Good for you sticking to your policys. I truly mean that.
They all have to learn we cannot keep rolling over. We are small business and things like that hurt us deeply..
Flower said:
Good for you sticking to your policys. I truly mean that.
They all have to learn we cannot keep rolling over. We are small business and things like that hurt us deeply.
Yes, it does hurt. It IS FOOD from our table. It does impact us paying the bills. People gripe about lack of maintenance on an old inn, but we need to have the $ to do it all, everything we have we pour back into these old mansions. and that is never done, it is on a permanent rotation.
More and more inns are closing up shop, people don't really give a rip.
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It's a very difficult one when you get the old "x has died" phone call. Is it true or not, can't really call them on it, although I have been tempted to say "What again?" on more than one occasion.
We had a booking from a lady in July for 3 nights, she phoned a month before and said she couldn't come. As she'd been before and I knew that time of year I'd be able to re-let the rooms I agreed to carry her deposit over to a stay in October instead. AT the time I thought it was a good deal, I re-let the room in July and I get a 3 night booking for late October which is a quiet time of year.
But of course she phoned this week with the "I've got to go into hospital for an operation" line and I felt obliged to carry to deposit over to next year as I'd done it once alread. But I'm starting to get hacked off, I've no reason to think she's not genuine but how many times does she expect me to do this.
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