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    Kicking Around CRS Implementation

    We are a small boutique inn of 20 rooms, located in a small town about 10-12 minutes from 2 medium-sized cities, 30 minutes from a larger city, and 12 minutes from an interstate. We are looking to fill the typical Sunday-Thurs voids and believe it may now be time to "invest" in a CRS...
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    The Unexpected Breakfast Guest

    Recently the temps have risen, so the a/c has been used more of course. Well, I'm not fond of wasting energy, so a few mornings ago I when I discovered, upon getting the morning "porch paper", that it was cool out, I opened a couple of doors. A little while later, a guest comes out to breakfast...
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    What's the Best Bed "Bang" for the Buck?

    We're looking to replace mattresses this year (not convinced of the need to replace box springs though.) It's quite dizzying with all the S brands, the off-brands, the store brands, etc. Can some of you chime in and share what great mattresses you have had recent success with? We really...
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    Yel p, TA, Iluv Inns, etc.

    We had a lovely phone call yesterday "Hi....this is (NAME) and we're reaching out (such a non-threatening, warm-and-fuzzy term...)to (your property) from Yel p! Are you familiar with us? Blah blah blah. OOOOOO...they can give us a premium position for only $300/month. So tempted.....not...
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    Rez Nexus Learning Curve

    Having a larger (20 room boutique inn) we have just signed on to Res Nexus that provides flexibility that Res Key couldn't do for us - though it IS fabulous. Are there any hints, tips, suggestions, or things we should know as we learn it. There's alot of stuff here, especially for marketing...
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    So....we're "country frou-frou", huh?

    We really do try our best to garner positive Trip Adv reviews. Honest. Occasionally there's a negative. Overwhelmingly there's the positive. Then there's THIS one....which is psychotic: "Stayed here for one night. Pleasant, very clean, and staff is very helpful and friendly. Quiet, nice size...
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    Noise, Noise, Everywhere

    So...guest comes out to the front desk here and says "Wow, the folks next to us are really loud". I look at the rez screen. She's in a connector. "So sorry, mam....but it DOES appear that you are in a connector with your friends on the other side". "OH" she say, not that side, the OTHER...
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    Acorn Internet Services Question

    We are turning over every stone before we change direction with our website/hosting/booking engine revision. While we CAN just purchase a template (WordPress/Responsive), upload to a host, and manage it from there, we have reviewed RezNexus and now we find an Acorn Internet Services. We see...
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    CRM for B&Bs

    At the risk of misplacing this question on the wrong thread - we are now reviewing the Customer Relations Marketing concept (CRM) and wondering what (if any) of you have integrated some type of formal marketing/guest follow-up program to cultivate your customer bases. We are aware of Constnt...
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    Booking Engines, Part 2

    We're still looking at suitable options cost/benefits considered. Anyone have experience with WebReserv ? http://www.webreserv.com/demosites/webreserv-booking-system-demos.html Thanks.
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    Collecting TAXES

    Where our inn does business there exists a State SALES Tax and a County HOTEL/BED Tax. In my anticipation of using ResKey as my PMS, I only see one box for "Exempt". Either taxable or non-taxable. Unfortunately, County Taxes (where I am anyway) are applied REGARDLESS of non-profit or not. So...
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    Duvet You Say????

    OK....into the Guest Room and off the booking engine/website headache. We're needing to update our room appearance (20-rooms, all use same look). We've been admonished here that Hotel Impossible frowns on floral (even though our comforters are tasteful in color, not ugly prints). So...if you...
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    Booking Engines

    Greetings everyone. We just discovered Innspiring this morning while searching "booking engine reviews". I do hope that this forum can give us some direction. Our 20-room inn (small independent boutique hotel actually) has used RoomMaster 2000 since 2001. Local server PC. No online...
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