Madeleine
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Caller last night wanted to know if we were a B&B. I told her we were and she said they didn't want a B&B, they wanted a motel. OK, why? Why a motel over a B&B?
I looked up the prices on motels in town last night. $110+. I won't go that low in peak season. But, it's still not the $59 these folks were expecting to pay for a motel. They were going to be stretching their budget regardless.
How do we get beyond the perceptions that B&B's are only for 'romance' or 'multi-night stays' or that B&B's are 'too fancy'? We are far, far from 'fancy'. But no one would believe that from the road. They'd have to see it, but they have already decided they won't be staying.
Sure, on nighters are a lot more work, but they all add up to pay the bills.
(Let's just ignore the fact that they called a B&B to find out where a motel is. If they found my B&B, they were looking for a B&B. We don't show up under searches for motels.)
- 'We are only staying 1 night, we don't need fancy.'
- 'We don't want to spend a lot of money.'
I looked up the prices on motels in town last night. $110+. I won't go that low in peak season. But, it's still not the $59 these folks were expecting to pay for a motel. They were going to be stretching their budget regardless.
How do we get beyond the perceptions that B&B's are only for 'romance' or 'multi-night stays' or that B&B's are 'too fancy'? We are far, far from 'fancy'. But no one would believe that from the road. They'd have to see it, but they have already decided they won't be staying.
Sure, on nighters are a lot more work, but they all add up to pay the bills.
(Let's just ignore the fact that they called a B&B to find out where a motel is. If they found my B&B, they were looking for a B&B. We don't show up under searches for motels.)