http://blog.quantumhospitality.com/2009/06/hospitality-for-bed-and-breakfasts-ftw/ A Blog for Bed & Breakfast Owners Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:21:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.quantumhospitality.com/2009/06/hospitality-for-bed-and-breakfasts-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Colleen Rinaldi Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:32:58 +0000 http://blog.quantumhospitality.com/?p=167#comment-82 I agree completely. In order to take care for your guests you must first take care of yourself. My husband and I have learned to periodically schedule a lunch or dinner date (even on Valentine's Day) or just a short walk on the beach to keep ourselves happy and the romance alive. It is very easy to get resentful or jealous of guests' ability to enjoy pampering, beautiful surroundings and fine restaurants. My husband and I had a 5-year plan as innkeepers because that is what we heard was the burn-out time. We are now in our 7th year and would not want to do anything else. We have seen many other are B&B owners come and go. I think they may have had unrealistic visions of what being an innkeeper is or they were just playing the real estate market and lost that game. You must have realistic expectations and you must take advantage of those things that make your guests happy. You can always find the time. Change that, you must find the time, otherwise you will find that you will have too much time and no income. I agree completely. In order to take care for your guests you must first take care of yourself. My husband and I have learned to periodically schedule a lunch or dinner date (even on Valentine’s Day) or just a short walk on the beach to keep ourselves happy and the romance alive. It is very easy to get resentful or jealous of guests’ ability to enjoy pampering, beautiful surroundings and fine restaurants. My husband and I had a 5-year plan as innkeepers because that is what we heard was the burn-out time. We are now in our 7th year and would not want to do anything else. We have seen many other are B&B owners come and go. I think they may have had unrealistic visions of what being an innkeeper is or they were just playing the real estate market and lost that game. You must have realistic expectations and you must take advantage of those things that make your guests happy. You can always find the time. Change that, you must find the time, otherwise you will find that you will have too much time and no income.

]]> http://blog.quantumhospitality.com/2009/06/hospitality-for-bed-and-breakfasts-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Bobbi McCrea Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:16:05 +0000 http://blog.quantumhospitality.com/?p=167#comment-80 Probably the best advice, yet least taken within our industry. 'Find a way to stay healthy, physcially and emotionally despite the demands.' And yes, those get greater and greater as innkeeping evolves. Average "life span of an innkeeper" was 7 years when I started? I've heard now 5 (which would probably be even less, if owners could sell sooner:)) So the recent review "Bobbi, we love your enthusiasm!" is an even better compliment than I first thought? Probably the best advice, yet least taken within our industry. ‘Find a way to stay healthy, physcially and emotionally despite the demands.’ And yes, those get greater and greater as innkeeping evolves. Average “life span of an innkeeper” was 7 years when I started? I’ve heard now 5 (which would probably be even less, if owners could sell sooner:)) So the recent review “Bobbi, we love your enthusiasm!” is an even better compliment than I first thought?

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