Recent content by Casa Carby

Oh, I thought of another easy and cost effective recipe for dinner: Meatless Chili/Taco. All you do is substitue the meat with the tofu crumbles/ tofu block. It is one of the easiest and fastest recipes ever, especially if you can buy one of those Taco Mix pouches/ Chili Mix pouches. Pair it...

Hello, Thanks for the responses... and the great suggestions. To clarify, we are a B&V (bed & venue) not a vacation rental.... as we have a number of photoshoots/commercials at our home throughout the year. We do not offer breakfast. We do offer a private chef who can come in and prepare all/any...

Hello.... I've been wondering how you do your final walk-through of your rooms/home... do you walk with the guests or without? More importantly, aside from asking them about their stay/ how it could have been better etc. How do you broach the topic of "broken/damaged" items... it seems like 50%...

Hello, Yes, a little challenging but now's the time to flex your creativity :) Here are some suggestions for breakfast: a) Oatmeal made with soy milk/ rice milk/ almond milk with fresh fruit on top b) Cinnamon French Toast with Carmelized Bananas and Fresh Maple Syrup (instead of eggs and milk...

I agree, this forum is a gem. For me there are not many people I can discuss what daily life running a B&B is like... most people have such a romantic view of it (there are many rosy days indeed)... but than there are the nuts and bolts of running it.. and the guests ups and downs... it is...

We have a guest coming tomorrow who has been told for the last month that check-in is at 2pm. We receive an email from him a few days ago saying he'll be at the house by 6am... ummmm.... no.... we are at full capacity and cannot accommodate such a request this time... especially when I told him...

Thank you for all the great responses. I am so happy to have found this forum... it is great to see so many shared experiences, good and bad. I am grateful for all the answers!!

We played around with the idea and have actually hosted 3 weddings to date, a 4th in December. I personally am not a fan of them as we can only control the noise factor so much (even though we state that music/DJ must be off by 10pm). We live in a rather quiet neighborhood and we stress over the...

Hi, Being new, I didn't know where I should place my question. Since I am new can you kindly tell me which forum would be better, more relevant. Thanks for the welcome.

Hello, I recently had one of the worst set of guests ever. Dirty doesn't even begin to describe. Ruined duvets, towels, fruit punch stains on kitchen cupboards and drawers.... these guests expressed a very keen interest in returning. They "loved" the house.... we NEVER want them to return. How...

Hello, I am a relatively new B&V (bed & venue), what is your thoughts on damaged towels? What about damaged duvet covers? I am referring to stains that will not come out therefore rendering my duvet cover/ towels unusable? Can I charge the guests for this? Also, upon check-out are you forward in...