dont get me started on the police! they have been parked at the back of my next door neighbour all day and crime scene tape all over its a fricking nightmare! fortunately all my guests are out all day setting up for a big event so havn't seem the CSI people in and out with purple gloves and evidence bags all day!No we are not a boarding house! When I get this I tell people the # for the cheapest place in town... That is what they are looking for anyway - and they can bank on lots of security and very well lit parking lot because the police spend a lot of time there!.
K9, that's when this kind of caller usually says, "All I want is a clean place to sleep for the night". Hahahahahaha!Yes, we get that too... But, I've amended my answer to always include, "All rooms have a private bathroom and it includes a full homecooked breakfast in the morning." I think adding the breakfast part helps them quantify it. A couple could easily spend $25 for breakfast around here, so take that off the room price and it's very reasonable..
I always say "well we are very popular and our prices are very competitive so our regular guests know to book up early to make sure they can get a place with us - ie at least 6 weeks ahead for a weekend)I got that but it went like this: "do you have any rooms available this weekend?"
me: "no, I'm sorry, we are booked completely full."
Him:"Oh wow, your prices must be really cheap!"
Me: grrrrrr under my breath.... thinking... NO, we are just that GOOD! (I probably should of said that)... But instead,
I said (with a smile in my voice): "No, our prices are about the same as everyone else here in town" Then I directed him to the cheapest place up by the interstate!.
Are you ever tempted to say, 'No, per hour'?.
Madeleine said:Are you ever tempted to say, 'No, per hour'?
We had a caller yesterday who I knew was a little surprised by the prices. She mentioned staying in the city near here instead. Wherein I let her know the rooms could be, at that time of year, $400+/night. Explained I did not know for a fact they would be that for the weekend they wanted but that we had had some folks here with 'big city sticker shock'.I got that but it went like this: "do you have any rooms available this weekend?"
me: "no, I'm sorry, we are booked completely full."
Him:"Oh wow, your prices must be really cheap!"
Me: grrrrrr under my breath.... thinking... NO, we are just that GOOD! (I probably should of said that)... But instead,
I said (with a smile in my voice): "No, our prices are about the same as everyone else here in town" Then I directed him to the cheapest place up by the interstate!.
You would think by now that B & B stay no longer means a cheap room in someone's house!!! Unless they want to do Air B N B :-( GRRRRR.We had a caller yesterday who I knew was a little surprised by the prices. She mentioned staying in the city near here instead. Wherein I let her know the rooms could be, at that time of year, $400+/night. Explained I did not know for a fact they would be that for the weekend they wanted but that we had had some folks here with 'big city sticker shock'.I got that but it went like this: "do you have any rooms available this weekend?"
me: "no, I'm sorry, we are booked completely full."
Him:"Oh wow, your prices must be really cheap!"
Me: grrrrrr under my breath.... thinking... NO, we are just that GOOD! (I probably should of said that)... But instead,
I said (with a smile in my voice): "No, our prices are about the same as everyone else here in town" Then I directed him to the cheapest place up by the interstate!.
But, you can always find a little side of the road place for under $100.
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But they expect the B & B to have the cheap room with all the bells and whistles a B & B is supposed to haveYou would think by now that B & B stay no longer means a cheap room in someone's house!!! Unless they want to do Air B N B :-( GRRRRR.We had a caller yesterday who I knew was a little surprised by the prices. She mentioned staying in the city near here instead. Wherein I let her know the rooms could be, at that time of year, $400+/night. Explained I did not know for a fact they would be that for the weekend they wanted but that we had had some folks here with 'big city sticker shock'.I got that but it went like this: "do you have any rooms available this weekend?"
me: "no, I'm sorry, we are booked completely full."
Him:"Oh wow, your prices must be really cheap!"
Me: grrrrrr under my breath.... thinking... NO, we are just that GOOD! (I probably should of said that)... But instead,
I said (with a smile in my voice): "No, our prices are about the same as everyone else here in town" Then I directed him to the cheapest place up by the interstate!.
But, you can always find a little side of the road place for under $100.
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Some years ago.....I got that but it went like this: "do you have any rooms available this weekend?"
me: "no, I'm sorry, we are booked completely full."
Him:"Oh wow, your prices must be really cheap!"
Me: grrrrrr under my breath.... thinking... NO, we are just that GOOD! (I probably should of said that)... But instead,
I said (with a smile in my voice): "No, our prices are about the same as everyone else here in town" Then I directed him to the cheapest place up by the interstate!.
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