Tangents of Equestria: An Excersise in Worldbuilding - Hearthstone's Inn · 4:44am May 26th, 2018
Hearthstone's Inn, or rather the Traveler's Rest Inn, is a mid-sized establishment with a tavern on the first floor, three upper floors of rooms for rent, and a large storage cellar. It is currently run by an Earth Pony by the name of Hearthstone, who inherited the inn from his father, Fireside. Hearthstone sometimes tends the bar, and occasionally cooks, but he mainly keeps himself free so he can be a good host for any visitors staying in his establishment.
Like Ponyville's Town Hall, there is a job board on the first floor near the main door. However, most of the jobs posted here tend to be short term in nature rather than offers of long term work, even if some jobs seem to crop back up from time to time - such as the semi-regular "quest" to clear ten rats out of the inn's cellar*.
The Traveler's Rest Inn employs two regular bartenders, three waitresses, a cook, at least one maid for each floor, and several general assistants.
Heathstone's own apartment is on the first floor, next to the office behind the check-in desk.
*Lots of luck getting this quest when it's available, as Fluttershy tends to complete it regularly herself by relocating the rats to somewhere where they'll be more welcome. So far, her destination of choice for these rats has been the vacant lot between Kite's falcon rookery and Swift's ferret service. Usually after about a week of their being rude, ruining her food stores, and using her sugar bowl as a litterbox. The more polite (smarter) rats, although much fewer in number, either end up as pets or get released into White Tail Woods.