Weaver
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In light of HJ post and others here, as I am faced with yet a completely different configuration on this property than the other one I was leaning toward, do you feel trapped in your innkeeper space by guests?
For those that didn't see my comment, the main lodge will be a bank barn, having ground level access on opposite sides/ends. The lowest level will be the guest level, depending on how big a barn I find, guest rooms, large great room with both dining and lounge area, an inn kitchen with access to the second floor (also with ground level access) which will be my private space. In other words the kitchen doors will be locked when not in use for serving breakfast, therefore eliminating guest access to the stairs.
Do you ever feel trapped by your guests in your own space, in that you can't relax or wind down in your own home?
Is it a self defeating purpose (from a B n B experience) for the guest to feel as though the innkeeper isn't sharing the space with them, and in fact the space is designed totally for guest use and the innkeeper never needs to set foot in there except for guest services and cleaning?
As suggested in another post I will have outside entrances for each of the planned guest rooms, and outside access to the main common area - for lack of a better term a front door with a foyer area and my little office (for taking payments and guest related office stuff) just off the common living space. In essance creating a two level duplex with a secret passage from one level to another from the inn kitchen. Cambs got me thinking about shutting the doors, and turing out the lights, but that apparently isn't enough for people who feel they have rented not just a room but the whole place, and it is theirs to explore.
Not sure if I am making sense, but I want my privacy, especially since my personal critters (dog, cats) will have access and freedom in the innkeeper's area. Yet I don't want to alienate the guests either.
For those that didn't see my comment, the main lodge will be a bank barn, having ground level access on opposite sides/ends. The lowest level will be the guest level, depending on how big a barn I find, guest rooms, large great room with both dining and lounge area, an inn kitchen with access to the second floor (also with ground level access) which will be my private space. In other words the kitchen doors will be locked when not in use for serving breakfast, therefore eliminating guest access to the stairs.
Do you ever feel trapped by your guests in your own space, in that you can't relax or wind down in your own home?
Is it a self defeating purpose (from a B n B experience) for the guest to feel as though the innkeeper isn't sharing the space with them, and in fact the space is designed totally for guest use and the innkeeper never needs to set foot in there except for guest services and cleaning?
As suggested in another post I will have outside entrances for each of the planned guest rooms, and outside access to the main common area - for lack of a better term a front door with a foyer area and my little office (for taking payments and guest related office stuff) just off the common living space. In essance creating a two level duplex with a secret passage from one level to another from the inn kitchen. Cambs got me thinking about shutting the doors, and turing out the lights, but that apparently isn't enough for people who feel they have rented not just a room but the whole place, and it is theirs to explore.
Not sure if I am making sense, but I want my privacy, especially since my personal critters (dog, cats) will have access and freedom in the innkeeper's area. Yet I don't want to alienate the guests either.