We stayed in the 1022 room. Positives: Beautifully decorated room. African theme (although the Japanese lanterns over the tub was bizarre). The bed was very comfortable and the inside of the house is beautiful. Joe was very nice. He made dinner reservtions for us at the Chart House and brought carrot cake to our room the 1st night. Very Good! Negatives: The tub didnt drain, so we stood in above ankle deep water while showering. Also, the blinds were old and curled in at the sides, so there wasnt the privacy we desired. Breakfast was below average for a B&B. Landscaping / curb appeal needs TLC. They advertise massage chairs, however they charge $10 to use them. Joe did off us a discount of $5 since we purchased through Living Social.
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7 December 2011
As with all my guests I tell them upon check in if they have any questions or need anything to call or text me, each guest receives my cell number to text, unless of course they do not text, then the inn number is sufficient....This guest was no exception..
They mentioned value, these guests were in on a living social my now ex business partner had run, their cost per night was under seventy dollars. My former business partner had run this., for multiple reasons, and most guest that have stayed at regular price have felt that that the inn is a great value if not excellent and almost all at the Living Social rate have felt it’s an exceptional value.....
There is an additional charge for the desserts and turn down service, and I had the time and desire so I made free deserts for all the guests in house, I cannot do this all the time as it is just myself doing everything from the lawn mowing to the baking , and I appreciated them acknowledging my extra efforts...
I offer a Continental breakfast which, at the time or their certificate purchase was an additional charge option for all guests… I have changed that and included it for regular priced guests and depending on the time of year or price some discounted , that being said it was not part of their particular living social certificate, but I decided to include it for all… it includes some pre made items for the more hotel based traveler(as I get allot of them and want them to be comfortable), and some homemade items for the more bed and breakfast based traveler...The morning that these guests were in I had 2 homemade baked goods, I also had waffles(chocolate chip, strawberry, buttermilk, blueberry) pancakes (buttermilk, blueberry, maple) 3 kinds of cold cereals, two fresh cut fruits, 2 whole fruits in a basket, 5 kinds of hot cereal options, coffee, tea, and 2 juice options....
They mentioned a couple of maintenance issues, as with any lodging things can occasionally arise, and no one including the owner is happy when it occurs. This was once Gambles, of Proctor and Gambles, guest house from the 1800’s it's a 100 plus year old structure located beachside and I do my best to keep it in the best condition possible, that said I found out about the tub issue only after reading the post as no mention was made during any part of their 3 day 2 night stay … It was resolved in a couple of minutes right after reading the post, as it was a simple fix..The shades and privacy issue, I would not have had an issue with as I simply would not have thought anyone street level, as this is on the second floor, would have taken pause and tried to stare into the second floor windows with a small opening that had presented from heat on a shade issue…with Florida heat this can happen from time to time..they have been re- rolled and situation rectified, all of which would have been resolved while they were here had they simply mentioned..
I am not sure why they were offended by the limited time half price sale I offered on the tranquility room, I told them, as I tell most (unless l see excitement in them, as many people get excited when they see them as they are quite fun) that there is no need for concern if they are not interested but should you be interested I will give you some quick information, feel free to contact me should you desire further instruction...the entire showing was well under a minute.... Additionally I would like to say if anyone reading this would find it offensive to get the instructions on them, as they stated they did, please simply ask me to skip showing you...
I truly care about my guests, and of course you cannot please every single one, there’s always going to be one or two, that for whatever reason will not be happy.. I cannot even blame them as I have never met anyone that was happy all the time, we have all had our moments.…but I do my best to try to please all my guests… I truly cannot sell anything that I do not believe in...That said, I believe in this …it’s a great place to stay, and I believe it’s great for Daytona Beach and its community to have this inn and this building as do so many others, I hear it all the time..….
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