Living in The Grand Kerr House - Day 2

After checking out the available guest rooms, we made our "reservation" for the Autumn Room and started to prepare for our getaway.  We both packed just enough clothes for a one night stay - after all, we might change our minds and check out early so why overpack?  We also took our electronics (of course) and personal care items then headed to our room.

No TV!!!  I admit I watch more mindless stuff (just finished off the fourth season of The Magicians) and Bob watches mostly news (he keeps me well informed so I don't have to bother my pretty little head with it).  Without the TV to distract us, we were left to our own resources.  Bob did some reading and played Golf on his phone.  I perused Facebook and realized that having a good book to read may be a necessity.

There are a lot of books on the shelves in TGKH.  After looking through them, I realized that we have mostly history, scary stuff and some self-actualization reads.  Maybe I will have to head down to the used bookstore in Grand Rapids after it opens up and see what else I can find to add to our shelves.  I like the idea of having many genres to choose from with the option of letting guests take books with them if they haven't finished them during their stay.

This morning we slept in until 9:00 - that's really late for us but just goes to show how comfortable the bed really is.  The room was light but not too bright.  Bob talks about adding drapes or sun blocking curtains to allow guests to sleep in later but our breakfast hours are 8 to 10, so how late do we really want them to sleep in?  We will serve breakfast outside those hours if requested but I am thinking that late sleepers will just have to bury their head under the blankets if it gets too light.

Today was the first time I have ever used the guest shower.  Now I understand why people say they love that shower.  Water got hot fast and stayed hot.  Overhead shower head and hand held option (I used to work for Kohler Faucets and, of course, that is what we have in our guest shower here - really wonderful products!).  We have always told guests that the exhaust fan in the shower room turns on automatically but realized today that it did not happen.  We will have to look into that this week.

We also noticed little things that could have made our stay better.  There is a nightstand on one side of the bed only.  We had to put a little table on Bob's side of the bed for his things.  The room has a full closet but a tree stand in the room or pegs inside the closet doors to hang things on would be nice.    The rooms have transom windows that could let too much light through if the hall lights are left on for other guests - maybe we should look into curtains on the transoms to screen the light a bit.

Have you stayed at TGKH with us?  Maybe you have some additional suggestions for improvements that will make your next stay better.  We want your stay to be so grand that you come back again and again!