Turn Down Service

[YellowSocks]

Question: If you turn down one you must turn down all or they will talk at breakfast?
I have a few qualms:
Half of our guests will be here past 9pm tonight it being a FRIDAY.
Some guests have already USED the bed. This is a big issue for me. I think I personally would FREAK if an innkeeper came into the room and REMADE MY bed after xyz.
Of course you would have to make sure the guests know this turn-down will be happening, but most guests don't read. It is not the same as making the bed the next day. It is more of having your privacy invaded by the innkeeper.
Once we check in, it is our space unless they do maid service and we are up for that. But to come back from dinner and to have the lingerie placed near the pillows at turn down could embarrass people.
Lastly, I can't keep track of the guests, I rarely even remember their names - they are one guest all rolled into one after a while. Evenings are family time. Interrupted ENOUGH by late check ins.
Just my 2 cents..

I think I personally would FREAK if an innkeeper came into the room and REMADE MY bed after xyz.

I love this! And it leads me to wonder... if you'd freak after xyz would you be OK after pqr?

Lastly, I can't keep track of the guests, I rarely even remember their names - they are one guest all rolled into one after a while.

Oh, good. It's not just me. I've been thinking that one of the signs I'm not such a newbie anymore is I don't always remember guests names but then don't take the time to go look them up. When we had a wedding group here I had 5 out of 7 down pat, but never bothered to figure the other two out. The next weekend we had newlyweds, I never did quite learn their names. It's like going to the pediatrician and the nurse calls you "mom." She has no idea what my name is, but that's OK by me...

Evenings are family time. Interrupted ENOUGH by late check ins.

You know, I like the idea of turndowns, and I'd love to do exactly like Tipsy, but I think the reality is they're not happening here. Evenings are family time. And our guests are here for all different kinds of reasons, majority not romantic, and come and go at all different times. So I'm letting go of the idea, at least for now.
I did decide that when I run out of the Almond Roca I've been giving that I'm going to start making homemade Buckeyes for treats. I had never made them before last week (although I've had a recipe for them for years) and I made them for the first time to compete at the Fair... not too hard, wonderful taste, and totally regional, plus probably cost effective since I'll make them myself. I just need to figure out a good way to wrap them.
=)
Kk.
.

...Buckeyes for treats. ...not too hard, wonderful taste, and totally regional, plus probably cost effective since I'll make them myself. I just need to figure out a good way to wrap them.

www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com is a great site for the small business owner who does their own foods/candies/soaps/candles, that sort of thing. They have tons of ideas and packaging solutions. I bought all my canning jars from them when I owned my own jam/jelly business. They were very cost effective and it actually cost me less money in gas to drive to the warehouse to pick them up than UPS or FedEx. They are in our neck of the woods: Brook Park, south of Cleveland.
.

...Buckeyes for treats. ...not too hard, wonderful taste, and totally regional, plus probably cost effective since I'll make them myself. I just need to figure out a good way to wrap them.

www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com is a great site for the small business owner who does their own foods/candies/soaps/candles, that sort of thing. They have tons of ideas and packaging solutions. I bought all my canning jars from them when I owned my own jam/jelly business. They were very cost effective and it actually cost me less money in gas to drive to the warehouse to pick them up than UPS or FedEx. They are in our neck of the woods: Brook Park, south of Cleveland.

Thanks! Even closer for me than you, and I think I may be up that way in October. My sister and I were talking aout a jam/jelly biz... she's a canner and has a friend who's been trying to get her to sell her stuff. By herself it's probably not enough, but coupled with the offerings dh and I have, we might be able to hit the farmer's markets...
=)
Kk.
.

That's how I got started. I had an over-abundance of black raspberries and strawberries one year and decided to "just make some jam". 80+ jars later and I was in business. I've been doing it for about 4 years now and still counting
.

That's how I got started. I had an over-abundance of black raspberries and strawberries one year and decided to "just make some jam". 80+ jars later and I was in business. I've been doing it for about 4 years now and still counting

What is a black raspberry? I have not heard of them but they sound yummy.
.

A black raspberry is a variation of the red raspberry (No, I am not being a smart aleck ) It has the characteristics of a red rasp: the core of the stem stays on the plant (leaving behind the hole in the middle). It tastes more like a blackberry, in which the core stays with the fruit. But the blackberry is larger (usually) and more tart. The blask rasp is sweeter and slightly smaller.
Are they a regional thing? I'm not sure, but we picked GALLONS of them this year. I probably froze 20- 4 quart bags of them and made 20+ jars of jam and at least 12 jars of black raspberry pie-in-a-jar
.

Are they a regional thing? I'm not sure, but we picked GALLONS of them this year. I probably froze 20- 4 quart bags of them and made 20+ jars of jam and at least 12 jars of black raspberry pie-in-a-jar

I was going to say, I don't think so, as we have them here, too. Then I remembered that "here" is more or less the same for us as you...
We had them in Maryland, too.
=)
Kk.

 

[JunieBJones (JBJ)]

Question: If you turn down one you must turn down all or they will talk at breakfast?
I have a few qualms:
Half of our guests will be here past 9pm tonight it being a FRIDAY.
Some guests have already USED the bed. This is a big issue for me. I think I personally would FREAK if an innkeeper came into the room and REMADE MY bed after xyz.
Of course you would have to make sure the guests know this turn-down will be happening, but most guests don't read. It is not the same as making the bed the next day. It is more of having your privacy invaded by the innkeeper.
Once we check in, it is our space unless they do maid service and we are up for that. But to come back from dinner and to have the lingerie placed near the pillows at turn down could embarrass people.
Lastly, I can't keep track of the guests, I rarely even remember their names - they are one guest all rolled into one after a while. Evenings are family time. Interrupted ENOUGH by late check ins.
Just my 2 cents..

I think I personally would FREAK if an innkeeper came into the room and REMADE MY bed after xyz.

I love this! And it leads me to wonder... if you'd freak after xyz would you be OK after pqr?

Lastly, I can't keep track of the guests, I rarely even remember their names - they are one guest all rolled into one after a while.

Oh, good. It's not just me. I've been thinking that one of the signs I'm not such a newbie anymore is I don't always remember guests names but then don't take the time to go look them up. When we had a wedding group here I had 5 out of 7 down pat, but never bothered to figure the other two out. The next weekend we had newlyweds, I never did quite learn their names. It's like going to the pediatrician and the nurse calls you "mom." She has no idea what my name is, but that's OK by me...

Evenings are family time. Interrupted ENOUGH by late check ins.

You know, I like the idea of turndowns, and I'd love to do exactly like Tipsy, but I think the reality is they're not happening here. Evenings are family time. And our guests are here for all different kinds of reasons, majority not romantic, and come and go at all different times. So I'm letting go of the idea, at least for now.
I did decide that when I run out of the Almond Roca I've been giving that I'm going to start making homemade Buckeyes for treats. I had never made them before last week (although I've had a recipe for them for years) and I made them for the first time to compete at the Fair... not too hard, wonderful taste, and totally regional, plus probably cost effective since I'll make them myself. I just need to figure out a good way to wrap them.
=)
Kk.
.

...Buckeyes for treats. ...not too hard, wonderful taste, and totally regional, plus probably cost effective since I'll make them myself. I just need to figure out a good way to wrap them.

www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com is a great site for the small business owner who does their own foods/candies/soaps/candles, that sort of thing. They have tons of ideas and packaging solutions. I bought all my canning jars from them when I owned my own jam/jelly business. They were very cost effective and it actually cost me less money in gas to drive to the warehouse to pick them up than UPS or FedEx. They are in our neck of the woods: Brook Park, south of Cleveland.
.

...Buckeyes for treats. ...not too hard, wonderful taste, and totally regional, plus probably cost effective since I'll make them myself. I just need to figure out a good way to wrap them.

www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com is a great site for the small business owner who does their own foods/candies/soaps/candles, that sort of thing. They have tons of ideas and packaging solutions. I bought all my canning jars from them when I owned my own jam/jelly business. They were very cost effective and it actually cost me less money in gas to drive to the warehouse to pick them up than UPS or FedEx. They are in our neck of the woods: Brook Park, south of Cleveland.

Thanks! Even closer for me than you, and I think I may be up that way in October. My sister and I were talking aout a jam/jelly biz... she's a canner and has a friend who's been trying to get her to sell her stuff. By herself it's probably not enough, but coupled with the offerings dh and I have, we might be able to hit the farmer's markets...
=)
Kk.
.

That's how I got started. I had an over-abundance of black raspberries and strawberries one year and decided to "just make some jam". 80+ jars later and I was in business. I've been doing it for about 4 years now and still counting
.

That's how I got started. I had an over-abundance of black raspberries and strawberries one year and decided to "just make some jam". 80+ jars later and I was in business. I've been doing it for about 4 years now and still counting

What is a black raspberry? I have not heard of them but they sound yummy.
.

A black raspberry is a variation of the red raspberry (No, I am not being a smart aleck ) It has the characteristics of a red rasp: the core of the stem stays on the plant (leaving behind the hole in the middle). It tastes more like a blackberry, in which the core stays with the fruit. But the blackberry is larger (usually) and more tart. The blask rasp is sweeter and slightly smaller.
Are they a regional thing? I'm not sure, but we picked GALLONS of them this year. I probably froze 20- 4 quart bags of them and made 20+ jars of jam and at least 12 jars of black raspberry pie-in-a-jar
.

Are they a regional thing? I'm not sure, but we picked GALLONS of them this year. I probably froze 20- 4 quart bags of them and made 20+ jars of jam and at least 12 jars of black raspberry pie-in-a-jar

I was going to say, I don't think so, as we have them here, too. Then I remembered that "here" is more or less the same for us as you...
We had them in Maryland, too.
=)
Kk.
.

Are they a regional thing? I'm not sure, but we picked GALLONS of them this year. I probably froze 20- 4 quart bags of them and made 20+ jars of jam and at least 12 jars of black raspberry pie-in-a-jar

I was going to say, I don't think so, as we have them here, too. Then I remembered that "here" is more or less the same for us as you...
We had them in Maryland, too.
=)
Kk.

I have never seen them in my life. So they can't be everywhere. I want to try them tho! Berries are my weakness.

 

[Penelope]

Question: If you turn down one you must turn down all or they will talk at breakfast?
I have a few qualms:
Half of our guests will be here past 9pm tonight it being a FRIDAY.
Some guests have already USED the bed. This is a big issue for me. I think I personally would FREAK if an innkeeper came into the room and REMADE MY bed after xyz.
Of course you would have to make sure the guests know this turn-down will be happening, but most guests don't read. It is not the same as making the bed the next day. It is more of having your privacy invaded by the innkeeper.
Once we check in, it is our space unless they do maid service and we are up for that. But to come back from dinner and to have the lingerie placed near the pillows at turn down could embarrass people.
Lastly, I can't keep track of the guests, I rarely even remember their names - they are one guest all rolled into one after a while. Evenings are family time. Interrupted ENOUGH by late check ins.
Just my 2 cents..

I think I personally would FREAK if an innkeeper came into the room and REMADE MY bed after xyz.

I love this! And it leads me to wonder... if you'd freak after xyz would you be OK after pqr?

Lastly, I can't keep track of the guests, I rarely even remember their names - they are one guest all rolled into one after a while.

Oh, good. It's not just me. I've been thinking that one of the signs I'm not such a newbie anymore is I don't always remember guests names but then don't take the time to go look them up. When we had a wedding group here I had 5 out of 7 down pat, but never bothered to figure the other two out. The next weekend we had newlyweds, I never did quite learn their names. It's like going to the pediatrician and the nurse calls you "mom." She has no idea what my name is, but that's OK by me...

Evenings are family time. Interrupted ENOUGH by late check ins.

You know, I like the idea of turndowns, and I'd love to do exactly like Tipsy, but I think the reality is they're not happening here. Evenings are family time. And our guests are here for all different kinds of reasons, majority not romantic, and come and go at all different times. So I'm letting go of the idea, at least for now.
I did decide that when I run out of the Almond Roca I've been giving that I'm going to start making homemade Buckeyes for treats. I had never made them before last week (although I've had a recipe for them for years) and I made them for the first time to compete at the Fair... not too hard, wonderful taste, and totally regional, plus probably cost effective since I'll make them myself. I just need to figure out a good way to wrap them.
=)
Kk.
.

...Buckeyes for treats. ...not too hard, wonderful taste, and totally regional, plus probably cost effective since I'll make them myself. I just need to figure out a good way to wrap them.

www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com is a great site for the small business owner who does their own foods/candies/soaps/candles, that sort of thing. They have tons of ideas and packaging solutions. I bought all my canning jars from them when I owned my own jam/jelly business. They were very cost effective and it actually cost me less money in gas to drive to the warehouse to pick them up than UPS or FedEx. They are in our neck of the woods: Brook Park, south of Cleveland.
.

...Buckeyes for treats. ...not too hard, wonderful taste, and totally regional, plus probably cost effective since I'll make them myself. I just need to figure out a good way to wrap them.

www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com is a great site for the small business owner who does their own foods/candies/soaps/candles, that sort of thing. They have tons of ideas and packaging solutions. I bought all my canning jars from them when I owned my own jam/jelly business. They were very cost effective and it actually cost me less money in gas to drive to the warehouse to pick them up than UPS or FedEx. They are in our neck of the woods: Brook Park, south of Cleveland.

Thanks! Even closer for me than you, and I think I may be up that way in October. My sister and I were talking aout a jam/jelly biz... she's a canner and has a friend who's been trying to get her to sell her stuff. By herself it's probably not enough, but coupled with the offerings dh and I have, we might be able to hit the farmer's markets...
=)
Kk.
.

That's how I got started. I had an over-abundance of black raspberries and strawberries one year and decided to "just make some jam". 80+ jars later and I was in business. I've been doing it for about 4 years now and still counting
.

That's how I got started. I had an over-abundance of black raspberries and strawberries one year and decided to "just make some jam". 80+ jars later and I was in business. I've been doing it for about 4 years now and still counting

What is a black raspberry? I have not heard of them but they sound yummy.
.

A black raspberry is a variation of the red raspberry (No, I am not being a smart aleck ) It has the characteristics of a red rasp: the core of the stem stays on the plant (leaving behind the hole in the middle). It tastes more like a blackberry, in which the core stays with the fruit. But the blackberry is larger (usually) and more tart. The blask rasp is sweeter and slightly smaller.
Are they a regional thing? I'm not sure, but we picked GALLONS of them this year. I probably froze 20- 4 quart bags of them and made 20+ jars of jam and at least 12 jars of black raspberry pie-in-a-jar
.

A black raspberry is a variation of the red raspberry (No, I am not being a smart aleck ) It has the characteristics of a red rasp: the core of the stem stays on the plant (leaving behind the hole in the middle). It tastes more like a blackberry, in which the core stays with the fruit. But the blackberry is larger (usually) and more tart. The blask rasp is sweeter and slightly smaller.
Are they a regional thing? I'm not sure, but we picked GALLONS of them this year. I probably froze 20- 4 quart bags of them and made 20+ jars of jam and at least 12 jars of black raspberry pie-in-a-jar

Did a google now my mouth is watering. !!! Is this perhaps the seedless blackberry jam or preserves we see at the store?
Munger: (Black Raspberry) Developed in Ohio, Munger is a midseason bearer. Large, plump yet firm, shiny black berries that are not seedy.
.

If we ever get together, I'll bring them. They are wonderful... They grow like crazy around here. I also have golden raspberries growing on my property. They were (thankfully) dropped by the birds...gotta love nature and her ways!!

 

[gillumhouse]

Question: If you turn down one you must turn down all or they will talk at breakfast?
I have a few qualms:
Half of our guests will be here past 9pm tonight it being a FRIDAY.
Some guests have already USED the bed. This is a big issue for me. I think I personally would FREAK if an innkeeper came into the room and REMADE MY bed after xyz.
Of course you would have to make sure the guests know this turn-down will be happening, but most guests don't read. It is not the same as making the bed the next day. It is more of having your privacy invaded by the innkeeper.
Once we check in, it is our space unless they do maid service and we are up for that. But to come back from dinner and to have the lingerie placed near the pillows at turn down could embarrass people.
Lastly, I can't keep track of the guests, I rarely even remember their names - they are one guest all rolled into one after a while. Evenings are family time. Interrupted ENOUGH by late check ins.
Just my 2 cents..

I think I personally would FREAK if an innkeeper came into the room and REMADE MY bed after xyz.

I love this! And it leads me to wonder... if you'd freak after xyz would you be OK after pqr?

Lastly, I can't keep track of the guests, I rarely even remember their names - they are one guest all rolled into one after a while.

Oh, good. It's not just me. I've been thinking that one of the signs I'm not such a newbie anymore is I don't always remember guests names but then don't take the time to go look them up. When we had a wedding group here I had 5 out of 7 down pat, but never bothered to figure the other two out. The next weekend we had newlyweds, I never did quite learn their names. It's like going to the pediatrician and the nurse calls you "mom." She has no idea what my name is, but that's OK by me...

Evenings are family time. Interrupted ENOUGH by late check ins.

You know, I like the idea of turndowns, and I'd love to do exactly like Tipsy, but I think the reality is they're not happening here. Evenings are family time. And our guests are here for all different kinds of reasons, majority not romantic, and come and go at all different times. So I'm letting go of the idea, at least for now.
I did decide that when I run out of the Almond Roca I've been giving that I'm going to start making homemade Buckeyes for treats. I had never made them before last week (although I've had a recipe for them for years) and I made them for the first time to compete at the Fair... not too hard, wonderful taste, and totally regional, plus probably cost effective since I'll make them myself. I just need to figure out a good way to wrap them.
=)
Kk.
.

...Buckeyes for treats. ...not too hard, wonderful taste, and totally regional, plus probably cost effective since I'll make them myself. I just need to figure out a good way to wrap them.

www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com is a great site for the small business owner who does their own foods/candies/soaps/candles, that sort of thing. They have tons of ideas and packaging solutions. I bought all my canning jars from them when I owned my own jam/jelly business. They were very cost effective and it actually cost me less money in gas to drive to the warehouse to pick them up than UPS or FedEx. They are in our neck of the woods: Brook Park, south of Cleveland.
.

...Buckeyes for treats. ...not too hard, wonderful taste, and totally regional, plus probably cost effective since I'll make them myself. I just need to figure out a good way to wrap them.

www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com is a great site for the small business owner who does their own foods/candies/soaps/candles, that sort of thing. They have tons of ideas and packaging solutions. I bought all my canning jars from them when I owned my own jam/jelly business. They were very cost effective and it actually cost me less money in gas to drive to the warehouse to pick them up than UPS or FedEx. They are in our neck of the woods: Brook Park, south of Cleveland.

Thanks! Even closer for me than you, and I think I may be up that way in October. My sister and I were talking aout a jam/jelly biz... she's a canner and has a friend who's been trying to get her to sell her stuff. By herself it's probably not enough, but coupled with the offerings dh and I have, we might be able to hit the farmer's markets...
=)
Kk.
.

That's how I got started. I had an over-abundance of black raspberries and strawberries one year and decided to "just make some jam". 80+ jars later and I was in business. I've been doing it for about 4 years now and still counting
.

That's how I got started. I had an over-abundance of black raspberries and strawberries one year and decided to "just make some jam". 80+ jars later and I was in business. I've been doing it for about 4 years now and still counting

What is a black raspberry? I have not heard of them but they sound yummy.
.

A black raspberry is a variation of the red raspberry (No, I am not being a smart aleck ) It has the characteristics of a red rasp: the core of the stem stays on the plant (leaving behind the hole in the middle). It tastes more like a blackberry, in which the core stays with the fruit. But the blackberry is larger (usually) and more tart. The blask rasp is sweeter and slightly smaller.
Are they a regional thing? I'm not sure, but we picked GALLONS of them this year. I probably froze 20- 4 quart bags of them and made 20+ jars of jam and at least 12 jars of black raspberry pie-in-a-jar
.

A black raspberry is a variation of the red raspberry (No, I am not being a smart aleck ) It has the characteristics of a red rasp: the core of the stem stays on the plant (leaving behind the hole in the middle). It tastes more like a blackberry, in which the core stays with the fruit. But the blackberry is larger (usually) and more tart. The blask rasp is sweeter and slightly smaller.
Are they a regional thing? I'm not sure, but we picked GALLONS of them this year. I probably froze 20- 4 quart bags of them and made 20+ jars of jam and at least 12 jars of black raspberry pie-in-a-jar

Did a google now my mouth is watering. !!! Is this perhaps the seedless blackberry jam or preserves we see at the store?
Munger: (Black Raspberry) Developed in Ohio, Munger is a midseason bearer. Large, plump yet firm, shiny black berries that are not seedy.
.

If we ever get together, I'll bring them. They are wonderful... They grow like crazy around here. I also have golden raspberries growing on my property. They were (thankfully) dropped by the birds...gotta love nature and her ways!!
.

My cousin gave me some golden raspberries the first year we were here. It was so blooming hot that year that they did not survive.