Kids and Small Hotels and Breakfast Time Nightmares

PasturesNew

dogstarheaven wrote: »

have you tried this easyroomate? it's v. popular for those either looking/sharing their house with lodgers. some would take those non-working too. if you can't find one in your area, you can advertise instead on the site as it's free. i've been thinking of renting my spare room out, but firstly, need to clear it and do it up to begin with (thought about this 8mths ago and still 'thinking' about it!)

you haven't answered the question about seeing if you can take your breakfast up in your room? (if there's a garden, have it out there as the weather's nice and warm for it)

nb. tried to post a linky but it site wouldn't accept it..

Yep, tried that one. Nobody has ever got back to me on that one and nobody's responded to my ad. I think I need to remove my age.... what makes it harder is I can't take "any room" as I have special needs, which I don't mention in the ad but I have to skim over those that I know aren't suitable from the start. I also check 3-4 other similar sites, with no joy.

I did mention breakfast... there's no trays to take it to my room.... and it'd be odd sitting on the bed eating it... I'd spill something. Outside's a no-no as the garden's not unlocked until after brekky.

And ... why should I?

Spendless

PasturesNew wrote: »

I did mention breakfast... there's no trays to take it to my room.... and it'd be odd sitting on the bed eating it... I'd spill something. Outside's a no-no as the garden's not unlocked until after brekky.

And ... why should I?

There might be no trays you can see. Doesn't mean the hotel doesn't have any. You could ask, as to why should you, because then you would avoid these children that you're so not keen on you've started a thread about them?

What about a hotel that doesn't offer breakfast? Then you could eat out and look for a premises that has no kids in - or a pub that does breakfast, unlikely to get many kids in there.

What's you plan of action if the families with kids start coming down to breakfast early?

I didn't understand about the fizzy drinks either. How long are they eating their breakfast for for it to have a reaction on their behaviour? I know sugar hits the blood stream fast but it's not as soon as they swallow. My guess is you can order your breakfast items, so whilst the adults order tea/coffee/fruit juice they ask for a coke or lemonade for the children to drink. You could put it in your feedback form that you feel that offerring carbonated drinks adds to any child guests bad behaviour and suggest they don't serve it with breakfast.

PasturesNew

Spendless wrote: »

There might be no trays you can see. Doesn't mean the hotel doesn't have any. You could ask, as to why should you, because then you would avoid these children that you're so not keen on you've started a thread about them?

What about a hotel that doesn't offer breakfast? Then you could eat out and look for a premises that has no kids in - or a pub that does breakfast, unlikely to get many kids in there.

What's you plan of action if the families with kids start coming down to breakfast early?

I didn't understand about the fizzy drinks either. How long are they eating their breakfast for for it to have a reaction on their behaviour? I know sugar hits the blood stream fast but it's not as soon as they swallow. My guess is you can order your breakfast items, so whilst the adults order tea/coffee/fruit juice they ask for a coke or lemonade for the children to drink. You could put it in your feedback form that you feel that offerring carbonated drinks adds to any child guests bad behaviour and suggest they don't serve it with breakfast.

The "hotel" is one bloke and his wife.

I think the drinks thing was misunderstood ... and it grew its own legs.

LOL ... feedback form... I've never ever seen one of those ... and Mr & Mrs Otel here won't be having those. Mr & Mrs Otel aren't even here at the moment; she works full-time and they go out a lot too. It's a bit of a sideline really for him to fill his time.... but I could afford this one.

Svenena

Spendless wrote: »

I didn't understand about the fizzy drinks either. How long are they eating their breakfast for for it to have a reaction on their behaviour? I know sugar hits the blood stream fast but it's not as soon as they swallow. My guess is you can order your breakfast items, so whilst the adults order tea/coffee/fruit juice they ask for a coke or lemonade for the children to drink. You could put it in your feedback form that you feel that offerring carbonated drinks adds to any child guests bad behaviour and suggest they don't serve it with breakfast.

Most studies have actually found no link between sugar and children's behaviour, but because people are so convinced there is one, they think they see it. It is bad for their teeth though, but then so is juice, which contains fruit acids as well as sugar. Doesn't stop me drinking either juice or fizz when I want to though

I'd also find children at breakfast irritating, if I ever had to experience it, because I'm not a morning person, and I'm not a parent. I daresay my tolerance will increase once I have my own kids.

Owain_Moneysaver

kingfisherblue wrote: »

I'm not sure why people who are child-free feel the need to race downstairs before the families.

Because, however lovely your children might be, we don't like to think of snot in the cornflakes.

Spendless

PasturesNew wrote: »

The "hotel" is one bloke and his wife.

I think the drinks thing was misunderstood ... and it grew its own legs.

LOL ... feedback form... I've never ever seen one of those ... and Mr & Mrs Otel here won't be having those. Mr & Mrs Otel aren't even here at the moment; she works full-time and they go out a lot too. It's a bit of a sideline really for him to fill his time.... but I could afford this one.

Usually when you sign out of the hotel on the guest register, there's a place available for you to leave your comments.

Owain_Moneysaver

PasturesNew wrote: »

And I've tried looking for houseshares, but they're either not getting back to me, or are wanting people aged 20-35 or 20-40... maybe I should remove my age from my profile.

And I've tried looking at renting, but prices are super-high.

So now I am looking at just buying a s0ddin' house... but that still leaves the issue of where I will sleep next week.

I don't know your circumstances, but have you considered organised house-sitting?

Or a campervan?

Spendless

Svenena wrote: »

Most studies have actually found no link between sugar and children's behaviour, but because people are so convinced there is one, they think they see it. It is bad for their teeth though, but then so is juice, which contains fruit acids as well as sugar. Doesn't stop me drinking either juice or fizz when I want to though

I'd also find children at breakfast irritating, if I ever had to experience it, because I'm not a morning person, and I'm not a parent. I daresay my tolerance will increase once I have my own kids.

My kids are 'giddy' after cola flavoured drinks. . Usually I refuse to let them have it but from time to time I do and say 'if I let you and afterwards you act silly then I will be blaming coke and will ban you from it again. We went thru this with my DD last week. They don't get that reaction from any other drink just cola ones- I've no idea why.

In pregnancy with my DD I sufferred low blood pressure and how I found out was I hadn't eaten and then drank a glass of coke. Within 10 mins poss sooner the room was spinning and I threw up. That's how I know the drink goes quickly to the blood stream but it isn't instant.

Person_one

Spendless wrote: »

They don't get that reaction from any other drink just cola ones- I've no idea why.

Caffeine!

There's nearly as much as in a strong cup of coffee.

Spendless

Person_one wrote: »

Caffeine!

There's nearly as much as in a strong cup of coffee.

ahhhh :doh: My kids don't drink tea or coffee - at home anyway. DS was introduced to drinking them by school on his first residential stay. So I'd not thought of it.