you go to
learn more and then read the terms and conditions
https://www.bedandbreakfast.com/Members/Terms.aspx#Diamond%20Collection%20Terms%20and%20Conditions
scroll down to diamond collection terms and conditions
there are more conditions in addition to those i was expressing some (or lots of) questions about
my old place had eight guestrooms, now nine. i had two rooms with shared bath. they now have three rooms with a shared bath.
bree's has seven
i've stayed at
a lot of b&b's with approx. seven to eleven rooms in new england. i don't know what the majority of b&b's have for guest rooms nationwide. i wonder if that statistic is available. i'll see what i can find.
even though i had all those rooms, my overhead was very high. the cost for this membership is much too high ... even supposing i could meet their standards by closing the rooms with shared bath
i am hoping someone from bandb.com will come into the forum and explain about flexible check in and check out. being that we consistently have threads on the forum about guests wanting to check in earlier or later and/or stay earlier or later, and the strain that puts on the innkeepers (with or without staff) to get the rooms flipped ... what kind of flexibility?????? it is very very hard to get everything done in that small window of time we have. this requirement about flexibility speaks volumes. it implies to me that membership is for an inn with deep pockets and with staff that can be told 'hold off on cleaning the captain's loft for two hours and then run in there and clean it.' and what if the folks checking in to the captain's loft want to check in early? this is a requirement that needs serious clarification.
how can high standards of cleanliness be maintained if i have to run into a guestroom with no control over when my guests are coming and going? i think the explanation will be that not all guests will want to check out late or check in early ... but ... i am starting to really bristle at this. what happens when i say 'i am sorry mr and mrs guest, i CANNOT be flexible with you today and allow you to check in early because i was already flexible with mr and mrs priorguest who were staying a little longer today. ? or ... gosh i would love to give you my undivided attention this evening but i am exhuasted from waiting up til midnight last nite for a check in and then had to get up at five to start the breakfast. give me a break. i really want to know who thinks up these terms and conditions ... are they former innkeepers? ... former housekeepers? ... do they realize what they are saying? again, i think they are assuming ... big place with staff.
we are flexible when we CAN be. but do we HAVE to be? how you run your establishment is your choice. your way. if you allot four tight hours to clean eight guest rooms, you need a schedule and a routine or you will have people showing up at the door wanting to check in to rooms that have not been made ready. chaos!
haha ... why is this upsetting me so?
i guess it's because i see a coming implication (if this takes off like select registry) that those with a bandb.com listing who don't belong to the diamond collection of b&b/inns are somehow inferior to those that do.