Great for us too...three more rooms nights than last year, which I thought we would never beat.October was a great month for us... our best ever at 60% occupancy! Hope it was a great month for all!.
Do you have any innsight as to why that occured for you?Then we just did our numbers and we are down 25% from last November and lagging slightly behind our major competitors whom we are usually ahead of...so discouraging. Don't know whether to be upset or happy 'cause at least that's 25% less PITA's I'll have to deal with.
Luckily we went back and it was an error in engineering hub's spreadsheet (31 days instead of 30 in the month) plus not accounting for some closed days. SO, still on track. But man, thinking we weren't was enough to really tweak me yesterday. We sorely need a rest..
You don't count days you are closed in your occupancy numbers?InnsiderInfo said:Luckily we went back and it was an error in engineering hub's spreadsheet (31 days instead of 30 in the month) plus not accounting for some closed days. SO, still on track. But man, thinking we weren't was enough to really tweak me yesterday. We sorely need a rest.
We do both. For our official "occupancy" we do, it's all based on 365. But just for our own internal tracking we don't.Luckily we went back and it was an error in engineering hub's spreadsheet (31 days instead of 30 in the month) plus not accounting for some closed days. SO, still on track. But man, thinking we weren't was enough to really tweak me yesterday. We sorely need a rest..You don't count days you are closed in your occupancy numbers?InnsiderInfo said:Luckily we went back and it was an error in engineering hub's spreadsheet (31 days instead of 30 in the month) plus not accounting for some closed days. SO, still on track. But man, thinking we weren't was enough to really tweak me yesterday. We sorely need a rest.
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We are getting good repeats, and a lot of first time B&B guests.Of the the 155 bed nights available we had 93 bed nights (60%) with 43 guests (yeah for the mulitple night stays!)
33% were Internet resesrvations or finding us thru the internet - online reservations (14%) vs internet search (18.6%)
30% were repeat guest stays
11.6% were medical student stays
7% were referrals from local businesses
7% were referrlas from friends
the remaining were referrals from local residents, past guest referrals, B&B directory, and walk-in stays
So having a website with an online reservation system pays off, as well as, building good relationships with our guests. Hopefully the remaining guest stays will come back or refer others to us.
We get a lot of first time b&b guests - do you find that you are getting a lot of first time guests?.
Awesome stats and a great reminder that it's good to step back and get an overview once the craziness dies down.Of the the 155 bed nights available we had 93 bed nights (60%) with 43 guests (yeah for the mulitple night stays!)
33% were Internet resesrvations or finding us thru the internet - online reservations (14%) vs internet search (18.6%)
30% were repeat guest stays
11.6% were medical student stays
7% were referrals from local businesses
7% were referrlas from friends
the remaining were referrals from local residents, past guest referrals, B&B directory, and walk-in stays
So having a website with an online reservation system pays off, as well as, building good relationships with our guests. Hopefully the remaining guest stays will come back or refer others to us.
We get a lot of first time b&b guests - do you find that you are getting a lot of first time guests?.
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