The rise of Airbnb in recent years has rocked the foundation of the hospitality industry in cities around the world. Now we know exactly how much of that growth has been in Chicago, thanks to new data from the popular vacation rental website. The San Francisco-based company, which allows residents to rent their homes to […]
Read More»Here’s how a designer updated her own B&B. Cheri Antozak is an interior designer who in 2002 designed and opened Prairieside Suites Luxury B&B in Grandville, Mich. Cheri is also certified in kitchen & bathroom design plus holds a builders license for the remodeling company Interiors By Cheri, which she runs with her husband Paul, […]
Read More»Ohio – Garden Gate Get-A-Way Bed and Breakfast Remember the movie – Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio the true story of a housewife who managed to win household goods, vacations and cash that got her family through tough years? Well here’s your chance if you’ve dreamed of owning a quaint bed and breakfast. This is […]
Read More»I was really surprised to see an inn I’ve known and loved come up as a contest prize in Virginia! It was started by a fine Navy commander and is just aways from Scottsville and Charlottesville. High Meadows is two historic homes joined at the back porch. The inn is on 20 gorgeous acreage with field, woods and stream […]
Read More»You Need Booking Engines that are Mobile Friendly Is your booking engine failing you because it’s not optimized? You may have made your website mobile friendly but once someone tries to book with their phone this is where you may lose that reservation. That’s because they can’t see your rooms that well when using a smart phone. ResNexus […]
Read More»An Image that Stays in the Brain – (People Remember 80% of What They See – Not Read) 1906 Lodge on Coronado Island (San Diego area) hit it big with this photo. Can’t get it out of my mind and it reminds me of the Washington State innkeepers who moved a bed onto the sand, […]
Read More»Bono Stops By the B&B – Outlook Inn Well you never know WHO might be at your door – in this case – Bono himself. Turns out his plane came into town a little early and he wanted some quiet place to hang out. His assistant was staying at Michelle Ahren’s inn and quickly asked […]
Read More»Middleton Inn, Washington, Va. The Bed & Breakfast Inn at La Jolla, La Jolla, Calif. Prospect Hill Plantation Inn, Lousia, Va. Castle in the Country B&B, Allegan, Mich. Carson Ridge Luxury Cabins, Carson, Wash. Cedar Crest Lodge, Pleasanton, Kan. Barcelona Lakeside B&B, Westfield, N.Y. Alegria Oceanfront Inn & Cottages, Mendocino, Calif. Full Circle […]
Read More»This small Northwest Mass. inn was interviewed by PBS along with an Airbnb property in the same town. The Airbnb host’s home was lakefront and offered a treehouse unit with no facilities which the reporter booked. He did not book a room at the Bird’s Nest B&B but interviewed the innkeeper there. Innkeeper Cyndy Weeks, […]
Read More»In the ongoing world-wide saga of Airbnb and other home sharing phenomena, cities are finding ways to protect neighbors, guests and the new online share economy businesses. Here are examples of what is being done. SAN FRANCISCO VS. AIRBNB According to TechCrunch, on 10/7/2014 the Board of Supervisors in San Francisco meets to vote on regulations […]
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