This long-awaited new edition of Chronicle Books' best-selling guide (28,000 copies sold) to running a bed-and-breakfast inn has been completely revised and expanded for the '90s. Highly recommended by the Professional Association of Innkeepers International, this acclaimed volume contains savvy insider information on how to start, operate, and promote a successful establishment. With its substantial revisions and expanded scope, So You Want to Be an Innkeeper is more essential than ever for anyone who dreams of entering this creative profession.
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Mary E. Davies together with PAT HARDY, JOANN M. BELL, AND SUSAN BROWN have all run successful bed and breakfast inns
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108 of 111 people found the following review helpful:
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Best financial advice in a short book!,
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This review is from: So -- You Want to be an Innkeeper: The Definitive Guide to Operating a Successful Bed and Breakfast Inn Third Edition, Revised and Expanded (Paperback)
As an accountant, I really appreciated the financial planning section of the book. It has helped us to realistically assess different properties in making our investment decision. This book is a must for anyone seriously considering a bed and breakfast or a small inn. Being able to estimate costs and revenues up front is imperative for success.
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On my shelf for 10 years,
This review is from: So -- You Want to be an Innkeeper: The Definitive Guide to Operating a Successful Bed and Breakfast Inn Third Edition, Revised and Expanded (Paperback)
I read this wonderful book 10 years ago while planning to become an innkeeper. Now that I am a successful innkeeper, I refer to it constantly and am incredibly grateful to the authors. I credit the information learned in this book as a reason for our success. It helped us ask the right questions, particularly about whether or not we had the personalities to make it in this diffficult business. Also, it was invaluable in creating our business plan. Don't open a B & B before reading this.Michele Cozzens, author of I'm Living Your Dream Life: The Story of a Northwoods Resort Owner.
54 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
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Great book for potential inn-keepers,
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This review is from: So -- You Want to be an Innkeeper: The Definitive Guide to Operating a Successful Bed and Breakfast Inn Third Edition, Revised and Expanded (Paperback)
This book separated the romantic notions of owning a B&B from the business end. It was eye opening and very informative.
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"Country inns, bed-and-breakfasts, guest houses-it's getting down-right complicated to choose an escape to a simpler era." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
trains kitchen personnel, personal benefit income, area occupancy rate, innkeeping newsletter, innkeeper quarters, existing inn, inn guidebooks, inn image, other innkeepers, many innkeepers, other inns, innkeeper associations, inn business, most inns, inn name, five guest rooms, prospective guests, reservation form, many inns Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Santa Barbara, Disabilities Act, Bill Oates, Ten Inverness Way, New England, New York, Small Business Administration, Bar Harbor, Filemaker Pro, Getting Your Act Together, Lower Waterford, Other Total, Park City, Sea Crest, Survey Expenses, Wendy Denn New!
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"Country inns, bed-and-breakfasts, guest houses-it's getting down-right complicated to choose an escape to a simpler era." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
trains kitchen personnel, personal benefit income, area occupancy rate, innkeeping newsletter, innkeeper quarters, existing inn, inn guidebooks, inn image, other innkeepers, many innkeepers, other inns, innkeeper associations, inn business, most inns, inn name, five guest rooms, prospective guests, reservation form, many inns Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Santa Barbara, Disabilities Act, Bill Oates, Ten Inverness Way, New England, New York, Small Business Administration, Bar Harbor, Filemaker Pro, Getting Your Act Together, Lower Waterford, Other Total, Park City, Sea Crest, Survey Expenses, Wendy Denn New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Honest Business (Shambhala Pocket Editions) by Michael Phillips on page 18, and Back Matter
- Open Your Own Bed & Breakfast, 4th Edition by Barbara Notarius in Back Matter
- The One to One Future by Don Peppers on page 231
- How To Write A Business Plan by Mike P. McKeever in Back Matter
- How to Open and Operate a Bed and Breakfast (Home Based Business) by Jan Stankus in Back Matter
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