F.A.Q.
Frequently
Asked Questions
It is natural for guests visiting a bed and breakfast to have questions.
Hopefully, many of your questions have been answered on the “Room Amenities” or “Inn Policies” page.
Here we have compiled a few of guests most common questions.
Every bed and breakfast is different, here at the Main Street Inn, we feel like company is coming to visit. You should feel like your visiting a friend’s home. Yet, once you have checked in, it is up to you to decide how much time you want to interact with us and other guests. We have some guests that we only see at breakfast. We have other guests that we see several times during the day and get to know very well. We don’t impose. We let you decide.
Breakfast is served hot & fresh at 8:30 AM. We do try to keep it warm if you are running a little behind. When we have a full house, everyone enjoys breakfast together around our dining room table. Weather permitting; we occasionally serve breakfast outside on our porch. It is always your choice to participate in our breakfast tradition. Please let us know at check-in if you would prefer not to.
Homemade bread and fresh French pressed coffee is delivered to your door at 7:30 AM. If you need a coffee fix before then, our Kurig machine is located in our guest lounge.
Our kitchen is very small and the Fire Marshall does not allow our guests to do any cooking. We are sorry, but in keeping with health codes, etc., our kitchen is off limits and unavailable to any guests. There are glasses, mugs, silverware, and wine openers always available in the guest lounge for you to use.
All of the guestrooms have deadbolts that lock from inside the room. Your guest-room key opens your guest-room door, and your other ‘yellow key’ opens the main front door to the bed and breakfast. Please, for the safety of all in the Inn, keep the front door locked at all times. (even if you are relaxing on the front porch)
The inn is closed between 10:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. except to those guests who have already checked in the day before. During those hours, we are cleaning rooms, gardening, running errands, taking showers and preparing the inn for your arrival. Unless you are arriving by plane/train and will not have a car, we regret that we cannot accommodate early check-ins without a charge.
On your checkout day, if you have a late flight/train or if you just want to spend the day in Parkville before heading home and and don’t have a rental car, your luggage can be stored in our 1st floor hallway & we can arrange a time for you to come back and pick it up when you are ready to leave.
Leaving a gratuity is not required. However, doing so lets your Innkeeper know that you truly enjoyed your service, and appreciated her exceptional attention to detail. It is acceptable to leave it in the guestroom when you checkout.
Generally, guests will leave $5.00 for each night stayed as a gratuity.