Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Guest room fees

[Jerry McIntire (jerry.mcintire]

We have a guest room that is a suite with BR, full bath, and LR. It can
sleep up to five (for families). We suggest a donation of $40 - 100/night.
We usually receive donations of $40 - 60 from the singles or couples who
stay.

Jerry

Jerry McIntire
Stone's Throw Ecovillage, in the heart of Wisconsin's beautiful Driftless
region
http://stonesthrowcommunity.wordpress.com/
1-608-637-6620

On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 9:46 PM, Marty Roberts <martyr [at] sonic.net> wrote:
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> Hi folks,
> I'd really love to hear what people charge for use of the guest room.  We
> really don;t need ideas for remodeling our common house.  We no longer have
> a kids room - we do have a guest room in the Common House - there will
> never be a shower, but it is a nice place to spend the night.  We are
> curious if and what people charge for a guest to stay overnight - if
> anything.
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> Thanks,
> Marty
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> On Dec 15, 2014, at 3:16 AM, cohousing-l-request [at] cohousing.org wrote:
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> > On Dec 14, 2014, at 2:00 PM, Marty Roberts <martyr [at] sonic.net> wrote:
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> >> We converted our kids play room (they're now teens) into a guest room.
> The discussion came up at our recent meeting about whether to charge for
> its use.  what kind of rules and fees do you have for your guest room(s)?
> Ours has no shower?and only a fold out sofa bed.
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> > This sounds pretty primitive. I have two thoughts:
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> > 1. You could charge a fee to fund an improvement of the facilities --
> adding a shower. That may require a larger space.
> >
> > 2. Giving up the playroom because all your kids are teens may be
> short-circuiting future purchases. Playrooms attract young parents or would
> be parents.
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> > 2-3 years ago, the playroom designed for kids under 6 or so, was not
> being used. All except 2 who didn't use the playroom were 10 and above.
> There was a move to change the room for older children. This year we have
> six children 2 and under. Three are new babies who will be using the room
> for years.
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> > Most people with children under 4 or so use the room very heavily
> because there are different toys there than at home, more room to play, and
> parents or caregivers can sit and read or visit with each other. Children
> also play there during meetings.
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> > So you might think in terms of charging so you can save money for a
> redesign of the CH so you can have both a playroom and a guest room.
> >
> > Sharon
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