Just read an article and I thought you might be interested in reading ... is being shared on fb for 'hotel' guests to save money ...
I am sure some of my b&b guests have done these things after finding garbage and obvious cooking trash in the room, cheese stuck to the iron, wet towels on chairs. Slow as heck wifi and having people call every day asking for 'a better deal' than the web promotion.
"Bring along your slow cooker. You can plug it in and let your food cook while you're away. Just remember to eye the time, you can easily overcook your food if you're out exploring too long." Now I know why there were empty pasta boxes and sauce jars in the trash and that telltale smell.
"Instead of booking online, call directly and ask them for a better deal than what they are offering to web buyers. They might say no, but most of the time you'll probably save money." The book online option was to save ME time and get me off the phone.
"Need a little extra humidity to ease a stuffy nose or dry skin? Hang a damp towel over a chair or ironing board and place it in front of the air conditioner in the room." Always found soaking wet towels on chairs and wondered why. Not just damp, but dripping wet.
"Grab some bread, cheese, tin foil and the iron. Cover the bread with the foil and press the iron against the foil to toast the bread and melt the cheese." Yup, I have had to peel cheese off an iron (and ironing board) ending up tossing both an iron and the ironing board cover when they just couldn't be used for another guest's clothing!
"Take advantage of the free wi-fi and stream videos to your TV using the HDMI port and your computer or smartphone." ... once I shut off our wifi after discovering the son of guests had set up shop in the library, was streaming something while he went off with the family. I also locked up the place. He was so mad!
I am sure some of my b&b guests have done these things after finding garbage and obvious cooking trash in the room, cheese stuck to the iron, wet towels on chairs. Slow as heck wifi and having people call every day asking for 'a better deal' than the web promotion.
"Bring along your slow cooker. You can plug it in and let your food cook while you're away. Just remember to eye the time, you can easily overcook your food if you're out exploring too long." Now I know why there were empty pasta boxes and sauce jars in the trash and that telltale smell.
"Instead of booking online, call directly and ask them for a better deal than what they are offering to web buyers. They might say no, but most of the time you'll probably save money." The book online option was to save ME time and get me off the phone.
"Need a little extra humidity to ease a stuffy nose or dry skin? Hang a damp towel over a chair or ironing board and place it in front of the air conditioner in the room." Always found soaking wet towels on chairs and wondered why. Not just damp, but dripping wet.
"Grab some bread, cheese, tin foil and the iron. Cover the bread with the foil and press the iron against the foil to toast the bread and melt the cheese." Yup, I have had to peel cheese off an iron (and ironing board) ending up tossing both an iron and the ironing board cover when they just couldn't be used for another guest's clothing!
"Take advantage of the free wi-fi and stream videos to your TV using the HDMI port and your computer or smartphone." ... once I shut off our wifi after discovering the son of guests had set up shop in the library, was streaming something while he went off with the family. I also locked up the place. He was so mad!