@Simon2362 Yes, the vast majority of my guests don't stay out late, being on the edge of the Lake District means I get many walkers & car tourers who want an early night for the next days activities. And when someone arrives for 1 night, having eaten, I don't give a key, but check with them first that they don't need one. I tell them where a key is kept, so they don't feel trapped, or so they can let themselves out before I'm up, if they wish.... (More than 1 night = key. Sometimes I serve breakfast, then let them out, sometimes I let them serve themselves, then let themselves out.... I try to gauge each guest; whether I think they'd appreciate the personal touch, or whether they'd rather I didn't fuss over them, & would prefer being left to do their own thing! I introduced my midnight curfew during the August silly season - when several couples drove from London & the south after work on a Friday night, arriving after 11pm. They'd then go into town to eat, or order take away, or prepare their own food & sit around my dining table past midnight....
The curfew was to avoid disturbing the early to bed early to rise hikers - & for my own sanity!
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