Depends on where you are located and what type of guest you want to attract.
What you can offer may be dictated by the laws in your area. In some locations you cannot say 'no children.'
It's easier to be family friendly if you've got kids off your own at home..
Like with pets, I guess.Morticia said:It's easier to be family friendly if you've got kids of your own at home.
Good tip thanxDepends on where you are located and what type of guest you want to attract.
What you can offer may be dictated by the laws in your area. In some locations you cannot say 'no children.'
It's easier to be family friendly if you've got kids off your own at home..Like with pets, I guess.Morticia said:It's easier to be family friendly if you've got kids of your own at home.
Really depends on the numbers. Evaluate how many guests you will lose if kids are running around the house, vs. how many you will gain by allowing them.
I don't know the answer. I allow kids, but my clientele is 55% couples, 35% singles,(I get a lot of business travelers.). Even though I allow kids, I'd say only 10% of my bookings include kids. But my place is upscale, the most expensive in town. People with kids are probably staying at the cheaper places (the hotels/motels).
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My favorite B&B stay was at a place that was mostly families and children, we were the odd old folks, however it was in a rural area and catered to the family with children, swing set, play house, animals, pick your own breakfast egg from the hen house, hay ride, train ride (of sorts) for the kids. I believe the same families returned at about the same time each year, but I'm sure the innkeepers worked hard to develop this following.mikeyd said:What do you all think of a family friendly B&B.
Depends on where you are located and what type of guest you want to attract.
What you can offer may be dictated by the laws in your area. In some locations you cannot say 'no children.'
It's easier to be family friendly if you've got kids off your own at home..Like with pets, I guess.Morticia said:It's easier to be family friendly if you've got kids of your own at home.
Really depends on the numbers. Evaluate how many guests you will lose if kids are running around the house, vs. how many you will gain by allowing them.
I don't know the answer. I allow kids, but my clientele is 55% couples, 35% singles,(I get a lot of business travelers.). Even though I allow kids, I'd say only 10% of my bookings include kids. But my place is upscale, the most expensive in town. People with kids are probably staying at the cheaper places (the hotels/motels).
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^^^ This. ^^^Arks said:Like with pets, I guess.Morticia said:It's easier to be family friendly if you've got kids of your own at home.
Really depends on the numbers. Evaluate how many guests you will lose if kids are running around the house, vs. how many you will gain by allowing them.
I don't know the answer. I allow kids, but my clientele is 55% couples, 35% singles,(I get a lot of business travelers.). Even though I allow kids, I'd say only 10% of my bookings include kids. But my place is upscale, the most expensive in town. People with kids are probably staying at the cheaper places (the hotels/motels).
I agree, but that may just be because that is our model: Romantic getaway, adult only. It has been successful for us and sure means a lot less stress and work for us as well as a niche market that most hotels/motels can't match. But if you have many rooms to fill and you need to fill them at any price then you may have to take families and pets too. Increasingly we see that couples who take their kids on vacation also want their pet dogs along.I don't think family friendly is a good idea in today's market. You are competing with the AirBNB's to a certain degree. By catering to couples wanting a romantic get away you are offering something people can't get at an airBNB or a hotel..
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