CHALET GUIDELINES
The Chalet was a gift to Whispers of Hope. Please help us to steward this beautiful home well!
The Chalet is available from Tuesday morning - Saturday evening.
For overnight stays, check-in time is as early as 10:30am and check-out is as late as 7:00pm.
If a group is coming for only one day, an earlier check-in and check-out time can be arranged. If a group coming for more than one day needs a later check-out time, that can be discussed when scheduling.
Items to Bring
$200 damage deposit for overnight groups - Give check or cash to staffer upon arrival. It will be returned when leaving if there is no damage.
All food - We provide salt and pepper grinders, baking spray, and olive oil spray.
Beverages (nonalcoholic), coffee grounds, tea bags, K cups, creamer - We provide coffee pot filters, and filtered well water.
Sheets, pillow, bath towels, and washcloths - We provide quilts, blankets, extra pillows, and hand towels. There are 8 twin beds on the second floor in an open loft, and one full bed and a twin bed in a downstairs bedroom. We also have extra twin and full sheets in case someone doesn’t have sheets to bring. Maximum overnight capacity is 10.
Inside shoes or slippers
General Guidelines
There will be staff coverage in the Chalet overnight.
When you arrive, use the main farm entrance. The address will be given to the person organizing your visit and she will share it with all drivers. Please keep the address confidential. As we need to be aware of your arrival, the first car arriving must stop next to the tan farmhouse and wait for a staffer to come out. She will then direct you to the Chalet and explain where to park. Other vehicles in your group may go directly to the Chalet when arriving. You will be given a quick tour of the Chalet. When leaving, you may use the main driveway or the Chalet driveway.
Please remove your shoes when entering the Chalet and put them in the coat closet. The entry area needs to be clear at all times.
Do not adjust the air conditioning or heat. Let the person covering the Chalet know that it needs to be adjusted and she will take care of it.
Do not open any windows if the air conditioning or furnace is running.
There are ceiling fans upstairs above the beds. There is a remote control and directions in each bedside table drawer.
Upstairs, beds on the north side (facing the open field) have medium-soft mattresses. Beds on the south side (facing the woods/animals) are a little firmer. The lower-level full bed is quite firm.
Blankets, extra sheets, and a fire extinguisher are in the upstairs closet by the bathroom.
Upstairs, a rope ladder is in a box under the bed to the right of the window for emergency evacuation.
Do not go into the staff quarters from the kitchen or use the back door.
When taking any liquid drinks out of the kitchen, please use colored hot/cold mugs with lids, your own travel mug, or water bottles with caps to prevent spilling.
We do not allow any burning candles. You may use electric or battery-operated candles.
If you would like to see the animals, please do not feed them or go into their pens. If you would like to interact with the animals, contact the Grounds Manager, Suzanne. Her phone number is in the kitchen drawer. The black and white electric cords on the fences are hot. Do not touch!
You may walk on all seven acres. The counseling shed (building with black shutters) has a bathroom, conference room, library, and prayer room. You may use that building if there isn’t a counseling session taking place.
If walking on the roads surrounding the Farm, please wear bright colors. We have safety vests if needed in the front porch bench. If under the age of 18, an adult is required to go with on all walks off the property.
If you have a bonfire, a staff person will start it. She will explain what to do when finished. Please leave all smokey clothes on the Chalet front porch to air out. You can change clothes in the counseling shed bathroom, near the firepit. We serve some women with smoke allergies.
Please lower the window blinds for privacy and safety in the evening.
The house should start to quiet down by 11:00pm. You can stay up and continue doing whatever you want…just use soft voices out of respect for the staffer.
All car doors need to be locked overnight.
Lock the front door and turn off the outside porch light when everyone is inside for the evening.
Kitchen
We provide plates, glasses, mugs, silverware, serving dishes, food containers, mixing bowls, small mixer, blender, baking pans, measuring spoons/cups, knives, cutting boards, coffee maker, Keurig, hot water pot, toaster, crockpot, stock pot, air fryer, cooking utensils, placemats, tablecloth, napkins, towels, Saran wrap, tin foil, zip lock baggies, and trivets.
Always use placemats or a tablecloth when using the dining table, both are provided. When the table is fully extended, it is 99” long and can seat up to 12. The table can be pulled away from the wall with both long benches used near the wall for maximum seating. Additional chairs from the basement room can be used if needed.
You may run the dishwasher or hand wash dishes. The sink and dishwasher supplies are located under the sink.
Do not put the colored mugs and lids in the dishwasher. They need to be hand washed.
A fire extinguisher is located under the sink.
Clean Before Leaving
Please leave the house close to the condition you found it in.
Clean areas that need it. Supplies are in the small closet across from the basement door. Bathroom supplies are under each bathroom sink.
Hand washed dishes should be put away. Clean dishes in the dishwasher should be put away; however, if running it shortly before leaving, a staffer will put the clean dishes away after you leave.
Sweep the floors and empty all wastebaskets into the kitchen wastebasket. Garbage and recycling should be put in the cans on the Chalet driveway. Garbage bags are kept under the kitchen sink.
After your sheets are removed, place quilts and our pillows on the beds.
We will wash all hand towels, kitchen towels, dishcloths, and any of our sheets and pillowcases used. They can be placed on top of the washing machine.
Check the refrigerator/freezer before leaving to make sure that both are empty.
Before Leaving
Please make sure that everyone has all their belongings, including chargers. We do not return forgotten items, but will keep them safe until they are picked up.
A STAFFER NEEDS TO CHECK ALL GROUPS OUT BEFORE LEAVING. Please call her about 20 minutes prior to leaving and she will meet you in the Chalet. Her number will be in the kitchen. If there is no damage, your deposit will be returned at that time.
Spaces Available in the Chalet
There is a small living room area on the main floor by the fireplace. The larger living room is on the second floor and seats 8-10.
There is a basement room with a round table that seats up to seven. It’s a nice space to play games, have book studies, craft, etc. There is a TV.
If you have questions, please contact Connie at 507-301-4878.