Changing room layouts

[Madeleine]

We are trying to decide if we should convert a room with a queen and a twin bed to a room with a king bed and a reading nook. (ie - a couple of chairs with a nice table and lamp.)
This is a tough decision because we get a lot of guests who want 2 beds. BUT, we lose a lot of business from guests who want a king bed, not 2 beds.
How would you make this decision?
We have the option of doing this either on the first floor or the second floor. Again, how would you decide this?

 

[Arks]

Only you know which you get more requests for, two beds or king bed. I do know that a decent number of people who want two beds will settle for two people in a king, so the king may be the best compromise. Plus, a room with a king and a reading nook just sounds better in description and looks better in photos.
Seems preferable to strip and wash and make one king vs a queen and a twin, so less labor, fewer sets of sheets.
If you can do this on either floor, does that mean you currently have 2 rooms with queen + twin. If so, doing one one way and the other another way would be a good experiment. But which to do? I'd put the king downstairs. Why? Just a feeling.

 

[gillumhouse]

I have the opposite opinion of Arkie. I would put the king on the second floor and leave the queen & twin on the first - IF you get many of the old codger set. IF you get a lot of people who "do not do stairs" I would keep them in the first floor with the queen/twin and the romance younger set doing the stairs. I would also be charging the same price for both rooms as the q/t can hold more people and/or gives the 2-bed option. First floor should be worth extra also. I would look at the figures - I know you keep good records of room usage. King with reading nook sounds awesome - and the second floor probably has a nice view also.

 

[Arks]

Who mostly wants the queen/twin setup? Old couples who don't like to share a bed any longer? Or "just friends" traveling together who don't sleep together but DO want to avoid paying for two rooms?
I was picturing most who don't sleep together being younger and just traveling together, hence climbing the stairs is no problem.

 

[gillumhouse]

Who mostly wants the queen/twin setup? Old couples who don't like to share a bed any longer? Or "just friends" traveling together who don't sleep together but DO want to avoid paying for two rooms?
I was picturing most who don't sleep together being younger and just traveling together, hence climbing the stairs is no problem..

Who mostly wants the queen/twin setup? Old couples who don't like to share a bed any longer? Or "just friends" traveling together who don't sleep together but DO want to avoid paying for two rooms?
I was picturing most who don't sleep together being younger and just traveling together, hence climbing the stairs is no problem.

That is because you are not old yet. OLD people think about these things.

 

[Arks]

Not old? Every gray hair on my head shouts with joy at the thought. My children have children. I'm old.

 

[Joey Camb]

none of the above - this is what we have solves both problems

 

[Generic]

Are you charging for the two beds, or is it just a convenience? Could you do a daybed?
For the most part, when it's two women, they often have no problem sleeping together in a king, while they hesitate more often when it's a queen bed. I'd say go with the King bed. People really want them, more and more.
K. I wish I could get zipper beds, here. But they don't make them. I can get to XL Twins. Or an Ikea daybed that extends into a short king.

 

[Madeleine]

Who mostly wants the queen/twin setup? Old couples who don't like to share a bed any longer? Or "just friends" traveling together who don't sleep together but DO want to avoid paying for two rooms?
I was picturing most who don't sleep together being younger and just traveling together, hence climbing the stairs is no problem..

Lots of friends traveling together plus parents with kid. We'll get a fair number of guests who don't mind sharing a bed with a friend or a kid IF it's a king bed.
My feeling on the floor it should be on wavers. I can put a king in one room that has a queen and a twin right now and leave the twin. (My feeling this might work the best for the space.) BUT, it's the stairs that are a killer. (Which means the downstairs is the best idea. See the problem!) People whose knees are blown out, who live on one floor at home and refuse to go upstairs, things like that.
We had the twin set up as a daybed (as I see Eric suggesting). What happened was what you might think would happen when given the option of fooling around on THIS bed and sleeping in the other. And cleaning the daybed cover everyday got to be a lot of work!

 

[Madeleine]

Are you charging for the two beds, or is it just a convenience? Could you do a daybed?
For the most part, when it's two women, they often have no problem sleeping together in a king, while they hesitate more often when it's a queen bed. I'd say go with the King bed. People really want them, more and more.
K. I wish I could get zipper beds, here. But they don't make them. I can get to XL Twins. Or an Ikea daybed that extends into a short king..

Not charging extra for the other bed unless there is a third person. Still, a LOT of people will not take a room with 2 beds. Even at the same price as a room with 1 bed.

 

[Madeleine]

Not old? Every gray hair on my head shouts with joy at the thought. My children have children. I'm old..

My children have children. I'm old.

Good one! I have to remember to phrase it that way. My poor parents! Their children's children have children!

 

[gillumhouse]

Not old? Every gray hair on my head shouts with joy at the thought. My children have children. I'm old..

I have a grandson who will be 30 in December! All my 9 grandchildren are great but no great- yet. No rush. Better none than for the great- to have a wrong combo of parents. I sincerely hope #3 grandchild waits to get into production - she just turned 17 - a dangerous age!! (#2 @ 27 tomorrow is still looking for the right lady.)

 

[Madeleine]

We did this once before and it met with a bit of resistance from folks who liked the room (least expensive). But, it was very hard to make the second bed and the room was really too small for the extra bed. Now it has a nice reading nook and is the most popular room in the summer. (So good things happened.)
My fear is we lose a lot of college visit business because we've removed a bed. It's 'heads in beds' after all. But, we're losing because we don't have another king. So we go back and forth.

 

[Generic]

Are you charging for the two beds, or is it just a convenience? Could you do a daybed?
For the most part, when it's two women, they often have no problem sleeping together in a king, while they hesitate more often when it's a queen bed. I'd say go with the King bed. People really want them, more and more.
K. I wish I could get zipper beds, here. But they don't make them. I can get to XL Twins. Or an Ikea daybed that extends into a short king..

Not charging extra for the other bed unless there is a third person. Still, a LOT of people will not take a room with 2 beds. Even at the same price as a room with 1 bed.
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King bed. To heck with making the second bed all the time. People will adjust. Female couples will still take it.

 

[gillumhouse]

We did this once before and it met with a bit of resistance from folks who liked the room (least expensive). But, it was very hard to make the second bed and the room was really too small for the extra bed. Now it has a nice reading nook and is the most popular room in the summer. (So good things happened.)
My fear is we lose a lot of college visit business because we've removed a bed. It's 'heads in beds' after all. But, we're losing because we don't have another king. So we go back and forth..

Go king!!! We all know it is give them what they want. King is in demand - the others will cope.

 

[Madeleine]

And, obviously, this is for the winter. Can't lose a bed in mid-season with room night already booked for 2 beds!

 

[Silverspoon]

If summer is your high season for rates, and king beds are in demand at that time, then go for the king. I wish we had the room for a king bed....I know we lose a certain amount of business because we only offer queen beds.

 

[Madeleine]

If summer is your high season for rates, and king beds are in demand at that time, then go for the king. I wish we had the room for a king bed....I know we lose a certain amount of business because we only offer queen beds..

It's all over the place. Parents & kids in the summer, winter, all seasons. Girlfriends all year. Lots of moms and daughters will share a king bed. Or have 2 beds, whichever.
I guess I need to set up a tally sheet right now. 'King bed only, doesn't want 2 beds,' '2 beds only, don't want to share a bed,' 'No, we don't want a room with 2 beds.'

 

[EmptyNest]

If summer is your high season for rates, and king beds are in demand at that time, then go for the king. I wish we had the room for a king bed....I know we lose a certain amount of business because we only offer queen beds..

It's all over the place. Parents & kids in the summer, winter, all seasons. Girlfriends all year. Lots of moms and daughters will share a king bed. Or have 2 beds, whichever.
I guess I need to set up a tally sheet right now. 'King bed only, doesn't want 2 beds,' '2 beds only, don't want to share a bed,' 'No, we don't want a room with 2 beds.'
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Can you do the thing of joining 2 twins or whatever together to make a king? Then you have the option.

 

[Breakfast Diva]

I'd go with a king bed. You can charge more for a king room which hopefully will help off set possible less bookings and it's much faster and easier to turn over the room than 2 beds.