I generally ask for payment for their whole stay when they are checking in. If they extend their stay, they then pay for those upcoming days. This guy played me. He knew the card was bad and that I would probably buy his story about it being compromised and having to wait for a new one.
Thanks all, for your empathy! I felt particularly pathetic when i wrote that last night, having made a whole $75 for a day's work plus operating expenses. Today I changed around a bunch of locks and realized my "loss" was mostly in my head. Actually, it was a very valuable lesson. And an...
My first post. I've had my inn for just a year now. So I got a reservation through Booking for a one night stay. The guy ended up paying in cash. In the morning, he told me that he was so "taken" by our little town that he wanted to stay another 10 days. Although it is our policy that guests...