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« Reply #275 on: October 14, 2009, 04:11:18 pm » |
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I agree that an Inn might be an interesting idea, but you have to remember that this is a recession. you'll need to convince people that coming to your place is a good idea by lowering the prices. for example, try...$100 for 3 days. you could have a tea room in this little B&B where people pay for their meals ect.
*checks hotels in Portland region* Nope, a quick check on hotels.com still tells me hotels in the Portland region have no trouble whatsoever charging about $100 per room per night. 3* hotels range from $44 to $169 per night, depending on their location. 4* $59 to $179 per night. Prices include any online reservation discounts and such.. Selecting only the city center, I find 21 hotels of 3 or 4 stars, prices ranging from $103 to $179. It's all about location, really..  |
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« Reply #276 on: October 14, 2009, 04:34:40 pm » |
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ok, but you want to do better then the local hotels. you have to give people a reason to come to your place.
If they can get the same price at other hotels then why would they come your your B&B? And the whole steam punk atmosphere, while incising, won't be the deciding factor.
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« Reply #277 on: October 14, 2009, 04:45:44 pm » |
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Actually, the building Dr. Cross and I had been discussing most recently would lend itself well to being a tea room/ inn within the same building, if I'm understanding it correctly. The vague notion knocking about in my mind is to start with the tea room/cafe/whathaveyou, with the staff being housed in available rooms at the site, while we work together toward conversion to the inn purpose, preferably within a year or two of starting the tearoom. This might not be realistic, but that's more or less my idea on the thing.
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« Reply #278 on: October 14, 2009, 11:31:46 pm » |
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« Reply #279 on: October 14, 2009, 11:41:33 pm » |
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*oof**falling into thread*
What did I miss? Steampunk city? Of course. Need a good blacksmith? I can cook too. Garden. Handy with most mechanical things. Also can sew. Make books. Things like that.
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« Reply #280 on: October 14, 2009, 11:55:50 pm » |
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« Reply #281 on: October 15, 2009, 12:04:34 am » |
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Huzzah, another multi-purpose citizen! I would hope so. I'm built for the new frontier after all. It says so in my advertisement. One Slightly Damaged (but rebuilt) Female Knows Mythology and is Willing to Tell Stories for Comfort Enjoys Metalworking, Designing, Creating, and Modding Most Anything Usually Quiet and Shy (except when she doesn't feel like it) Housetrained Isn't Afraid to Get Dirty (and you can take that however you want) Has a Tendency to Roughhouse Rough and Tumble Attitude Can Cook, Clean, Sew, Make Things Prefers the Usual Cider and Cuddle as Opposed to Being Left in the Cold Stats: 5'3" (in her stockinged feet), Brown Hair (changes often), Brown Eyes (has yet to change), Rubenesque Figure, has been told she is Cute, even when shitfaced Built for the New Frontier See? If interested, please reply to the Editor of this Rag Fine Literature. |
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« Reply #282 on: October 15, 2009, 12:10:51 am » |
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While living there might not be practical for me, I'd certainly vacation there if it had a good hotel.
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« Reply #283 on: October 15, 2009, 06:25:29 am » |
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Well, I'm certainly not wedded to the teahouse at the outset. That said, a teahouse by day/absinthe bar by night might be a VERY good idea, as would having a two-room B&B. And frankly, thinking as I am about the house in question... we could do it all, honestly. And we could even serve local absinthe, as there's a distillery in downtown Portland that produces.
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« Reply #284 on: October 15, 2009, 01:00:10 pm » |
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fair enough. I'll stop arguing the price point at this time. Dr. oliver knows the area better then I do, so he knows if there's alot of traffic near there, or the local pricing scheme better then the rest. I just have one more thing to say on this, how many employees are you going to hire?
I don't think I could support myself on the salary of this little B&B (at least not at first). But if I'm reading this right then you should only need 5, 10 if your open 24/7. Cook, cleaner, greater/check in clerk, back carrier, and all purpose person (an extra hand to lend where needed).
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« Reply #285 on: October 15, 2009, 03:14:04 pm » |
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Well, I'm certainly not wedded to the teahouse at the outset. That said, a teahouse by day/absinthe bar by night might be a VERY good idea, as would having a two-room B&B. And frankly, thinking as I am about the house in question... we could do it all, honestly. And we could even serve local absinthe, as there's a distillery in downtown Portland that produces.
That sounds fantastic, and was where I was starting to go with it myself. Once again, Dr. Cross, on the same wavelength! |
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« Reply #286 on: October 16, 2009, 07:34:35 am » |
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I was thinking five to seven, honestly. The five you mentioned, as well as a dishwasher and a full-time barkeep.
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« Reply #287 on: October 16, 2009, 11:17:50 am » |
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Rofl.. you know, a B&B type deal with a limited number of rooms is usually a family-run business, right? Having only 3 rooms to let would only require a staff of two to run the whole place..  |
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« Reply #288 on: October 16, 2009, 06:55:14 pm » |
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My main love is transhumanism so i'd be all for it if there were Allowances for some things being aesthetically steampunk such as my future shiny robot body =P, With all the people here refusing to sacrifice their computers i guess i'll a place in this society job wise. |
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« Reply #289 on: October 16, 2009, 08:50:53 pm » |
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Rofl.. you know, a B&B type deal with a limited number of rooms is usually a family-run business, right? Having only 3 rooms to let would only require a staff of two to run the whole place.. I was thinking it seemed rather a lot, but we may be thinking on different terms as far as how much business the B&B dealy will be seeing, or how many rooms would be available, etc. |
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« Reply #290 on: October 17, 2009, 12:57:37 am » |
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Would you move to a steampunk city if one were to be created? A city made up of lofts atop workshops and stores; of three story buildings outlining narrow streets and alleyways; of messengers instead of email, and street performers instead of MTV; no cars or modern looking buildings? All Victorian. All steampunk. Would you? Curious to hear disagreement and/or YOUR idea of the perfect city The first post in this thread... So...in 12 pages of discussion, a city has been reduced to a B&B with 2 employees....  Meh. ~T |
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« Reply #291 on: October 17, 2009, 01:25:12 am » |
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Would you move to a steampunk city if one were to be created? A city made up of lofts atop workshops and stores; of three story buildings outlining narrow streets and alleyways; of messengers instead of email, and street performers instead of MTV; no cars or modern looking buildings? All Victorian. All steampunk. Would you? Curious to hear disagreement and/or YOUR idea of the perfect city The first post in this thread... So...in 12 pages of discussion, a city has been reduced to a B&B with 2 employees.... Meh. ~T Certainly not only TWO employees. And really the plan is for it to be a starting point to bring in others as the situation becomes more stable. We can't just miraculously spring a town into being. |
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« Reply #292 on: October 17, 2009, 03:02:48 am » |
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We can't just miraculously spring a town into being.
It is a question of will, and commitment. Every year, at Burning Man, Black Rock City becomes, albeit temporarily, the tenth largest city in the State of Nevada. I submit, respectfully, and not trying to be either snarky or argumentative, that if enough Steampunks would truly get behind this idea, that a town, at least, could indeed spring up virtually overnight. As has been noted before, and in threads other than this one, many people seem willing to come to a "Steampunk City"....but only if someone else builds it first, and it's ready-made to move into, a "turn-key" operation, a fait accompli.... I further submit that what is lacking is good old-fashioned (  ) pioneer spirit, a willingness to "leap into the void," to risk all for the sake of a dream. Until we find this capacity within the Steampunk (virtual) community, I fear that the reality of a Steampunk Community will never be more than a discussion on a website. ~T |
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« Reply #293 on: October 17, 2009, 03:14:35 am » |
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Count me in!
If it's a question of building the thing so that others will come, I'm decent with plumbing and gas if someone else can handle actual construction. I'm also quite handy in a garden or greenhouse, with a rudimentary background in apiculture, for once the thing gets going. I can also butcher and process meat (of anything smaller than a cow - deer, hog, sheep, etc), spin and knit.
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« Reply #294 on: October 17, 2009, 04:09:38 am » |
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Burning Man is a good example ,but you could also se the SCA event - Pensic it is after all the 3rd largest community in western Pa. Albeit a temporary one
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« Reply #295 on: October 17, 2009, 04:50:51 am » |
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Yes, but when we've clearly not quite got the commitment that would be necessary for such a thing, at least we've got plans for a starting point.
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« Reply #296 on: October 17, 2009, 05:04:38 am » |
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Lets stop talking about it and make one!!! |
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« Reply #297 on: October 17, 2009, 12:10:22 pm » |
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Count me in!
If it's a question of building the thing so that others will come, I'm decent with plumbing and gas if someone else can handle actual construction. I'm also quite handy in a garden or greenhouse, with a rudimentary background in apiculture, for once the thing gets going. I can also butcher and process meat (of anything smaller than a cow - deer, hog, sheep, etc), spin and knit.
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« Reply #298 on: October 17, 2009, 03:25:51 pm » |
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Quick, marry me, woman, before someone else snatches you up! I'm a carpenter, leatherworker, welldriller, and hunter myself. We could be entirely self-sufficient! Only... the convent would be mightily disappointed.  |
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« Reply #299 on: October 17, 2009, 03:38:43 pm » |
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Let 'em be disappointed.
Why don't we? All we lack really is the resources and the drive to do so, right?
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