Funny guest comments/questions about your area or B&B

answering machine message today:

"I looked at your website and want to know if your rooms are really cheaper" 

then she blubbers on about it looks like a nice enough place but the price is not right for her budget.

And you left this message because?  It is so odd to me, I looked around two days ago and booked a few days away and I found one that met MY budget and booked it, I certainly didn't call and say "Are those really your rates? Can't the special rate on line be LESS than that?"

on two seperate occasions, during the process of making the reservation, the person asked "now, if i get in a car accident on the way to your inn and die, will i get my deposit refunded?" the first time i was so surprised that someone asked such a thing and the second time i was so surprised because i couldn't believe  another person was asking the question.

i guess for me, the nonrefund of my deposit would not be my biggest disappointment. call me crazy but i think that is a ridiculous thing to ask. i just want to say to them "stop & think about what you just said"

edited to say

: ironically enough, the first p[erson that asked me that, did get in a n accident on his way here. well, not an accident but he was going too fast, it was snowing and the road was just slippery enough, tht he passed another car & ended up spinning off the road down in the puckerbrush. hmm....self fulfilling prophecy?

"How much snow will there be in January"?

My most asked question occurs when I have made the English muffin bread. There is a tentative "Can we have the rest of our loaves of bread?"

"Is dinner included?"

(My reply - bed and BREAKFAST) They say "Well we were just wondering" 

Our most frequently 'you knucklehead' question that we get asked is:

"Does your B&B serve breakfast?"

My wife thought that sometime when we get asked that, just to see what response we would get, we should tell people, 'No, we dont serve breakfast, but your welcome to walk to the McDonalds down the street.'

We also get asked if they need to ring the doorbell each time before they come into the house.  Must be a midwest America thing...I have never heard of anthing like this before we moved to Missouri.

But in 4 years of B&B experience, this next one is the most dumbest of all, and I hope that I never have 'a moment' and snap back at the person.  But just 3 weeks ago (and probably for the 3rd time since ownership, each by a differnt guest and all of which were GROWN ADULTS...I think) after I have shown the guest to their room, I have been asked if there is a curfew?

A CURFEW!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Now, please forgive me if there are those out there who run a B&B and have a curfew, but give me a BREAK!  And its not like my wife or I stay up till all our guests arrive home...Each guest room comes with two sets of key rings and on each set is a key to their room and a key to the entry of our home so they can come and go as they please.  (We have commerical locks on our doors, so they lock as soon as you pull the door shut.)  All we ask is that should a guest wish to come in late (10 pm or later) to please be courteous of the other guests while walking through the house who might be sleeping.

Should a time come when I just loose it, at this point my reponse will be one of two answers:

1.  Well, there may be...have you graduated from Junior High School yet?

2.  Just a moment, let me call your MOMMY & DADDY and ask them what time I should make sure you return by each night.

~Brian

I just got this email inquiry, just thought the last part was funny:

Hi there,

What are your rates and what do you have available for the nights of Oct. 23 and 24 for a senior couple?

Thanks, John K.

I tell them downtown is a few blocks away - "Can we walk there?"

Phone call recently:  "How do we get there from here?"  Duh...where are YOU now?

On the tour, "All the sodas and bottled water are 'on the house'.  Guests asks:  "How much are the sodas?"

"Is the river we crossed a couple of blocks away the closest river? 

"Can we sit out on this porch (in the living room, on the other porch)?"

"Do you serve breakfast?" - only been asked a couple of times, but that's my favorite!

"We just drove past a lot of shops down the street, can we walk to them?"

"Do we have to use the stairs to get to our room?"

"Where's the elevator?"

(Looking at 4 tables set with silverware) "Is this where we eat?"

(After being shown how to operate the keypad, with full instructions including, "There is no key for this door.") "Do we use this key to get in the door?"

"Is that the ocean?" (Looking at roof of neighbor's shed.)

Ditto the ones about when can the whales been seen and what temp will it be on x date.

Could not resist responding to this link. 

Here are just a few from from this past summer!

‘What time will the whales be coming by?’

‘When I take a whale watching tour, can I pet the whales?’

‘How high above sea level are you?’ (we are beach front!)

‘What is the name of that lake?’ (we are on the ocean)

‘Are those real humming birds?’ 

‘What are kilometers?’

‘Why does your money have a lady on it, who is she?’

‘Do you think we’ll see some bears?’  (some trees in our neighborhood)

‘Do we have to leave the B&B for the day, them come back at check-in?’ 

‘Do we get to  keep the beaver bear in the room?’ (room decor)

‘Do we have to get dressed when we come for breakfast?’

'Why is it going to rain today?'

'What will the weather be like when we get there?' (phone call)

'What type of power do you have?' (phone call)