Innkeepers' Page - Add a listing on the Purple Roofs site

WELCOME INNKEEPERS:
PURPLE ROOFS is a directory of short-term (available by the night) accommodation rentals (we don't list long-term properties). We invite Innkeepers to submit a Free Listing on your property for the PURPLE ROOFS site! Our only pre-requisite is that your property must be either gay-owned or gay-friendly owned. Fill out the form below to request a Free Listing on PURPLE ROOFS. We generally add new listings in 48-72 hours.

Add Your New Free Listing
to the Purple Roofs Travel Directory

Note: If this is a CHANGE to an existing listing:
click here for the proper form

Note: Please do *not* use ALL CAPS or all lowercase when completing this form. (Doing so will slow down the processing of your request)

Address Info

Name of Property (lodging only, required):
The property name must be unique to your property and must match the property name used on your website, subject to verification by our editors. Leading "a" or "the" are not posted in the name field.

Note: Individual properties at one address only. PURPLE ROOFS doesn't post management / rental agencies.

Physical Street Address (required; one single address
per listing):

City (required):
If applicable, include Island after the city, except in Hawaii

County/Shire:
This will help us at a later date if we need to split up states and provinces into smaller regions for your area. This field will not show up on your listing.

State/Province:
United Kingdom: please also enter your county/shire name here, or your region name in Scotland

Zip/Postal Code:
US - list five digit zip only, not zip plus 4

Country (required):
If US, list as USA; others, spell out country name.

Region (required):

Please choose the region where you are physically located, to help us place you on the right page. If your region or state/province/country is not listed, use the "My Area is not Listed" option at the end (required):

Phone Numbers

US/Canada/Caribbean: Enter in this format:
1 808 888-8888
All Other Countries: Enter Country Code, City Code, Phone Number as follows:
+44 01 11111111

Local Phone # (required):

Toll Free #:

Fax #:

Mobile #:

Contact & Ownership Info

Name of Host(s) (required):
Names only, please, no titles. Max 2 names

"Reservations" Email Address (required):
No spaces or non-letter/numeric characters other than dash, period, underscore, @ allowed. This will be included with an "Email Us" link on your listing.

Website Address (required):
This will be included with a "Visit Our Website" link on your listing. (Site must dedicated to the property, not a shared website. Site must be fully operational. Sites not meeting standards will result in denial of the listing.)

Is your property (required):

Gay Owned
Lesbian Owned
Bisexual Owned
Transgender Owned
Gay/Lesbian Friendly

Clientele (required):
ie: who feels welcomed at your inn? All you select will be shown on your free listing. To be listed in this directory, you MUST select at least one other choice besides "straight".

Gay Men	Lesbian
Bisexual	Transgender
Straight

Description & Amenities

Headline (required):
8 words or less, will be edited down to one line. Should be something special about your place, ie: Best Pancakes In Milwaukee". Please type this in Title Case (caps at the start of each word). This should *not* be the name of your property.

Lodging Description (paragraph format only)
60 Word Maximum (required):
Describe your property's unique characteristics. This field is designed to convey general information about your lodging services in 60 words or less. Text will be edited for appropriateness and/or to meet the 60 word maximum requirement. Only property description text will be posted.

Note: Many amenities are listed below, so you won't have to include them in your text description. We'll edit as appropriate.

Accommodation Type (required):
Select your property type, if you have several types in one property at the same address (b&b, vacation rental, etc), select mixed.

Regional Service Name, if Applicable:
If this property is being submitted by a regional service (ie: a rental service, etc. that deals with multiple properties at various locations), please enter the name of your service in the box. Otherwise, please bypass this option.

Bathrooms (required):

Internet Access (required):
Note: Choose one option - wireless in room is preferred if you offer it. If you offer more than one, you can mention this in your sixty word description..

Nonsmoking Rooms Available? (required):
Do you have non-smoking rooms available?

Views (required):
2 words maximum

No View	Mountaintop
Bay	Ocean
City	Pond
Forest	Pool
Garden	River
Hilltop	Stream
Jungle	Tree
Lake	Valley
Mountain	Village

or Other:

Handicap Access (required):

Children Welcome? (required):

Pets Welcome? (required):

Number of Rental Units (required):
Please list only the total number of rooms or accommodations (cabins, cottages, etc)

Meals Included in Accommodation Price (required):
Please select no more than three

Cont. Breakfast	Full Breakfast
Cont/Full Brkfst	Lunch
Dinner	Drinks/Cocktails
Snacks	Dessert
Afternoon Tea	Meals Not Included
3 Meals Included

Ratings (maximum of 2):
If you have been rated by AAA, Mobil, or another Accommodation Rating Agency, Please Note Your Rating Here.

AAA 1 Diamonds
AAA 2 Diamonds
AAA 3 Diamonds
AAA 4 Diamonds
AAA 5 Diamonds

Mobil 1 Star
Mobil 2 Stars
Mobil 3 Stars
Mobil 4 Stars
Mobil 5 Stars

Other:

Rates and Policies

Rate Range per night (required):
Do not include currency symbols or text in these fields - only whole numbers will appear on the Free Listing.

If you wish, you can list whether your rates are Per Person or per Couple, etc in your 60 word description above.

Low End amt
High End amt

Type of Currency (required):
Please choose the currency your rates are quoted in; if your currency is not listed, please enter it in the text box instead.

Rates Highest From (required, default is "Same Year Round"):
please enter either The Season (Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall) or The Month your rates are highest, or the START DATE for your highest rates.

Enter dates as a three character month followed by the day, ie: Oct 21

If your rates do not change during the year, please check the Same Year Round box.

Or click here if rates are Same Year Round

Rates Highest To:
If you entered a START DATE or SEASON for your highest rates, please enter your END DATE or SEASON for your highest rates

Payment Method (required):
What payment methods do you accept? Select as many as apply

Cash	Check
Money Order	Trav Checks
Visa	MC
Discover	Amex
Diners	Debit Card
Paypal.com	JCB
Eurocard	Carte Blanche

General Discount Description (required):
If discounts are offered, please describe in 8 words or less.

This is a YEAR ROUND discount that MUST be a Percent or Dollar amount off your regular published nightly rates and does not include specials such as a free meal, etc.. If you don't provide a percent or dollar amount off on a YEAR ROUND basis, the default of "No" will populate this field.

If you do not offer discounts, check the No Discounts box.

If no General Discount offered, check here

Would You Like to Offer a Purple Roofs Discount? (required):
This is a YEAR ROUND discount that MUST be a Percent or Dollar amount off your regular published nightly rates and does not include specials such as a free meal, etc.. If you don't provide a percent or dollar amount off on a YEAR ROUND basis, the default of "No" will populate this field.

The Purple Roofs discount is separate from the General Discount noted above.

This discount will be offered to folks who find you through our newsletter or website.

No, check here
or Yes, check here make a choice below:

5%	$10/night
10%	$15/night
15%	$20/night
20%	$25/night
Or Other (use % sign):	Or Other (use $ sign):
Changed my mind - reset to blank

Optional Purple Roofs Discount Description:
If discount only applies under certain circumstances, list them here in 8 words or less. You may wish to say "Not combinable with other discounts", etc.

Do you want to offer a commission to Travel Agents who book clients into your property? (required):
Choose either No if you do not offer commissions, or Yes and a % or dollar option if you do.

Remember, agent discounts can encourage these folks to send their clients to your property. But they should be carefully thought out as well to avoid potential abuse. Many properties require an agent's IATA number, specify that commissions are not combinable with other discounts/offers, etc.

Look through some of the Purple Roofs accommodations listings if you want to get an idea of how other innkeepers handle agent commissions.

No, check here

...or if Yes, make a choice below:

5%	$5/night
10%	$10/night
15%	$15/night
20%	$20/night
Or Other (use % sign):	Or Other (use $ sign):
Changed my mind - reset to blank

Travel Agent Commission Description:
If commissions are offered, please describe any restrictions, etc in 8 words or less. You can also put something like "Ask for details".

How Did You Find Us?

Search Engine:
Received an email invite
Article in New York Times
Flyer at Event
Saw a notice in the Purple Roofs email newsletter
Heard about Purple Roofs from Altraverse Travel Directory
Saw notice in a newsgroup
Other:

Any Other Comments?

Use this space to send us any thoughts/questions/comments etc. you have. This information will not be included in your free listing.

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Note: the innkeeper/listing submitter is solely responsible for compliance with federal, state and local laws applicable to their business, and indemnifies and holds harmless PURPLE ROOFS from any and all liabilities arising from or due to their failure to comply with such laws.