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Inside
the Book
How
to Open and Operate a Bed & Breakfast is a comprehensive
handbook that outlines how to plan, set up, and run a successful
B&B business in your own home.
 Chapters:
1.
Should you become a Bed and Breakfast host?
The
first step is an honest assessment of yourself. Do you love
meeting interesting people, have unused space, possess the
right skills, want to offer a community service, and make
extra income?
2.
What does it take to run a successful Bed and Breakfast?
Do
you own a suitable property in a good location? Can you offer
your guests superlative comfort and the highest level of cleanliness?
Learn how to weave innkeeping around your lifestyle and your
family and work obligations.
3.
Getting Started
Using
helpful checklists, inventory the basics for bedrooms and
bathrooms, identify amenities to create your own unique B&B,
and learn how to price your guest rooms.
4.
Getting Connected
Find
out about reservation service agencies, B&B associations,
consultants, workshops, and other resources tailored to the
needs of aspiring innkeepers.
5.
The Business of B&B
Crucial
elements of a successful bed and breakfast business include
zoning, insurance, health and safety, record keeping, and
taxes. Learn how to write a business plan to guide you on
your journey.
6.
Publicizing your Bed and Breakfast
The
art of bringing guests to your door involves creating and
distributing literature, using community resources, getting
press coverage and listings in guidebooks, implementing strategic
advertising, and marketing on the internet. Learn how to create
a presence in cyberspace.
7.
The Perfect Guest
How
do you handle the reservation process, ensuring that both
your needs and your guests' needs are met? Learn how to meet
ADA guidelines and hear about considerations involved in hosting
guests with disabilities, as well as children and pets.
8.
The Perfect Host
Advice
on hosting with a personal touch spans everything from the
initial welcome to the farewell. Includes tips for creating
a memorable visit and suggests ways to deal with concerns
that your neighbors may have about living next to a B&B.
9.
A Memorable Breakfast
Offers
thoughts about breakfast menus and service to please a variety
of guests with a variety of needs. Discusses food handling
regulations and restrictions.
Appendix
I. B&B Consulting Services
II. Reservation Service Agencies
III. Bed and Breakfast Associations
IV. Tourist Offices
V. Bed and Breakfast Guidebooks
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