| The bed and breakfast experience is unique. You | | | | directories such as The Bed and Breakfast |
| get the benefits of living at home with service | | | | Connector ( come in. They provide easy to |
| that rivals the best hotels. If you travel to the | | | | navigate websites that help narrow down your |
| biggest cities or the smallest towns, there is a | | | | choices tothe select few you are interested in. |
| good chance there is a Bed and Breakfast | | | | Other good sources of information are tourism |
| available to you. | | | | sites and regional searchengines. |
| The best bed and breakfasts are small and | | | | Once you've picked the bed and breakfast you're |
| privately owned. The owner usually lives in the | | | | interested in, your next step is to make a |
| same home and will doeverything they can to | | | | reservation. Most bed andbreakfast websites |
| make sure your stay is a pleasant one. Each | | | | provide reservation details and contact information |
| owner brings their own special skills to | | | | to make this easy. In some cases you can |
| theexperience. In some cases the owner was a | | | | evenmake your reservation on-line. Most |
| gourmet chef and his skills make meals truly | | | | reservation policies require you to cancel your |
| enjoyable. Warmth, cozinessand good food aren't | | | | reservation at least several daysin advance. Unlike |
| the only benefits to staying at a B&B though. | | | | a hotel most B&B's are small enough that a |
| Your host can fill you in on local touristattractions, | | | | canceled reservation usually means they've |
| restaurants, hiking trails and other interesting | | | | missed outon other opportunities. |
| things to do on your stay. | | | | This is just a little sample the bed and breakfast |
| The bed and breakfast industry is huge. With | | | | experience. Hopefully it will encourage you to stay |
| over 9000 bed and breakfasts in Canada alone | | | | at a bed andbreakfast in the future and not just |
| finding one that meets yourneeds can be a | | | | an uncomfortable hotel room with noisy neighbors. |
| challenge. That's where bed and breakfast | | | | |