I am sure you have found the www.sialis.org website by now. Congrats on your Blues.

I would want my bed made up with sheets and no bedspreads. I stayed at a Raddisson Hotel in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago and was pleasantly surprise to find them on my bed. You can wash every item except the pillows between guests. Among those many pillows they had 2 bed pillows, 2 body pillows with zippered slips and 2 small pillows. All pillows had slips that could be easily washed between guest. Some of the other hotels are doing this also. It felt clean and fresh. BTW, the top sheet was a little heavier than the bed sheets and had a blue binding on the hem as did the pillows. I also told the maid just to make my bed, no need to replace every thing each night. She took away towels that I laid in the bathtub and left the rest. Oh, they also had a comforter in a duvet, all on the bed was white. And in a B&B you could place scarves or something on the back of chairs and change those between guests. I don't like to lay my head on cloth upholstery in hotels or B&Bs.

thank you all so much for taking the time to post. I have learned alot from you guys. Alot of you mentioned alarm clocks. We have clocks in the rooms, but not alarmed ones. So that's my next purchase. We do have the nice sheets, pillows, cleanliness, etc. I'm glad I mentioned bringing pets. I wanted to see how many of you would want that from a B&B. We have two saint bernards on the premises, and a guest with a dog, would just be mayhem, even if we did have ONE pet-friendly room. My dogs would know there's another dog here, and the other dog would know our dogs are here -- hence, barking, whining. Not fair to other guests. Flamingo - you are so right - can't please everyone! And, if I can do this, ANYONE can. But I think it takes two people and a girl to come in once a week just to clean bathrooms. B&B's seem to attract the nicest people of all ages. I think we found a good niche. Our website is bythebluff.com. Please visit when you get a chance. It would be so wonderful if any of you guys want to come to NY and stay with us!

Boy, things sure can go sideways in a hurry. I think the question was would you not return just because of the sock/sneaker issue. With a possible caveat of owner attitude and action there's no way a dog taking a sock (or a shoe) would in and of itself make me not return. Other intangibles would have more impact than a dog grabbing something. To say whether the rest of the stay was enjoyable is irrelevant. Like or dislike food is irrelevent. Weather is irrelevant. Dirty bathroom is irrelevant. Bedbugs would also be irrelevant! The question was whether a dog (puppy or not is irrelevant too!) stealing a shoe or sock would in and of itself make you not return and I wouldn't not return just because a dog took a sock! That simply would not make my decision. As I was reading and saw the website comment that perked me up. I thought for a second that may be a consideration, but after thinking a bit, why should it? That's a separate issue and would only be a rationalization to say your site says, and then say you wouldn't return because of a sock. If you said you wouldn't return because the dogs were to be out of the guest area and weren't that's different, but again, the sock issue is separate. I'd investigate a few things ahead of time before staying at a B&B, such as do the rooms lock. I keep some "somewhat valuable" things and don't want them stolen. If I know an animal roams then I know the possible consequences, but would just expect a proper attitude and response from the owners. I'd think it was funny personally and as I said wouldn't not return, in fact, I'd probably bring a pack of socks for the dogs next time I went there! Everything BTW applies if it's a sneaker too, but for that I'd fully expect to be reimbursed. I'd probably hope a credit or compensation would be offered for the sock issue too. Same thing if something fell, haven't you heard of accidents? If it's clearly from poor maintenance, I don't think the concern would be whether you return. Accidents happen. FWIW I usually carry pet treats with me when I'm going someplace with critters. And often they come looking for more! You're far braver than me to have the dogs around. I would be worried about the liability issue. Granted that's what insurance is for but the headaches associated could be incredible. Gentle or not, any animal can and will bite in certain circumstances. The first time a dog bites is always the same comment, they've never bitten before. And just knocking someone over or something... but that's me. I've seen too many trivial lawsuits over stupid things. And I have been bitten before by dogs that have never bitten before. But I still love animals and would appreciate having them around. I think it would add to the fun. Note to self, bring extra socks next time I travel! Oh, and I guess with this group I'd better give the disclaimer I'm not saying they have dirty bathrooms, bedbugs or anything like that, I'm making a point. Just as I was hitting submit, it hit me. I need to withdraw the owner attitude caveat. That's irrelevant to the question too. Even *if* you said you snooze you lose, even if you said YOU TRYING TO POISON MY DOG??? None of that would be relevant! The question STILL is would you not return *just* because a dog took a sock/shoe! The answer is a resounding no. Owner attitude is separate and may be a reason to not return but doesn't affect the dog/sock issue. If I felt mistreated, that's not the dog's fault. So that even makes it more clear to me. Hope business is going well. Give the dogs a biscuit (or a sock) for me!