What Are Bed and Breakfasts?
Posted 07/17/09
Bed and Breakfast is also known as B&B and it offers accommodation and breakfast. The name given to these small private guest houses is because in these houses guests are given only accommodation and breakfast and no other meal. This term was originated in United Kingdom but now it is used all over the world. Bed and Breakfasts are the private homes having less than 10 bedrooms. Moreover, B&B are generally used for the commercial purpose.Bed and Breakfast accommodations are designed very simply to keep their costs low. In most of the Bed and Breakfasts there are private rooms for guests with an attached bathrooms with each room. There are some accommodations in which there is a private bedroom with a bathroom but the bathroom is usually shared between the guests. Private rooms of Bed and Breakfasts are not luxurious rooms but they are designed to provide maximum comfort to the people. No other meal is served in these rooms and the breakfast is served in the rooms of the guests or in dining rooms.
Bed and Breakfast has become a primary business for the people but some individuals are also running it as a secondary source of income. The costs of this business are very low because most of the owners prepare the breakfast on their own and perform other work of the guest house themselves. In the large Bed and Breakfast the professional staff is hired for cooking and cleaning of rooms. The difference between the large Guest house or Small Hotel and Bed and Breakfast is that there is no highly professional management at Bed and Breakfast. Bed and Breakfast is a kind of tertiary business and it comes below the standards of Small Hotels.
Bed and Breakfast also operates in the niche markets for example Floating Bed and Breakfasts. The concept of Floating Bed and Breakfasts was originated in Seattle Washington.
These small guest houses are made in a boat or houseboat and Bed and Breakfast services are offered there. The Bed and Breakfasts are available all over the world but their services vary because of the national differences.
In addition, there are proper laws and regulations implemented on all Bed and Breakfasts but these regulations can vary in each national jurisdiction. The primary requirement in all Bed and Breakfasts is the safety. Fire sensitive alerts, fire escape plan, smoking detectors and bathrooms are required in all of the Bed and Breakfasts. Therefore, all of the necessities are offered in Bed and Breakfasts.
Therefore, we can say that Bed and Breakfasts provide the best options to the travelers who cannot afford the high rates of the hotels and Inns.