Copperhead
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i rarely left the b&b without having someone standing in for me. and never overnight without someone working.
i often felt like i had no life and couldn't get away, that's not a good thing. in the middle of the day, usually between check out and check in, i would go out the door ... take a walk, go to the general store, anything!
i am pretty sure i posted here about staying in a place that did not have an onsite innkeeper and i didn't know it when i booked. i didn't see the little tent card that said 'in case of emergency, call xxx-xxxx'
in the middle of the night, the power went out. no flashlight in my room, room phone was dead. it quickly got cold (it was early winter in new england), and no one came around to check on me.
i wandered out into the hall in my pj's, followed the emergency lighting to the desk, found the number to call and used my cell phone. there didn't seem to be anyone else in the place.
i cannot tell you how alone and frightened i felt! i will never stay there again.
now i always ask when i book a room if someone is on the premises most of the time, but always at night. if the answer is no, it's not the place for me. not after having gone through that..
I can relate SS. Years ago, we booked a place in my home town. Checked in and headed to parents for the day. It was late when we arrived back, the place was in the dark with just the side porch lite on, the door we were to use. As we opened the door with the key, the alarm sounded. Then the phone inside rang. DH went to answer, it was the security co. stating the police would be their momentarily. Great!seashanty said:i am pretty sure i posted here about staying in a place that did not have an onsite innkeeper and i didn't know it when i booked. i didn't see the little tent card that said 'in case of emergency, call xxx-xxxx'
in the middle of the night, the power went out. no flashlight in my room, room phone was dead. it quickly got cold (it was early winter in new england), and no one came around to check on me.
i wandered out into the hall in my pj's, followed the emergency lighting to the desk, found the number to call and used my cell phone. there didn't seem to be anyone else in the place.
i cannot tell you how alone and frightened i felt!
As the police apeared he knew he didn't need back up... We were all standing outside the door, me holding our very tired son of 5-6 and DD who was clinging to her dad in fright worried we were going to be taken away. As the policeman walked up recongized him as an old family friend. He started to laugh... Not funny to me with 2 tired yet terrified kids. Two sisters ran the B&B, neither lived there. One sister was there when we arrived & paid but she failed to tell the other that there were guests in the house so the other turned on the alarm. Needless to say this B&B didn't last long!