Open your own bed & breakfast / [Barbara Notarius, Gail Sforza Brewer].

ISBN:

9780471130444

Title:

Author:

Notarius, Barbara

Personal Author:

Notarius, Barbara

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publication Information:

New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996.

Physical Description:

328 p.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Introduction: America is Waking Up to Bed and Breakfast -- 1. Bed and Breakfast Defined: Basic Principles -- 2. Is Bed and Breakfast for You? -- 3. Evaluating Your Home's Assets and Liabilities -- 4. Financial Considerations -- 5. Starting Up -- 6. Public Relations and Advertising -- 7. New Marketing Strategies -- 8. Working with a Reservation Service -- 9. Operating Smoothly -- 10. Increasing Profitability -- 11. Specialty Bed and Breakfasts -- 12. Construction -- 13. Best Breakfasts -- 14. Interviews with Successful Hosts -- Appendix A: Bed and Breakfast Reservation Services -- Appendix B: The Guidebooks -- Appendix C: State Bed and Breakfast Associations -- Appendix D: Sources.

Subject Term:

Bed and breakfast accommodations.

Hotel management.

Added Author:

Brewer, Gail Sforza

Format:

Books

Publication Date:

1996

Publication Information:

New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996.

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Summary

Have you ever dreamed of running your own bed and breakfast?

Barbara Notarius, one of America's most widely recognized B&B experts, provides all the information you need to turn your dream into a reality in this thorough and practical guide. Whether you already run a B&B or are in the planning stage, you'll find this handy guide an invaluable resource on:

Your responsibilities--and those of your guests Purchasing an existing inn vs. converting your home Evaluating your home's assets and liabilities What to charge your guests Seminars and internships Conforming to the ADA Increasing profitability Advertising and promotion Employee management New AAA guidelines Legal, tax, and insurance issues, including recent changes in the tax code Preventing B&B burnout

Plus, this Third Edition includes a section on new marketing strategies for your B&B, and a new appendix of industry suppliers. Informative interviews with successful hosts, hospitality checklists, and a directory of reservation services, state associations, seminars, and apprenticeships make this the most complete guidebook available.

Author Notes

Barbara Notarius is a lecturer and consultant on operating a BandB. She is founder and publicity director of Bed and Breakfast Reservations Worldwide, the only nonprofit trade association in the BandB industry. In addition, she runs her own BandB, the Alexander Hamilton House, in Croton-on-Hudson, New York
Gail Sforza Brewer is a professional writer and lecturer

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction: America Is Waking Up to Bed and Breakfast	p. 1
Chapter 1 Bed and Breakfast Defined: Basic Principles	p. 9
Chapter 2 Is Bed and Breakfast for You?	p. 25
Chapter 3 Evaluating Your Home's Assets and Liabilities	p. 43
Chapter 4 Financial Considerations	p. 60
Chapter 5 Starting Up	p. 81
Chapter 6 Public Relations and Advertising	p. 116
Chapter 7 The Internet	p. 156
Chapter 8 Working with a Reservation Service	p. 178
Chapter 9 Operating Smoothly: For Hosts Who Market Themselves	p. 199
Chapter 10 Increasing Profitability	p. 225
Chapter 11 Specialty Bed and Breakfasts	p. 238
Chapter 12 Construction	p. 242
Chapter 13 Best Breakfasts	p. 247
Chapter 14 Interviews with Successful Hosts	p. 271
Appendix A Bed and Breakfast Reservation Services	p. 283
Appendix B Publications	p. 289
Appendix C State Bed and Breakfast Associations	p. 293
Appendix D Sources	p. 299
Appendix E Online Directories	p. 303
Appendix F Reservation Software	p. 315
Index	p. 317

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