Maybe ANOTHER PROBLEM year...
Oh, yeah, I get the problems, but if I know THIS is the 'problem of the year' then I can work around it. ha, ha.Maybe ANOTHER PROBLEM year...
come on now..don't make me laugh!!!! You ALWAYS have the most problem guests I have ever heard of...HA HA...no...really!
You owe them NO excuses!!! Your check in is when you say it is...no ifs ands or buts about it!!! KEEP THAT DOOR LOCKED...unless you really want them:-(
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I just don't know how they can go to "whenever you get here"! Y'all must have all your guests bolt out the door after eating breakfast at 7AM! These guests don't run right out of here and check-out is 11 AM. Sure enough, 11 AM is about the earliest that I can hit those rooms. Rarely, someone will have an early departure. I still can't get out of the kitchen to even strip the room.Oh, yeah, I get the problems, but if I know THIS is the 'problem of the year' then I can work around it. ha, ha.Maybe ANOTHER PROBLEM year...
come on now..don't make me laugh!!!! You ALWAYS have the most problem guests I have ever heard of...HA HA...no...really!
You owe them NO excuses!!! Your check in is when you say it is...no ifs ands or buts about it!!! KEEP THAT DOOR LOCKED...unless you really want them:-(
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I told her noon was the earliest we can get her in. And I did that because I know most of the other places in town have gone to a 'whenever you get here' policy. However, I won't be able to hear the doorbell if I'm cleaning. So, I'll only 'listen' around noontime.
And, all of a sudden, guests are booking again. We got a call for 4 room nights for this weekend, another for 3 nights over the course of next week, and the following weekend is filling in.
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I just don't know how they can go to "whenever you get here"! Y'all must have all your guests bolt out the door after eating breakfast at 7AM! These guests don't run right out of here and check-out is 11 AM. Sure enough, 11 AM is about the earliest that I can hit those rooms. Rarely, someone will have an early departure. I still can't get out of the kitchen to even strip the room.Oh, yeah, I get the problems, but if I know THIS is the 'problem of the year' then I can work around it. ha, ha.Maybe ANOTHER PROBLEM year...
come on now..don't make me laugh!!!! You ALWAYS have the most problem guests I have ever heard of...HA HA...no...really!
You owe them NO excuses!!! Your check in is when you say it is...no ifs ands or buts about it!!! KEEP THAT DOOR LOCKED...unless you really want them:-(
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I told her noon was the earliest we can get her in. And I did that because I know most of the other places in town have gone to a 'whenever you get here' policy. However, I won't be able to hear the doorbell if I'm cleaning. So, I'll only 'listen' around noontime.
And, all of a sudden, guests are booking again. We got a call for 4 room nights for this weekend, another for 3 nights over the course of next week, and the following weekend is filling in.
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Maybe the difference is that there is only me here most of the time.....
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I am the same, I cannot even get to the rooms until 11 or even later. I need time to clean!!! I cannot clean a room in 10 minutes, that is what guests don't get - the cleaning fairies are on strike at this B&B! If they want everything just right then they need to check in at the approved check in time, there is simply not arguing about it, it is not me being a mean innkeeper.Samster said:
I just don't know how they can go to "whenever you get here"! Y'all must have all your guests bolt out the door after eating breakfast at 7AM! These guests don't run right out of here and check-out is 11 AM. Sure enough, 11 AM is about the earliest that I can hit those rooms. Rarely, someone will have an early departure. I still can't get out of the kitchen to even strip the room.Oh, yeah, I get the problems, but if I know THIS is the 'problem of the year' then I can work around it. ha, ha.Maybe ANOTHER PROBLEM year...
come on now..don't make me laugh!!!! You ALWAYS have the most problem guests I have ever heard of...HA HA...no...really!
You owe them NO excuses!!! Your check in is when you say it is...no ifs ands or buts about it!!! KEEP THAT DOOR LOCKED...unless you really want them:-(
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I told her noon was the earliest we can get her in. And I did that because I know most of the other places in town have gone to a 'whenever you get here' policy. However, I won't be able to hear the doorbell if I'm cleaning. So, I'll only 'listen' around noontime.
And, all of a sudden, guests are booking again. We got a call for 4 room nights for this weekend, another for 3 nights over the course of next week, and the following weekend is filling in.
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Maybe the difference is that there is only me here most of the time.....
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We rarely can get into the rooms before 11am, and even if some left early we have the others who hang out and talk. I don't allow early check in unless it's a weekday booking of a one night with a wine tour and the room happens to be emptly the night before.Samster said:
I just don't know how they can go to "whenever you get here"! Y'all must have all your guests bolt out the door after eating breakfast at 7AM! These guests don't run right out of here and check-out is 11 AM. Sure enough, 11 AM is about the earliest that I can hit those rooms. Rarely, someone will have an early departure. I still can't get out of the kitchen to even strip the room.Oh, yeah, I get the problems, but if I know THIS is the 'problem of the year' then I can work around it. ha, ha.Maybe ANOTHER PROBLEM year...
come on now..don't make me laugh!!!! You ALWAYS have the most problem guests I have ever heard of...HA HA...no...really!
You owe them NO excuses!!! Your check in is when you say it is...no ifs ands or buts about it!!! KEEP THAT DOOR LOCKED...unless you really want them:-(
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I told her noon was the earliest we can get her in. And I did that because I know most of the other places in town have gone to a 'whenever you get here' policy. However, I won't be able to hear the doorbell if I'm cleaning. So, I'll only 'listen' around noontime.
And, all of a sudden, guests are booking again. We got a call for 4 room nights for this weekend, another for 3 nights over the course of next week, and the following weekend is filling in.
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Maybe the difference is that there is only me here most of the time.....
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I would say the majority of guests are gone by 9:30-10. There are always the stragglers that don't eat until 9:30 and the occasional guest who leaves after 11, but most are out the door and on their way early. Either they are going home, going to their next B&B or gone shopping. The going home trip usually involves stopping at multiple other shopping towns along the way so they get an early start.Samster said:
I am the one that is doing the chatting and getting people on their way since my dh has gone off to work. Often, I'll have to leave the rest of the kitchen clean-up until later in the day after I've taken care of the guest rooms. Especially if there are several flips for check-ins. I have a contract housekeeper helping me now a couple of afternoons a week and there is a big difference in how quickly we get the rooms done. I really notice the difference with her helping me with the large rooms and big tubs plus showers. If I leave her on her own, I do still have to go after her & check some things though but that will get better with time, I'm sure.I just don't know how they can go to "whenever you get here"! Y'all must have all your guests bolt out the door after eating breakfast at 7AM! These guests don't run right out of here and check-out is 11 AM. Sure enough, 11 AM is about the earliest that I can hit those rooms. Rarely, someone will have an early departure. I still can't get out of the kitchen to even strip the room.Oh, yeah, I get the problems, but if I know THIS is the 'problem of the year' then I can work around it. ha, ha.Maybe ANOTHER PROBLEM year...
come on now..don't make me laugh!!!! You ALWAYS have the most problem guests I have ever heard of...HA HA...no...really!
You owe them NO excuses!!! Your check in is when you say it is...no ifs ands or buts about it!!! KEEP THAT DOOR LOCKED...unless you really want them:-(
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I told her noon was the earliest we can get her in. And I did that because I know most of the other places in town have gone to a 'whenever you get here' policy. However, I won't be able to hear the doorbell if I'm cleaning. So, I'll only 'listen' around noontime.
And, all of a sudden, guests are booking again. We got a call for 4 room nights for this weekend, another for 3 nights over the course of next week, and the following weekend is filling in.
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Maybe the difference is that there is only me here most of the time.....
.I would say the majority of guests are gone by 9:30-10. There are always the stragglers that don't eat until 9:30 and the occasional guest who leaves after 11, but most are out the door and on their way early. Either they are going home, going to their next B&B or gone shopping. The going home trip usually involves stopping at multiple other shopping towns along the way so they get an early start.Samster said:
Because there are 2 of us, I can leave hubs in the kitchen chatting after 9:30 and I can hit the rooms. I strip beds, but don't bring dirty laundry out until the dining room is empty. I can get a head start as it takes a LOT less time to clean our bathrooms than it does to put the bedrooms back together. If I don't get that start, I'm trailing hubs as he knocks out the bathrooms. Especially if there are 2 beds in the room.
The other places all have help, so the innkeeps are chatting while the rooms are getting done. If they have noon arrivals, the rooms are done. When we had help, I would do the schedule according to arrival time, if I could.
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Well, the room got taken for the night before (they're wanting to check-in at noon today) and no one is budging from the dining room!Oh, yeah, I get the problems, but if I know THIS is the 'problem of the year' then I can work around it. ha, ha.Maybe ANOTHER PROBLEM year...
come on now..don't make me laugh!!!! You ALWAYS have the most problem guests I have ever heard of...HA HA...no...really!
You owe them NO excuses!!! Your check in is when you say it is...no ifs ands or buts about it!!! KEEP THAT DOOR LOCKED...unless you really want them:-(
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I told her noon was the earliest we can get her in. And I did that because I know most of the other places in town have gone to a 'whenever you get here' policy. However, I won't be able to hear the doorbell if I'm cleaning. So, I'll only 'listen' around noontime.
And, all of a sudden, guests are booking again. We got a call for 4 room nights for this weekend, another for 3 nights over the course of next week, and the following weekend is filling in.
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