christmas tree?
christmas tree?
I have just taken a 4 night booking for Christmas. To be honest I wasn't necessarily expecting it and don't have any other bookings for Dec. We are spending new year there ourselves. We will put up a few decorations and some lights but do we need to provide a tree? Seems a lot of effort for one 4 night booking but not sure if it's expected?
Edited to add: it's a small apartment and its a couple staying, no kids
Edited to add: it's a small apartment and its a couple staying, no kids
Yes, it does seem a bit of a palaver to have to provide a tree for four days. Depends if you are charging very high rates for those four days I suppose? Perhaps a little table top decoration in the shape of a tree, just to make it look a bit more Christmasy (assuming that is what they are celebrating!) but you are doing that already with lights, I suppose.
Thanks all, yes perhaps I should just ask them. I like the idea of fizz and chocolates. They didn't pay loads (to be honest I probably undersold and would charge more next year) but perhaps a small tabletop tree would be worthwhile, esp as it would allow photos for Christmas marketing.
My next question - do I need to get the fairy lights pat tested? Thanks.
My next question - do I need to get the fairy lights pat tested? Thanks.
Are the lights low voltage, driven from a transformer or control box?Jenster wrote: My next question - do I need to get the fairy lights pat tested? Thanks.
If they are, you can ignore the lights themselves.
The transformer plugs into the mains and presumably has a plug attached. This lot is subject to PAT testing - BUT - it'll be Class ll double insulated (check for the symbol of a square inside a larger square), in which case there is nothing that can realistically be tested beyond a visual inspection and a tug on the wiring to make sure it's not loose. You can do that - it's common sense; is the case cracked anywhere, is the mains lead frayed at any point or the inner wires exposed, is the plug cracked or loose, and does it have the correct fuse in it?
Doing that would be a good idea, and probably takes less time than describing it!
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Sometimes I don't know what not to presume. Last year we hosted an Iranian honeymoon couple. Reading advice on here we were careful not leave the customary bottle of wine or the customary pack of bacon in the fridge. However, on their departure the 'maid's perks' were an unopened packet of ham which they had bought plus half a bottle of gin!Tivoli wrote:I never presume my guests drink alcohol
I never presume my guests eat meat
I never presume my guests are heterosexual
I never presume my guests have any specific faith
Just as I wouldn't provide tobacco products or narcotics
Very cheap trees can be found fairly easily (especially once you get closer if you can get just before booking)and look passable once they are decorated, again a bit of looking around.
e.g. c.£6.50 for a 3ft tree (was half price, not an economy one), from Tesco IIRC). hotukdeals.com is good place to keep an eye for offers posted up - and you can set alerts...
e.g. c.£6.50 for a 3ft tree (was half price, not an economy one), from Tesco IIRC). hotukdeals.com is good place to keep an eye for offers posted up - and you can set alerts...
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