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'''Innkeepers''' run a variety of establishments as well as the traditional '''[[Inn (structure)|inn]]''':  [[Roadhouse (structure)|roadhouses]], [[Flophouse|flophouses]], [[Hostel (structure)|hostels]], [[Caravansary|caravansaries]] and [[Way Station|way stations]], to name a few.  They provide [[Food|food]], lodging, [[Stable (structure)|stabling]], fodder for [[Animal|animals]], laundering and personal services.  Within a community, they act as gathering places and often include [[Public House|public houses]] that are either adjacent or part of the innkeeper's establishment.  Services are provided by the innkeeper and spouse, their children, one or two [[Servant|servants]], a stable-hand and a [[Gong|gong]] labourer.
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'''Innkeepers''' run a variety of establishments as well as the traditional '''[[Inn (structure)|inn]]''':  [[Roadhouse (structure)|roadhouses]], [[Flophouse|flophouses]], [[Hostel (structure)|hostels]], [[Caravansary|caravansaries]] and [[Way Station|way stations]], to name a few.  They provide [[Food|food]], lodging, [[Stable (structure)|stabling]], fodder for [[Animal|animals]], laundering and personal services.  Within a community, they act as gathering places and often include [[Public House|public houses]] that are either adjacent or part of the innkeeper's establishment.  Services are provided by the innkeeper and spouse, their children, one or two [[Servant|servants]], a stable-hand and a [[Gong (pit)|gong]] labourer.
  
The best lodging is to be found along '''[[Avenue|avenues]]''', wide roads where the best shops are located, which the wealthy frequent and which are best protected by the [[Town Guard|town guard]].  '''Side [[Lane|lanes]]''' connect to avenues and often feature privately funded [[Street Lamp|street lamps]] and are dependent upon a [[Town Watch|town watch]] rather than the guard.  '''Back lanes''' connect only to other lanes, have no light or watch and are appreciably squalid and slumlike.  
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The best lodging is to be found along '''[[Avenue|avenues]]''', wide roads where the best shops are located, which the wealthy frequent and which are best protected by the [[Town Guard|town guard]].  '''Side [[Lane|lanes]]''' connect to avenues and often feature privately funded [[Street Lamp|street lamps]] and are dependent upon a [[Town Watch|town watch]] rather than the guard.  '''Back lanes''' connect only to other lanes, have no light or watch and are appreciably squalid and slumlike.
 
 
'''[[Pricing (trade)|Prices]]''' shown are for lodging located in and around the [[City|city]] of '''London''', England.  Other [[Market|markets]] worldwide will have different prices, depending upon their access to [[Transport (trade)|transport]] and [[Locating References (trade)|location of resources]].
 
 
 
Exchange Rates:
 
: 1 g.p. = 16 s.p. = 192 c.p.
 
: 1 s.p. = 12 c.p.
 
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| align="left"|bathing tub, hot || provides ½ hour use of 4 ft. diameter wooden tub for guests, including cost of charcoal || align="right"|4 s.p.
 
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| align="left"|bathing tub, tepid || provides ¼ hour use of 4 ft. diameter wooden tub; temperature varies with season || align="right"|2 s.p.
 
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| align="left"|bedstead, flophouse || located on back lane; lodging in common passageway; provides hammocks or pallets (per cultural norm) || align="right"|3 s.p.
 
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| align="left"|bedstead, inn || located on side lane, lodging in common room; provides rugs, cushions or pallets (per cultural norm) || align="right"|6 c.p.
 
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| align="left"|cleaning room || inn only; available upon request, including washing and delousing of room; requires 1 hour || align="right"|8 s.p.
 
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| align="left"|in-room dining || inn only; cost to have meals served in room; does not include cost of meal || align="right"|5 s.p.
 
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| align="left"|laundering || inn only; available upon request; per full suit of [[Clothing|clothing]], returned by 9 a.m. next morning || align="right"|11 s.p.
 
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| align="left"|massage || inn only; available upon request; deep tissue and scrub; requires ½ hour || align="right"|9 s.p.
 
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| align="left"|private room, common || inn frontage located on side lane, 36-42 sq.ft. space; with 3 ft. wide pallet & mat; locking door || align="right"|14 s.p.
 
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| align="left"|private room, posh || inn frontage located on main thoroughfare, 40-48 sq.ft. space; with 4 ft. wide bed & writing desk; locking door || align="right"|5 g.p.
 
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| align="left"|shared room, comfortable || inn frontage located on main thoroughfare; one half of 48-56 sq.ft space; with two 3 ft. wide beds || align="right"|31 s.p.
 
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| align="left"|shared room, cramped || inn frontage located on side lane, 39-45 sq.ft. space; with two 2½ pallets || align="right"|6 s.p.
 
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| align="left"|stabling, enclosed stall || any animal; indoor shelter with latch door; 3.8 lbs. feed provided || align="right"|17 s.p.
 
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| align="left"|stabling, open air paddock || any animal; paddock features overhanging eaves but is otherwise exposed to the elements; 3.8 lbs. feed provided || align="right"|7 c.p.
 
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| align="left"|stabling, open stall || any animal; indoor shelter with two side-walls; 3.8 lbs. feed provided || align="right"|3 s.p.
 
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| align="left"|valet service || posh private room only; provides personal servant who sleeps outside door and attends to the guest's needs || align="right"|12 g.p.
 
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See [[List of Vendors]]
 

Latest revision as of 12:57, 6 June 2022

Innkeepers run a variety of establishments as well as the traditional inn: roadhouses, flophouses, hostels, caravansaries and way stations, to name a few. They provide food, lodging, stabling, fodder for animals, laundering and personal services. Within a community, they act as gathering places and often include public houses that are either adjacent or part of the innkeeper's establishment. Services are provided by the innkeeper and spouse, their children, one or two servants, a stable-hand and a gong labourer.

The best lodging is to be found along avenues, wide roads where the best shops are located, which the wealthy frequent and which are best protected by the town guard. Side lanes connect to avenues and often feature privately funded street lamps and are dependent upon a town watch rather than the guard. Back lanes connect only to other lanes, have no light or watch and are appreciably squalid and slumlike.