Guest Houses

I often do room only and take my own breakfast with me. That way I eat exactly what I want when I want it. Works for me most of the time.

I would say that I am less grumpy (or try to be) but more anxious.
I've got a new chair being delivered tomorrow but they are supposed to be collecting one that had flaws in it and the deliver company has not had the order for that. I don't want to end up with two but the company (Made.com) is not replying to my emails so I am probably going to have to postpone the delivery. It has been over 3 months since I placed the initial order but I feel (stupidly) anxious rather than cross as I would have done in the past.
In the meantime I am going to the dentist this afternoon to have a clean and filling and hopefully to have a tooth out so that might make me feel grumpy when I have to come back and deal with this.

Tbh with regard to feeling that the Premier Inn in Kendal was too far out with not alot around - you were in Cumbria ( one of the most unpopulated/remote areas of the UK ) so surely you should not expect a 5* restaurant on every corner!

I think I have been misunderstood I am not snooty about sharing I love meeting new people but not at breakfast I'm just not good in the morning and as I said often queasy and seeing fried breakfasts makes me very queasy indeed.

Teetime - you're not alone - I need at least one hour complete silence when I wake up to gather my thoughts for the day. When in a guest house/hotel I am doing my planning while having breakfast and don't even like to talk to hubby let alone some stranger. When we go to our holiday home, any family who might be with us are kept at bay until I feel ready to switch my mind to facing the world. This isn't selfish - it's just the way we, as individuals function.

Some people are "larks" while others are "owls". As an owl myself I do not enjoy chatting to anyone first thing in a morning even at home or when we visit family or they visit us. I am far from being unsociable but need plenty of quiet in a morning to come round ...ideally drinking two big mugs of tea on my own..My husband is the complete opposite...too bright and breezy....radio on high....far too chatty. We have adjusted to this over the years quite well. If we stay in any guest houses or hotels were we are seated with other guests who like to chat...then my husband is just the person to do the honours....while I am still usually half asleep. On a holiday to Malta many years ago the evening meal arrangements meant as you entered the dining room a waiter would take you to your table which seated eight people. So every evening meal for the complete fortnight we were there we sat with many different guests as there was no particular table or guest list....just the destiny of eight at a table. This is were I came into my own....I loved chatting with different people discovering new places to visit each day...my husband looking at his watch ..hoping it was nearly time for bed.!

As an Aussie who has made many trips to the UK staying in caravan parks, B&Bs and hotels from the north of Scotland to the south of England I do think you are being unreasonable and really rather grumpy. If you don't want to talk to people in the morning (and I'm one of those morning grumps) make sure you aren't sharing a large table, arrange brekky in your room or make other less social arrangements. How you plan your holiday is up to you, but don't blame other people because they they don't meet your requirements.

Definitely not the only one Teetime - I don't even like sharing a room at breakfast time!

I am quite happy to share a breakfast table but it's the time restrictions that I don't like. I want to have a lie in on holiday and might not want an 8am fry up, preferring brunch at 10.30.

Everyone has their preferences. U can always ask before u book if it's shared tables for breakfast, then u can decide whether to stay or not. When I was on a river cruise(. Different I know ) we had to sit with the same six people all week and we had a wonderful time. But I was aware it would ve been awkward if there were folk we didn't take to.

Not harsh Riverwalk just not a morning person I'm quite sociable for the rest of the day.

I hate making small talk and a shared table would make me uncomfortable. That's why we stay in hotels, rather than guest houses. A few months ago my husband and I were sitting at an outdoor table having a coffee in Galway. An elderly lady asked a young couple if she could sit at their table. I think they were too polite to say no, but they finished their coffee quickly and left. Who would ask to share a table?

I stayed at a delightful Wetherspoon pub/hotel in Tewkesbury on my own (breaking journey to see DM, 300 miles driving on my own for the first time). Plenty of space for Breakfast, no need to talk to any-one & plenty of tables to choose from.

Dislike Premier Inn, hate buffet style Breakfast, I want some-one to take my order & bring it to me. I've a trip to St Ives next year when I'm staying in a B&B on my own for the first time, see how I get on, hope I can buy a paper as I like to lose myself in the news at Breakfast, not a very sociable early morning person & like to be left alone. My late DH knew not to be too lively

DH and I now prefer Travelodges and the like - beautiful breakfast - and no owner breathing down our necks.

mixed preferences ! I have lived on my own for a long time so am quite happy eating alone. Some folks table manners are appalling and why do they want to know what I did before I retired ! Once I said I was a dancer with pans people ( wishful thinking)

If I had to share a table then I would just get on with it and try to be sociable. However, I think many people on holiday see this as a time to be by themselves, enjoying the experience together and it may well be a very rare treat for them to be away from the noise and pressure of families.

I know when I go away (usually alone) I relish the solitude and am content with my own thoughts. It sets me up for the coming months. So I much prefer to be at a table on my own. However, I have never been asked or had to share a table and I have been to many b&b or guest houses.

I love my full English breakfasts whilst I'm away. But I would not want to share the table for breakfast whilst eating it, I like to eat my meals with the person I've chosen to go away with not who they decide to sit me with. So no you are not being grumpy.

We shared a table when we were on holiday this year. They were very nice people but I would rather been at a table with h on our own. I'm not unfriendly my h says I strike up a conversation with any one. We also had lunch and dinner with them nice couple but just felt out of my comfort zone.

We always used to stay in hotels but now often choose small b&bs which are often much better quality, far friendlier and a better price. By their very nature, they tend to be small with limited space in their dining rooms and breakfast is often a cosy affair which doesn't bother us one jot . It's usually easy to see on their websites the size of the breakfast rooms and if, for whatever reason you don't want to eat right next to someone else, you can choose accordingly. Better still, stay in an apartment where you can get up when you like and eat on your own! We do this from time to time & it's great to slob about in the morning in dressing gowns & have breakfast in them if we want to! Oooh, decadence lives!

I so agree. Stayed in a B& B in Somerset and my DH hates having to eat with other people in a squashed space. Next time we will go self catering. Also he complained he had no desk in his room. But he hates leaving home anyway.
And I like to go on an adventure...

I don't like making polite conversation at breakfast either. Once I've had a cup of coffee I'm fine but not before.

Not a 'morning' person either! My DD2 took after me. She would either sit silently morose at breakfast or be the first to start a row at the table should someone dare call her "Little Mary Sunshine"!

YES

We often stay in city Travelodges and are always pleased if there is a Wetherspoons nearby as they do great breakfasts - good choice at reasonable prices.

I am not a morning person and I like to have my breakfast in bed with a nice cup of tea and watch the TV for an hour before I get up, so I guess staying anywhere where I am forced to get washed, dressed and put my make up on and look half way decent before eating wouldn't be an ideal start to the day for me!