Weaver
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When I first open I will have 3 or 4 cottage/cabins ready to go, the main lodge with 4-5 rooms will be the following spring.
I have the morning breakfast delivery all worked out for the opening phase with pretty baskets, fully equiped kitchens and dining areas, so there is no problem there. Even have a nice bunch of easily transportable (and reheatable if need be) menus planned.
My question is once I am fully open with breakfast service in the main lodge should I charge a delivery fee if the cabins want a delivered basket as opposed to coming to the main dining area to eat?
We are not talking about a 50 foot walk it will be a ways to get from the current cottage locations to where I expect to site the main lodge and or additional cabins. My concern is timing. Getting the baskets made up doesn't really worry me, but actually leaving the inn kitchen to get in the car and drive them over to the cottages800 to 1000 1500-1800 feet (just checked the property map) or more down the path.
So do I (I am going to need help the place is toooooo big for me alone with the farm part of it too) have the chambermaid come in early and have her deliver while I continue on with breakfast prep for the main dining area, and charge a small delivery fee for a "delivered basket"?
Do I make the baskets available for pick up at a specified time? Not my first choice
Don't charge and just add $5-$10/night to each of the cabins to cover the Chambermaid's cost for coming in to help?
Don't sweat it and see what happens and deal with it on the back end?
Or make all the cabins baskets only, and only the main lodge guests will eat in the dining room?
Or conversly, eliminate the baskets altogether and everyone eats in the main lodge?
I have the morning breakfast delivery all worked out for the opening phase with pretty baskets, fully equiped kitchens and dining areas, so there is no problem there. Even have a nice bunch of easily transportable (and reheatable if need be) menus planned.
My question is once I am fully open with breakfast service in the main lodge should I charge a delivery fee if the cabins want a delivered basket as opposed to coming to the main dining area to eat?
We are not talking about a 50 foot walk it will be a ways to get from the current cottage locations to where I expect to site the main lodge and or additional cabins. My concern is timing. Getting the baskets made up doesn't really worry me, but actually leaving the inn kitchen to get in the car and drive them over to the cottages
So do I (I am going to need help the place is toooooo big for me alone with the farm part of it too) have the chambermaid come in early and have her deliver while I continue on with breakfast prep for the main dining area, and charge a small delivery fee for a "delivered basket"?
Do I make the baskets available for pick up at a specified time? Not my first choice
Don't charge and just add $5-$10/night to each of the cabins to cover the Chambermaid's cost for coming in to help?
Don't sweat it and see what happens and deal with it on the back end?
Or make all the cabins baskets only, and only the main lodge guests will eat in the dining room?
Or conversly, eliminate the baskets altogether and everyone eats in the main lodge?