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a scenic drive, a garden to visit, a trail worth taking. And when they return in the afternoon, she wants to hear all about it.“ I like to find out— how did it go, what’ d you think? Usually people love to talk, and it’ s fun to hear their responses.”
at a desk and say,‘ here’ s your key.’”
That attentiveness carries through the entire stay. At breakfast, which receives consistent positive reviews, Jack takes orders tableside and returns not just with food, but with questions— was the room comfortable? Is this your first time in Manchester?“ If you don’ t ask, sometimes they won’ t say,” he notes. Maryann, meanwhile, loves curating a day for guests who want guidance:
The result is a guest book filled with the kind of entries that are hard to manufacture. The book itself came into being at a guest’ s urging— the Orlandos hadn’ t started one in their first year, and then a guest presented one as a gift and wrote the first entry. They’ ve had one ever since.“ It’ s very heartwarming when I read through them,” says Maryann.“ People write really lovely things.”
Some of those entries mark joyful occasions— weddings, anniversaries, family reunions, graduations. Guests who were married in Manchester return year after year to celebrate where it all began. Others carry heavier stories. One couple
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