Recently an innkeeper told me; “I used to blog but I never got any comments back, so I stopped”. That may have been a reason or concern in 2007 but not today. In this blog about blogging (say that three times fast!) I will quote some internet gurus on the subject. As you may know […]
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So…Just Do It! Thank you Nike for telling us over and over to get off our butts. Procrastination is costly, in life and especially in business. You plan on upgrading your decor, your website is dullsville and the word tired comes to mind. I hope this is not you, but just in case… Procrastination stops
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Baked Stuffed French Toast, Quiche, Egg Strata. Do these entrees from your kitchen present a breakfast entrée WOW factor or… I am going to say something many of you may not like, here goes…these breakfast entrees tend to be predictable and often times boring! But they don’t have to be. I am writing this because on our many visits to B&B’s we
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How often are your common areas used and which ones? Do your guests use your dining room for anything other than breakfast? I believe these are some good questions that may start you thinking about how your public spaces can be transformed into “Spaces that are open to interpretation-places to relax, think, create, meet and
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A Rebirth of ‘Maine’s Castle By The Sea’ The Norumbega Inn in Camden Maine is now receiving guests. The transfer of this grand ‘Stone Castle by the Sea’ bed and breakfast to Susan Walser and Chef Phil Crispo took place just a few months ago. After a lot of cleaning, scraping, wall removals, landscaping and
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From time to time The B&B Team publishes articles we feel are relevant to the innkeeping community. Innkeepers often share information about their ever increasing number of guests with food allergies. This is a very popular thread on the PAII Forum. But what about guests with air born allergies? The following article by Elise Redmann
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I recently came across a video interview with Adam Grant who talks about his book Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success. Adam Grant is a Wharton School of Business professor, a very young and popular one, a sort of rock star professor. You may have seen him being interviewed on the Today Show
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We all have our favorite holiday movies. It wouldn’t be Christmas if we didn’t get out those DVD’s or those well worn videos and cozy up with family and watch them for the umpteenth time. The magic of movies can transport us into different eras, whether it be 1930′ Cleveland in ‘A Christmas Story’ or 19th Century England
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The Rosemary House Bed and Breakfast ,what a perfect name for a B&B because rosemary means remembrance and friendship, the essence of what B&B hospitality is all about. Add some southern charm, lazy days on a front porch rocker shaded by gigantic sugar maples and you have The B&B Team’s newest Inn for sale. Smack dab in
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The B&B Team loves to hear from our Better Way to Learn Innkeeping Seminar graduates. Especially when they have made the journey from aspiring to real time! We got an email from Yoshio and Diane Endo, new innkeepers of The Inn at Ormsby Hill in Manchester Vermont that tells a great story. One year from
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