[ All he says stands to reason with her, and certainly, it may be the case that she's barking up the wrong tree, so to speak, but she appreciates the wisdom and the... seemingly neutral tone with which he offers it. Preferable, at least, to someone downright accusing her of not knowing her own work, which has also happened before, too. ]

That's a fine point, about the rings. Perhaps the accessibility of teleportation magic makes the need for lodgings less so, which means an inn might need to distinguish itself by being more of a "destination," or by focusing on food entertainment - as you've said - with lodgings as an additional offering... Hm.

This certainly does give me much more to consider. My family's inn at home could be magically accessed anywhere, which makes its material location far less consequential. Needing to consider a physical location here is going to be a conundrum... Though I am leaning towards somewhere more neutral.