited! I can't help myself!
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BananaE29 said:

Joey Bloggs said:

Not trying to draw attention to anyone in partic, but Bananarama you exclamation mark addict you.

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Yep, I totally thought of your post when I wrote it. I get so excited! I can't help myself!

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I know. You go girl!

BananaE29 said:

TheBeachHouse said:

Oh yeah, and hten there was the guy who ordered a pizza and waited for it in his room. And the pizza guy is asking the guests. A guest rang our bell (9:00 PM), I called the orderer - I might have been a little short with him. "Did you order a pizza?" "Yes." "You should be down here, Buddy."
Oh well. Hope it doesn't end up on the internet..

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TheBeachHouse said:

Oh yeah, and hten there was the guy who ordered a pizza and waited for it in his room. And the pizza guy is asking the guests. A guest rang our bell (9:00 PM), I called the orderer - I might have been a little short with him. "Did you order a pizza?" "Yes." "You should be down here, Buddy."
Oh well. Hope it doesn't end up on the internet.

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I have had this also. So rude! It's not room service, jerk! Get down here and pay for your pizza that I'm now smelling and drooling over. I hope those calories catch up with you! LOL
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The kids who were here over the weekend went to the restaurant up the street for pizza. Could not eat all of it so brought the remains home - for us.

I had no idea what to put this under. I saw this title and thought we could use topics:
a) The Perfect Guests
b) The Other Ones
So for my comments I choose b) The other ones
This is the weird thing, it is nothing super obvious, call it gut. I know people have bad backs, and bad necks and this and that and the other. But when a woman is carrying her own heavier bag than the husband, for some reason I really go into "old fashioned JB mode" and want to slap somebody. Well, not just anybody. I have flash backs to the bully here who ...well enough of that. It was the same "man in charge, woman not being treated in the highest regard" moment.
The entire aura is creepy, as they say in the south "I got chicken skin"

Joey Bloggs said:

I had no idea what to put this under. I saw this title and thought we could use topics:
a) The Perfect Guests
b) The Other Ones
So for my comments I choose b) The other ones
This is the weird thing, it is nothing super obvious, call it gut. I know people have bad backs, and bad necks and this and that and the other. But when a woman is carrying her own heavier bag than the husband, for some reason I really go into "old fashioned JB mode" and want to slap somebody. Well, not just anybody. I have flash backs to the bully here who ...well enough of that. It was the same "man in charge, woman not being treated in the highest regard" moment.
The entire aura is creepy, as they say in the south "I got chicken skin"

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I was not there. DH & I were at home. I once replied to a man who cracked a joke about how loaded down I was (DH carried nothing - and this was before crutches when he was just hobbling with a leg brace) that one of the reasons he married me was that I was from West Virginia because women from West Virginia are part pack horse.
It is understandable, JB. It is part of the What we see and conclude.
DH has never been able to carry heavy stuff - and too often was just out of surgery. My little-big-brother was always tall for his age. When he was 3, he LOOKED 5 and acted age appropriately - 3. People always looked at him and my parents like there was something wrong with him but he was doing what would have been considered cute of any normal size 3 year old. Top it off with the fact that due to eye problems, he wore a patch over one eye and was scrawny. That probably goes a long way in understanding why he has the personality of a porcupine - with quills extended. (little brother = younger/big = he admits to 7'1". Our baby brother is only 6'5")

gillumhouse said:

Joey Bloggs said:

I had no idea what to put this under. I saw this title and thought we could use topics:
a) The Perfect Guests
b) The Other Ones
So for my comments I choose b) The other ones
This is the weird thing, it is nothing super obvious, call it gut. I know people have bad backs, and bad necks and this and that and the other. But when a woman is carrying her own heavier bag than the husband, for some reason I really go into "old fashioned JB mode" and want to slap somebody. Well, not just anybody. I have flash backs to the bully here who ...well enough of that. It was the same "man in charge, woman not being treated in the highest regard" moment.
The entire aura is creepy, as they say in the south "I got chicken skin"

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I was not there. DH & I were at home. I once replied to a man who cracked a joke about how loaded down I was (DH carried nothing - and this was before crutches when he was just hobbling with a leg brace) that one of the reasons he married me was that I was from West Virginia because women from West Virginia are part pack horse.
It is understandable, JB. It is part of the What we see and conclude.
DH has never been able to carry heavy stuff - and too often was just out of surgery. My little-big-brother was always tall for his age. When he was 3, he LOOKED 5 and acted age appropriately - 3. People always looked at him and my parents like there was something wrong with him but he was doing what would have been considered cute of any normal size 3 year old. Top it off with the fact that due to eye problems, he wore a patch over one eye and was scrawny. That probably goes a long way in understanding why he has the personality of a porcupine - with quills extended. (little brother = younger/big = he admits to 7'1". Our baby brother is only 6'5")
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I never assume - people have all sorts wrong with them - had 3 broken ribs and a dicky ticker in the space of 2 days.

LOL...."a dickey ticker..." LOVE THAT!!

Joey Bloggs said:

I had no idea what to put this under. I saw this title and thought we could use topics:
a) The Perfect Guests
b) The Other Ones
So for my comments I choose b) The other ones
This is the weird thing, it is nothing super obvious, call it gut. I know people have bad backs, and bad necks and this and that and the other. But when a woman is carrying her own heavier bag than the husband, for some reason I really go into "old fashioned JB mode" and want to slap somebody. Well, not just anybody. I have flash backs to the bully here who ...well enough of that. It was the same "man in charge, woman not being treated in the highest regard" moment.
The entire aura is creepy, as they say in the south "I got chicken skin"

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Joey Bloggs said:

I had no idea what to put this under. I saw this title and thought we could use topics:
a) The Perfect Guests
b) The Other Ones
So for my comments I choose b) The other ones
This is the weird thing, it is nothing super obvious, call it gut. I know people have bad backs, and bad necks and this and that and the other. But when a woman is carrying her own heavier bag than the husband, for some reason I really go into "old fashioned JB mode" and want to slap somebody. Well, not just anybody. I have flash backs to the bully here who ...well enough of that. It was the same "man in charge, woman not being treated in the highest regard" moment.
The entire aura is creepy, as they say in the south "I got chicken skin"

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We had one today. I know waaaay too much about the son's wedding, the poverty of the bride's parents ("not quite trailer park, but close"), the wealth of the bride (she's paying for her own wedding) and how bossy MOG is as she stood behind her husband while he drank his coffee, tapping her foot and reminding him they had a VERY busy day. She hauled all the luggage out as he did his probably routine passive aggressive reading of the paper and sipping his coffee and ignoring her.
We see it all, don't we?