The Best Way to Setup Your Organizational Structure & Save Your Sanity

When starting a business is setting up an Organizational Structure a priority? So, you'd made a conscious decision in the past to open an Independent Hotel or Bed & Breakfast. The very thought of being your own boss, spending the days chatting with your guests, sharing stories, being known all over as The Friendly Innkeeper sounded extremely appealing. It was a delightful and romantic vision. Now, returning to reality. Occasionally, it's likely you have days like that but most of [...]

The Best Way to Setup Your Organizational Structure & Save Your Sanity2015-12-03T08:43:32+01:00

How Guests Make Hotel Selections When Online Booking

This article was originally posted on and is an interesting study of online booking and the way guest consider their Bed & Breakfast or Hotel Selections. June 17 2015 By Samantha Worgull Associate Editor, Reader Engagement sworgull@hotelnewsnow.com Studying eye tracking during the online booking process could help revenue managers better understand consumers’ hotel selections. Highlights People have high and low price thresholds. Images can change a prospective guest’s mind. People don’t look at properties with less than 3 stars. REPORT [...]

How Guests Make Hotel Selections When Online Booking2015-12-03T09:16:00+01:00

Thinking About Running a Bed and Breakfast?

Have you ever dreamed of opening your own Bed & Breakfast? Do you visualize sitting on your porch while visitors come from all over to stay at your place? It is a good idea to read the following story so you have an idea of all that is involved before investing all your life’s savings. If you already operate a B & B, I would be interested in your thoughts. Leave them in the comment section below. by Renee Knight [...]

Thinking About Running a Bed and Breakfast? 2016-08-09T07:22:03+02:00

What Should I Charge for my Rooms?

My competitors all charge to same rate, to be competitive should I charge less? I’m losing money but my occupancy is high, what can I do? Click Here for Audio Version of this Post In our last podcast we looked at the best ways to stay in touch with your customers and I had originally planned to continue with this theme but today we are going to get a little side-tracked because of a question that I have seen [...]

What Should I Charge for my Rooms?2016-01-12T07:19:52+01:00

Stand Apart With Your Bed & Breakfast

Why is staying in a Bed & Breakfast so popular? Are all Bed & Breakfasts the same? The simple answer is … Click Here for Audio Version of this Post In this video we are going to look a few other ideas bed & breakfasts should strive for. As a side note, at the time of this recording we are near the end of the Sochi winter games and the Men’s hockey semi-finals pitting Canada and the USA is [...]

Stand Apart With Your Bed & Breakfast2019-01-21T11:00:41+01:00

How to Take Professional Reservations for Your Bed & Breakfast

Have you ever had a mix up with reservations? Is there a checklist that can be used for when taking a reservation? Today we are going to look at how you and your staff can stay consistent when taking a reservation. To make sure guests get the best impression of your Bed & Breakfast, train everyone who answers the phone. You need to gather essential information when taking guest reservations for your bed & breakfast by phone, and [...]

How to Take Professional Reservations for Your Bed & Breakfast2019-01-21T10:58:56+01:00

Breakfast is 50% of the Bed & Breakfast Name

Is it smart to have the same breakfast routine every day? Should I let my employees set up breakfast the way they see fit? Click Here for Audio Version of this Post Today, we are going to look at preparing for your Bed & Breakfast breakfasts. How many of you enjoy getting up in the mornings and trying to decide what to serve your guests. Instead of driving yourselves crazy, do your breakfast prep before you go [...]

Breakfast is 50% of the Bed & Breakfast Name2019-01-21T10:57:15+01:00

Important Phone Numbers For Your Bed And Breakfast

Who are you going to call if a wind storm knocks over a tree into your power wires and damages part of your Bed & Breakfast? What do you do if you wake up in the middle of the night to an unexpected snow storm? Today we are going to look at which important phone numbers you should have at the ready. It does not matter how organized we are, there are times when something could happen that will [...]

Important Phone Numbers For Your Bed And Breakfast2016-01-12T09:05:19+01:00

Ways to Ready Your Bed and Breakfast for Guests

What are some ways I can consistently give my guests a great experience at my Bed & Breakfast? Is there a checklist I can use for maintaining the guest rooms? Click Here for Audio Version of this Post Today we are going to look at maintaining your Bed & Breakfast guest rooms. In earlier podcasts we talked about the importance of an organizational structure and consistency. And by this I mean everybody following the same schedule and checklists. By staying [...]

Ways to Ready Your Bed and Breakfast for Guests2019-01-21T10:54:45+01:00

So You Want to Start a Bed and Breakfast

Start a Bed and Breakfast Have you ever thought to start your own Bed & Breakfast? Do you know what is required to operate a Bed & Breakfast? Click Here for Audio Version of this Post It’s the beginning of a new year and we wanted to start the year by being a little more specific with our podcasts. So we are going to start by talking specifically about bed and breakfasts. So you’re thinking; I live in a [...]

So You Want to Start a Bed and Breakfast2020-07-02T13:30:21+02:00