Re: Question about Guest Rooms | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Mac Thomson (macthomsonme.com) | |
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2020 06:53:25 -0800 (PST) |
> How many units do you have? 24 > How many guest rooms do you have? 2 > How big are they? One has a queen bed and a sleeper sofa and one has just a queen bed. There is a shared accessible bathroom with an accessible shower that can be used by anyone in the common house, but mostly just gets used by visitors in the guest rooms, as there is a bathroom more conveniently located to the dining room. > How well are they used? They definitely get used and are a valuable resource. I would guess that we have guests in at least one of them about 25% of the time. We have been around for 20 years and are now in the planning phase for adding 14 more homes to our community so we are now getting a fair number of prospective new members using the guest rooms during their visits to explore our community. > Do you wish you had a different # of rooms, or that they were a different > size? No, although it will be interesting to see if two is still enough after adding 14 more homes. My guess is that it will still be enough. No. > When guests aren't using them, do you reuse the space in other ways? No. > Anything else it would be useful to know? We use an online Google calendar for reserving the guest rooms that works pretty well (although people not used to Google calendars often accidentally book the guest room reservation in their private calendar instead of the community calendar). We ask for a $30/night donation for guest room use for visitors not attached to any particular family — e.g., prospective members checking out Heartwood, visitors from other communities passing through the area, etc. For personal guests of members, we figure that they are already paying for the guest rooms through their HOA dues so no donation is expected, although some of these people still make a donation. Everyone staying in the guest rooms has a member host who helps them get settled in and introduces them to the common house and community and also cleans the sheets and towels after the visit. For personal guests of members, the member is the host. For unattached guests, we have people who volunteer to be hosts for two week periods throughout the year. Our Membership team is responsible for welcoming prospective members, making calendar reservations for them, and recruiting host volunteers. Our Common House team is responsible for the guest rooms themselves, making sure they are clean and inviting, etc. -- Mac Thomson Heartwood Cohousing Southwest Colorado http://www.heartwoodcohousing.com "Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit." - W. Somerset Maugham ********************************************************** > On Feb 1, 2020, at 8:15 PM, Ellis Cohen <e.cohen [at] acm.org> wrote: > > Appreciate it if any of you could answer some questions that will help us as > we're finalizing the # of guest rooms we will have at Bay State Commons. > > How many units do you have? > How many guest rooms do you have? > How big are they? > How well are they used? > Do you wish you had a different # of rooms, or that they were a different > size? > When guests aren't using them, do you reuse the space in other ways? > Anything else it would be useful to know? > > Thanks > -- Ellis Cohen > Bay State Commons > Malden, MA > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://L.cohousing.org/info > > >
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