What I don't understand...

[BaconsLaw]

...is, the prince wouldn’t let that beggar woman stay for one night, but had no problem housing Belle’s dad for eternity. I mean, he could have just put her up in one of his cells if he was concerned about security.

Sorry, can't reply as I have no idea what you're talking about.

It's Beauty and the Beast.

Or offered her room and board in exchange for her cleaning services.

Well, the story wouldn’t work if it made sense, would it?

And of course, what the Beast should have done was to offer to let Maurice return and live with him and Belle in luxury at the castle after the ballroom scene when she said she missed him. Then she'd have loved him for that and the spell would have broken. I think they did a How It Should Have Ended video saying that.

Good point! At least she knocked!