Crabby CarolsA small town near here lights up a crab pot Christmas tree every year, complete with crabby carols. They’re doing it this afternoon at 4 and I might go. It’s a drive-by event this year. It’s one of my favorite quirky events.
I don't know where I stole this from, but I've made it my own:He wanted the Gillum - did not like the 150 and asked if I could do 130?"
You know who does this time and again? Other innkeepers. Not people who make reservations in advance, but walk ins. And they always say, ‘it’s late, we’ll pay the rate for the cheap room, but we want the bigger room for that price.’ It still amazes me. I’ve had other guests say this and it doesn’t bother me nearly as much as someone who knows exactly what goes on behind the scenes to make a b&b work!I don't know where I stole this from, but I've made it my own:
"I'm an inn, not a yard sale."
People and pricing is all part of the education process in this business. Early on I felt I needed every dollar, every guest and I hated not to bend and make a deal. It took a while to learn that this was often the person who took the towels to sweeten the deal or otherwise created issues. In time I learned these were not the guests I enjoyed, and like TheBeachHouse to suggest another property.Nope. We have no cheap rooms. You want this other place. Here is their phone number.