The art of innkeeping begins with an eye for detail. My goal is that every guest should take away a memory from the room - how a curtain falls, how a real linen sheet feels to lay on, how the light hits a painting at a certain time of day.This type of innkeeping takes time and a great deal of attention. Everything must be subtle, not obvious.
Flowers and fruit need to be in-season. Sheets need to be pure linen or cotton. Duvets are essential -- our guests' skin should be the first that touches a duvet cover's clean surface.
Curtains of silk and and velvet, and colors that relax.
Books and cd's, a comfortable corner, and a tea pot. These are essential elements. Good lighting, large bath towels, robes and slippers. My thoughts go to: if it is a rainy day and someone wants to spend the whole day in his or her room, how comfortable will it be? It should be, well, very comfortable.
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And that is why you a successful innkeeper-because you know these things! As a guest at an inn or hotel there's nothing better than walking into your room and being surprised that it is everything that you had hoped for!
It's funny--my friends and I were discussing yesterday how much we loathe sleeping in hotel beds and even the discomfort we feel when staying with our parents, because they are no longer our homes. It also doesn't help that usually staying in hotels and at the parents' homes entails sleeping alone, which never makes an unfamiliar bed all that comfortable.
Needless to say, I'm dying to see the inn!
"Needless to say, I'm dying to see the inn!"
Me too! I am counting the days (and months) until next September when we will be there!
How lovely. There is nothing nicer than going away and feeling like your room is a temporary home. It makes you want to go back and/or definitely spread the word.
Perfect, sounds like our ideal destination...you have certainly thought of every little detail, :-)
With a philosophy such as this, you will be sure to have satisfied customers. I love the colors you have in your home, very soothing, welcoming and encouraging..for one to spend something as precious as time in exchange for the caress of each items loving warmth.
Absolutely beautiful.
Thank you ladies. It is a very inexact science to have an inn in such an old building. Many things can go wrong! But the idea is that for the small imperfections, there are other details which are meant to sooth all the tired nerves and to relax the spirit! It is an ongoing effort to improve little things and to try to always see things from a fresh perspective- which is one of the reasons we always want to stay small.
Fantastic - just reading this post made me slow down for a minute. I'm at work at the end of a very long week and in need of a break. If I get back to Piemonte again (hopefully soon) I will need to stay at your inn.
If you follow your bliss (a la Joseph Campbell) you will end up here. It is the epitome of travel bliss.
Diana and Micha have created a place of balance, harmony, and peace. Everyone should treat themselves to a stay here.
ms. liminal -- you are welcome anytime -- but it's gonna be polenta instead of grits :)
Gail, sweetheart! :) you make me emotional!
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