“My husband and I decided to purchase a


hot tub for our guests to use and we promoted it on our facebook and website. The very next day we took a call from a party of six friends who wanted to book just one night with us and seemed thrilled


that we


had the hot tub. When they arrived,


heard plenty of they seemed like a


very friendly bunch of people and that evening we


laughter from outside.


As th e noise grew I asked my husband to go out and politely ask that they keep the noise down as we have two young children. To his amazement he found the six guests completely naked in the hot tub! My husband didn’t know where to look especially when they climbed out one by one to grab their dressing gowns! We no longer have the hot tub!” - Jenny, Margate


“I had just bought a B&B on the east coast and had


taken a reservation from an elderly couple. They arrived around 4pm and I checked them into


their room. Nothing


appeared out of the ordinary and they were very pleasant people,. However in the morning, as I was cooking their breakfast, I heard what I thought was a cat. We do not have any pets amazed to


so as I went into the dining see a rather large ginger tom drinking


from a breakfast bowl from the table! The owners had brought their cat on holiday with them, we still laugh and recall this story to our guests” - Paul, Norfolk


room I was milk


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“My husband was away on a wife and I were chatting left with


my son to run the guest house. I went


to bed around 10.30pm and fell asleep almost immediately but was


at about 1am with what husband getting


into bed. However


thought was my I


suddenly


remembered he was away and as I turned over, to my total amazement, a rather portly bearded man stared back at me! I instantly recognised him as a guest and realised


I had left the


ajoining door to our accomodation open and he must have sleep walked! A rather awkward exchange was made that night however we both laughed about it check and lock Deborah, Cardiff


in the door without fail now


the morning. I always -


RUNNING A B&B IS A STANDARD EVERYDAY JOB ...OR IS IT?


More unusual stories from our readers!


disturbed from my sleep I


to


“During a very busy bank holiday weekend, my to


our guests at breakfast


discussing places to visit when we heard two gun shots from what appeared


be in close proximity to our


property. As we are rural we assumed it was a farmer that lived nearby, however one of our guests


seemed


startled when looking out of the window “I recognise that man,” he said...“He’s


staying Needless to here!” To say he was asked to our leave utter


disbelief the man was shooting at pigeons from our back garden!


with


his wife who insis ted on finishing her breakfast before leaving!” - Richard, Dorset


“It was on a Valentines evening a few years back


that a young couple stayed with us in our Guest house. The young gentlemen eager to impress booked our sea view room and enquired regarding places to eat locally. nice


his I Italian recommended a very them. They both looked very well prior to


restaurant nearby and booked a taxi for dressed when they


came down with the girlfriend in a beautiful velvet green flowing dress and I invited them to share a glass of wine with us


the taxis arrival. We all sat


around the open fire and were having small talk when I could smell burning and was shocked to see the bottom of the young lady’s dress smoking. One of the embers from the fire had spat onto her beautiful dress! I thought on my feet and threw my full glass of rose onto her dress. I felt dreadful but as we were a similar size I


offered


her a dress from my wardrobe - a valentines night that we will both not forget!” - Anna, Brighton


girlfriend with myself


We want to hear from you! If you have a funny or unusual story to share, please send them in to ginette.warwick@luxurybbmag.co.uk


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