Recent content by hankstaley

Responsibilities include marketing, registration/check-out, laundry, and basic property maintenance. We have a housekeeper, though the manager occasionally cleans rooms if only a couple are rented. I handle the accounting, as both myself and my business partner are CPAs. I'm also a hotel...

I'm really looking for advice. The only other time I hired a manager, I placed ads (yahoo jobs, Craigslist, military newspaper, etc.). I received a ton of responses, the vast majority of which were useless and time consuming. I'd like to find a more efficient process. Of course, if someone...

I'd have to say I'm somewhat hands on. I live a couple of miles away. Also, I'm a hotel industry consultant (not B&Bs, much larger hotels) which makes it difficult for me to be totally removed. Having said that, I often go weeks without visiting the property. My wife drops by at least once a...

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I own an inn. My consulting practice deals with much larger hotels.

I own an inn. My consulting practice deals with much larger hotels.

I own a ten room property in a Florida beach community. I have a need to replace the live in manager I inherited who has been at the property five years. I'm not exactly sure how to do this. Should I place a newspaper ad? Post a job on an online job site? What experience have others had...