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Apr

02

Mother’s Day is May 8th, Make Mom and Grandma Happy

Promise a Roadtrip – My daughter and granddaughter recently went on a road trip together and it reminded me of the vivid, happy memories of roadtripping with my parents. There is nothing better than a trip with family – they will remember it always. Honor your Mother, Grandmother, favorite Aunt or special friend on Mother’s […]

Mar

23

$175 a Night Tents, Win an Inn for Your Kid

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Santa Barbara “Inn” With $175 Tent Rates Offers DIY Fireside Dinner Under the Stars El Capitan Canyon – Santa Barbara Escape for one night to the great outdoors and enjoy a fireside dinner under the stars! The evening of your arrival, we will deliver a Barbecue Kit from our Canyon Market and Deli. All of […]

Mar

14

Beer With Breakfast, Do a How-To on Local TV

CLASSES AT BED & BREAKFAST INNS / GOURMET GETAWAYS / INNKEEPERS / MISCELLANEOUS / Uncategorized Posted by Deborah Sakach / 0 comments

Beer and Breakfast – Should You Add This Manly Menu to Your Offerings? I just discovered that a friend of mine – project manager, website builder and former missionary, sometimes drinks beer with breakfast. “It has to be with a hearty, salsa-infused menu” he said in his deep Home Depot voice. Photo from Montecarlo.com When finally […]

Dec

09

Innkeepers Who Live Longer, How Saratoga Arms Gets 3-Nights Midweek, Cooking Parties, Rum Cake

CLASSES AT BED & BREAKFAST INNS / INNKEEPERS / INNKEEPING AS A CAREER / Uncategorized Posted by Deborah Sakach / 0 comments

Innkeeper Vacations Make You Live Longer – Just Like Your Guests Yesterday, I sat down with Bill and Eleonora of Jacob Hill Inn (Providence, RI) at a coffee shop in Dana Point where we enjoyed a nice long chat – almost the way Europeans sit around for hours talking. We celebrated their 20+ years of […]

Dec

09

12 Winter Specials Include Winter Wineland, Winter Elopements,

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Winter Wineland is California’s answer to Winter Wonderland while 11 other inns and bed and breakfasts chime in with their winter specials to entice guests to cozy stays and travel adventures during Dec, Jan, Feb. Winter Escape Sonoma Orchid Inn – Guerneville, CA – Now through April 17, 2016 Stay 1 night and save 20% Stay […]

Dec

08

Smart Innkeepers & What They Give Guests

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Re-enforce Your Relationships – Keep Talking to Your Guests You represent what’s authentic and good in the world. And most people today want to reconnect with that to build their strengh and keep positive. Some Smart Innkeepers message their guests with good will all year round like Smart Innkeepers #1 – the Wilburton Inn family […]

Dec

03

2016 Awards – Are You a Top 10 Romantic Inn? Best of State?

INNKEEPERS / ROMANTIC / ROMANTIC INNS / Uncategorized Posted by Deborah Sakach / 0 comments

We have been awarding the Top 10 Romantic Inns for more than 20 years. Maybe it’s your turn to become one of the 2016 Top 10 Romantic Inns. How to Tell if Your Inn Is Romantic Do you get reviews that are LONG and ENTHUSIASTIC raves about how romantic their stay was? (Not only “great […]

Nov

07

Do You Choose a Bed & Breakfast Inn By Its Name?

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How do people choose an inn or bed and breakfast? Most do online searches by city they wish to visit, go to directories like iloveinns to read reviews. But then what? A few years ago I was visiting Brewery Gulch Inn in Northern California and took a survey of the 5 couples who were there. […]

Oct

30

7 Great Scone Recipes that Will Make Your Mouth Water

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These seven delicious scones make a perfect treat for sitting by the fire on a weekend morning with loved ones while the polar vortex rages outside. Romancing the Scone is something innkeepers do everyday all around the nation so if you want someone to make them for you check the scone recipes in our bed […]

Oct

01

Downton Abbey in the South

BOUTIQUE MANSION INNS / HISTORIC INNS / MISCELLANEOUS / Uncategorized Posted by Deborah Sakach / 0 comments

Duke Mansion – Charlotte, North Carolina