Re: innkeeping: Late phone calls for guests

[ernij@k12s.phast.umass.edu (Erni Johnson)]

>[snip] B&B in town when we are full, but they will
>not stay there because he does not have phones in the rooms.  He says he
>is afraid they will make unauthorized calls and he will be stuck with
>the bill.  P.S.  We tried long distance call blocking but it didn't work
>because some calling cards don't use 800 numbers and the guests could
>not complete their calls with their calling cards.  So, they are on
>their honor and so far, NO PROBLEM.  I can't image answering all the
>calls for guests and notifying them! Ben Maddox House, Visalia, Ca.
>
        Just an aside...you don't need an 800 number to use a calling
card...just dial 0 first (which does work on blocked phones), then the
number and you will receive a prompt to punch in your credit card (or
sometimes you actually get a real live person!)  AT&T's 800 number does
give you a cheaper rate if that's the card you have, but we have AT&T as
our long distance server so it doesn't matter for us.  No one has ever
complained...except that we are too far out for their cell phones to
work...but then, people who come to us rarely care...they are on vacation.
>>>                Erni Johnson
>>>           The Hannah Dudley House Inn
>                 114 Dudleyville Rd.
>>>               Leverett, MA 01054
>>>>




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