Recently I had the assignment of discussing and defining location for some 40 aspiring Innkeepers. It turned out that my perceptions were not needed. Without exception all 40 had fantastic locations. The most interesting may have been the young man who planned to develop three room spa inn at the terminus of a several mile [...]
Sometimes it is hard to yield to long held prejudices. Looking at Bed and Breakfast models is one of those areas where I have resisted recognizing an emerging (or emergent) mode as a viable route for aspiring Innkeepers.
For many years we have preached that an Inn or Bed and Breakfast with fewer than eight rooms [...]
“Look in the mirror and that is your guest?”
Really, me? Foliage is now almost behind us; how well did you survive this season? Each step that I take, as I walk through our woods, the leaves rustle under my boots, they are brown and wet! Yes, for the last 3 weeks I have had to [...]
I just finished reading a great article in the Asheville Citizen Times all about the Haywood County area in N.C. “where there are plenty of places to rest your heads.”
What a great introduction to a lot of the Inns in the Mountains around Asheville! There was even a picture of the Andon-Reid Inn owners, in [...]
We are currently observing radical change in the Middle East. But in fact, most change is evolutionary. It occurs quietly, often unnoticed even by active participants. In fact, active participants are often less aware of the constant but minuscule changes taking place.
The Bed and Breakfast world does not escape the evolutionary changes in taste and [...]
March 18, 2011
As you know, it’s that Morning snow-shoe trek through our woods that makes me reflect on things! I do that walk every Morning with my favorite dog, Chocolat! Guess what? Today we had snow to accompany us! That is Vermont for you!
Last week we attended the Mid-Atlantic Inn-keeper Conference in Lancaster, PA. [...]
January20, 2011
PAII really put on a terrific conference in Charleston, S.C. Did you miss it? I hope not! It was so much fun and so much new “stuff to grab hold”. So much is happening today, in our small segment of the hospitality business! If you have not joined PAII yet do it today, Your [...]
I am seldom at a loss for words. However, it seems whenever I approach this screen to write a blog, I get key-tied. The words do not flow easily. I think the main reason is that I want to be witty, engaging, and disgustingly erudite … Here I am at a loss for words again.
Well, [...]
October 29, 2010
The colors in the woods are of every shade of yellow but my favorite is the majestic oak tree. Their rust colored leaves cling to their outstretched branches and with the wind blowing hard, the leaves rustle as they fall and crush under each footstep I take. Most of the other trees are [...]
August 6, 2010
We all know when your gardens are in full bloom, the weeds are prolific and rapidly taking over, it’s summer! Our Inn-beds are filled with city weary souls that love our location! Love that rural ambiance, that natural environment that we culture and protect for them; that they can [...]