Reminds me of something happened to a group I was travelling with. We had booked the whole guest house, about 30 rooms, a year ago. Like we had done every year for ages.
When we arrived, they had a new owner and didn't know about our booking. Had to find a hotel for the night for the whole group.
Only 'answer the phone' part. They skipped over 'make an entry in the system for a table for 12' and 'reserve a table for 12 on the day of the booking' parts.
Reminds me of something happened to a group I was travelling with. We had booked the whole guest house, about 30 rooms, a year ago. Like we had done every year for ages.
When we arrived, they had a new owner and didn't know about our booking. Had to find a hotel for the night for the whole group.