We opened our Hostel in St. Augustine less than a year ago and have been very surprised at some of the people and situations we have encountered.
One such situation occurred last February when we got a call from a business owner who had an office in St. Augustine, run by a local lady, one of his employees. Evidently she was about to go on maternity leave and he was looking for a place to stay Monday through Thursday night for the following eight weeks.
He admitted he never stayed at a hostel before and was curious how the hostel worked. I explained to him, "You have a choice of a private room or a bed in one of the dorms, there is a large guest kitchen, recreation room, big living room, house computer, free Wi-Fi in all rooms, front and back porches, all open for your use." He was hesitant and decided he would stay in the private room for one night to see if this hostel idea was going to suit his needs.
He told me, "Business is down and I need to save on costs as much as possible. I looked at hotels that cater to business travelers and the prices are outrageous. I knew I had to find a better alternative."
After his first night with us, he booked the entire eight weeks in advance. All he had to pay was one nights deposit for each of the eight weeks with the balance for the week due each Monday when he arrived. He stayed in our Clover room which is a private room for one person, cost is just $35 plus tax per night.
"This is a fabulous concept" he told me, "the hostel provides the comforts of home and is so much better than a hotel at a terrific price, more business travelers should look into it."
We couldn't agree more. Take a look at what hostels are all about, you may just decide to change the way you think about business travel. http://www.casayallaha.com/
One such situation occurred last February when we got a call from a business owner who had an office in St. Augustine, run by a local lady, one of his employees. Evidently she was about to go on maternity leave and he was looking for a place to stay Monday through Thursday night for the following eight weeks.
He admitted he never stayed at a hostel before and was curious how the hostel worked. I explained to him, "You have a choice of a private room or a bed in one of the dorms, there is a large guest kitchen, recreation room, big living room, house computer, free Wi-Fi in all rooms, front and back porches, all open for your use." He was hesitant and decided he would stay in the private room for one night to see if this hostel idea was going to suit his needs.
He told me, "Business is down and I need to save on costs as much as possible. I looked at hotels that cater to business travelers and the prices are outrageous. I knew I had to find a better alternative."
After his first night with us, he booked the entire eight weeks in advance. All he had to pay was one nights deposit for each of the eight weeks with the balance for the week due each Monday when he arrived. He stayed in our Clover room which is a private room for one person, cost is just $35 plus tax per night.
"This is a fabulous concept" he told me, "the hostel provides the comforts of home and is so much better than a hotel at a terrific price, more business travelers should look into it."
We couldn't agree more. Take a look at what hostels are all about, you may just decide to change the way you think about business travel. http://www.casayallaha.com/
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