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  1. JimBoone

    Promoting Each Other

    Your opinion please: In another group some internet friends and I spoke of placing links and/or information on our websites to promote each other, would it generate enough interest to replace OTA's if you go that route, probably not, would it make our websites visible to some who might not...
  2. JimBoone

    Roofer at last - wish me luck

    Two months since the day we were going to start "next week", but started on the roof yesterday, please wish me luck as I may need some, it took forever to do the house roof, but at least it looks good to me, hope the motel roof will prove to look good too and not take so long to complete
  3. JimBoone

    Guest Room Art

    What would your opinions be of original art in guest rooms? A local artist expressed an interest in displaying her art for sale (has painted a variety of scenes from our garden). Edit: So far I've not seen the email she was going to send to follow up with me, although it may be she has just not...
  4. JimBoone

    Today's Projects

    Saturdays shop projects, from left nightstand from #6 small section added and sanded for new finish, next are two shelves that will go in #6 & #8 to hold an old clock and other decorations, last are new tops for the mini fridge cabinets in #1 & #2 to house the microwave and provide a steady...
  5. JimBoone

    Email from unhappy guest

    Got the following email from an unhappy guest, would you reply and apologize, offer comments, or just ignore as an unhappy camper? He is correct, there is not a light blocking liner, but curtains are mostly black in color and do have a liner, I'm more likely to find that a guest has used and...
  6. JimBoone

    Just for dreaming

    139 Ridge Ave., Greendale, IN 47025 on realtor.com 8 bedrooms, 8 baths, beautiful, cheap 50 years ago the work wouldn't have frightened me, today I lack the energy (and the bankroll) for a project like this.
  7. JimBoone

    Spring Painting - Wall Colors

    Okay, I don't claim to be the best at following advice, but I do like to know what my friends think, I don't always follow suggestions, but they often give me improved ideas. Hope to paint the guest rooms between now and summer, a project that never got started last year, so what's your opinion...
  8. JimBoone

    Opinion - Decorating Ideas

    As you know we are a tiny motel, 8 rooms, while we have 3 size rooms (one bed, two beds, two and a half beds) and prices vary according to size. In the past all were decorated pretty much the same as one would expect in a hotel. It is now getting time to freshen up things a bit, for practical...
  9. JimBoone

    Reservation Key, Credit Cards and Deposits

    Okay, I'm attempting to follow the suggestions of several friends and swap from a paper system to Reservation Key, at the same time I plan on changing credit card processors and adding authorize.net so that cards can be processed with online reservations. One of the questions asked of me is the...
  10. JimBoone

    TV service

    Quick question, how and from who do you receive TV service both for your personal use and to provide to your guests? We've had cable for years, guest rooms and our apartment, some of our rooms were once guest rooms, but we seem to fall thought the cracks as local office doesn't handle business...
  11. JimBoone

    Introduction

    New kid on the block, we are Jim & Maxine Harrison, small (8 rooms) mom and pop motel near Boone, NC. Have enjoyed reading the forum for about a month, I suppose we have it easy as we don't serve food, yet perhaps more beds for our size and more one night visitors than most would enjoy. We're...
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