You will also get what are commonly called walk ins. This is where people turn up at the door wanting a room when they haven’t booked. Always and this is a golden rule get payment in advance for these people I am sure the vast majority are honest and have been stranded due to no fault of their own but for the small minority its best to have a back up. I usually do a cheap deal for people who turn up at the door as it gets the bed filled but don’t go any lower than you are happy with. If you don’t like the look of them you can quote a high price and that almost always puts them off. If you don’t have any rooms for walk-ins i.e. you are full then I always try and find somewhere for them as they will then get a good impression of you and hopefully either book and stay with you next time or at the very least recommend you to other people. You can never have enough people saying nice things about you. The other advantage to this is that you will get in good with your neighbours and then hopefully they will send you people in the same situation.