PAII's innkeeping
innkeeping was PAII's monthly electronic newsletter, featuring articles that are important and interesting to innkeepers such as marketing, staffing, operations, finance, fire safety, gardening, research, and the law. innkeeping also has a food column titled "Kitchen Corner" to cover kitchen-related topics. View a sample issue below.
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Volume 3, Issue 7
Welcome to innkeeping...
PAII's monthly electronic newsletter for innkeeping professionals. Be sure to check your inbox the first Thursday of every month for innkeeping's current information on industry trends, new technology, announcements, scams and more! About innkeeping...
On My Mind-Not Just a Facelift
by Jay Karen, PAII President & CEO
So, have you checked out the new PAII web site at www.innkeeping.org yet? Take a few minutes to explore. We've made some big changes. For the two years I've been on board, I've always known that our old web site was a real liability. It took many months to find the right technology partner, and many more months building the site and getting all the data moved over.
Innkeeping: Guest Room Staging, The Innkeeper's Art
by Janet Wolf of The B&B Team
We were very fortunate in our innkeeping career to have had wonderful housekeepers who always went above and beyond their job description. One in particular stands out. She once told me that she would stand at the doorway of a room after she was finished cleaning and ‘critique’ her work. If anything was off kilter, a dust ruffle, an area rug, a curtain, she would see it as she scanned the room with her eyes. As an innkeeper, you can also use this same technique to know when it is time to refresh a ‘tired’ room.
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Kitchen Corner: Sweet and Savory Snacks
by Carol Edmondson, Innkeeping Specialists, www.innseminars.com
Looking for a way to create some positive buzz about your property? Appeal to your guest’s inner child and create a taste they will remember and happily share with others. Make a few memorable snacks available to be enjoyed when your guests need a lift or are planning a cozy curl up with a book in front of the fire or on the porch swing. Offer an energy boosting reward for those checking email, sitting in on long webinars or heading off on a hike. The memory of these simple treats will often outlast the expensive amenities they assume as a part of their stay.
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Spring Business Survey
Take part in the Spring Business Survey which will help us, and you, compare industry revenues and occupancy rates from this year versus last year. We need your input by August 3rd please. Many thanks!
PAII On The Road
PAII CEO, Jay Karen recently returned from the Louisiana/Mississippi Bed and Breakfast Associations Annual Meeting, where he spoke about industry trends and revealed results from the newly-released Industry Study of Innkeeping Operations & Finance. More importantly, Jay also served as a judge for the Innkeeper Cook-Off Competition. To view photos of the trip, click here.
Aspiring Innkeeper News: Buying your First B&B - The Need-to-Know Nutshell Version
For aspiring innkeepers, the initial step once you’ve made the decision to purchase a B&B can often be overwhelming. At any given time there can be a number of properties of all price ranges and size on the market. So what’s your first step? It should be gaining a complete understanding of what your money will buy you. And this goes far beyond understanding what cash you will need for a down payment at settlement.
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ARIZONA
Andrea Burd
Southwest Inn at Sedona
Sedona
CALIFORNIA
Grover & V Peggy Mosley
Groveland Hotel
Groveland
Tim Polk
Wine Country Inn
Saint Helena
Lynn Upthagrove
Hotel Charlotte
Groveland
CONNECTICUT
Andrew Silverston
Lord Thompson Manor
Thompson
FLORIDA
David Brezing
Our House Bed & Breakfast
Saint Augustine
Heather Whitehead
Wicker Guesthouse
Key West
Heather Whitehead
Ocean Breeze Inn
Key West
HAWAII
Kilohana Doming & Kenny Joyce
Kalaekilohana B&B
Na`alehu
ILLINOIS
Beth Harvey
Harvey House B&B
Oak Park
KENTUCKY
Rita Smart
Bennett House
Richmond
LOUISIANA
Leigh Crawford
Elysian Fields Inn
New Orleans
Gary Joye
Grand Coteau
Grand Coteau
MAINE
Monica Kissane & Rock Nadeau
White Cedar Inn
Freeport
Mark McNair
Clark Point Inn
Southwest Harbor
MARYLAND
Janet Wells Inn at Buckeystown
Buckeystown
MASSACHUSETTS
Betty Disch
The Fairview Inn
Brant Rock
Linde Dynneson
Morrison House B&B
Somerville
MICHIGAN
Patricia Widmayer
Glen Arbor B&B
Glen Arbor
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Grace Newman Highlands Inn
Bethlehem
NEW JERSEY
Carmella Lisi & Michelle Sicilio
A Dream by the Sea
Belmar
NEW YORK
Creston & Karen Billings
Point Au Roche Lodge
Plattsburgh
Mark Osborne
Lefferts Manor Bed and Breakfast
Brooklyn
Lauren Walling
Mt Beacon Bed & Breakfast
Beacon
NORTH CAROLINA
Gayle Steinbicker
Scenic Overlook Bed and Breakfast
Pinnacle
OHIO
Kathy Kollar College House B&B
Ashland
PENNSYLVANIA
Rebecca Gallagher
The Smithton Inn
Ephrata
TENNESSEE
Dan & Karen Berry
Laurel Springs Lodge Bed and Breakfast
Gatlinburg
Anita Brewer
Quail Ridge Inn B&B
Sevierville |
TENNESSEE CONT.
William Cochran
Inn at Evins Mill
Nashville
Tom & Wendy Lynde
Braeside Inn
Sevierville
Lee Mellor
Buckhorn Inn
Gatlinburg
Connie & Terry Schaeffer
Calico Inn B&B
Sevierville
Mary Alice Schmitt
Penny Walk Bed and Breakfast
Dandridge
TEXAS
Bettye Hall
Inn at 1816 Postoffice
Galveston
Dan & Denese Washam
Wimberley Inn
Wimberley
Catherine Hix
Riverwalk Vista
San Antonio
VIRGINIA
Daniel & Kathryn Bundy
Foxfield Inn
Charlottesville
WASHINGTON
Jackie Dressel
Sundara West B&B
Everson
Bob & Lisa Watkins
Arlington's River Rock Inn
Arlington
WISCONSIN
Nancy Osterhaus
Columbus Carriage House
Columbus
CANADA
Jackie Leung
Fern Glen Inn Bed & Breakfast
Emsdale, ON
Ian MacPhee
Abbey Moore Manor Bed & Breakfast Inn
Victoria, BC
Denise Riley-Spence
Amore by the Sea B&B
Victoria, BC
ASPIRING INNKEEPERS
Baker Bloodworth
Bergamo
Christine Comotto
Saint Charles, MO
Jennifer Davis
Riverdale, GA
William Eiford
Bellingham, WA
Daniel Gargan
Chandler, AZ
Randy & Sandra Girouard
Cedar Hill, TX
Cindy Neugebauer
Keedysville, MD
Emily Spiers
Fredericktown, OH
NEW VENDORS
BnBList.com
Ralph Lamberti
PO Box 1184
Malabar, FL 32950
800-663-7606 bnblist@bnblist.com www.bnblist.com BNBList.com is a national listing of bed and breakfasts, country inns, guest houses, B&B homestays, urban bed and breakfasts, lodges, cabins, guest ranches, historic hotels, small resorts, farmhouse accommodations, and working farm and ranch vacations. Our B&B database listings allow you to find the right bed and breakfast or inn for your getaway, holiday, wedding or that special occasion.
Lederman Associates
Herbert Lederman
PO Box 114
Moraga, CA 94556
The VIP toilet is designed with a patented odor removal system that immediately removes odorous air from beneath you, redirecting the odorous air into the waste pipe, without ever entering the room. |
KUDOS
Kudos to the following who went from aspiring innkeepers to innkeepers/inn owners:
Daniel & Katheryn Bundy, Foxfield Inn, Charlottesville, VA
John Harmon, Chancey Hill Inn, Hiawasse, GA
Susan Barrett, O-Bar-O Cabins, Durango, CO
Henrique Tischler, Twin Gables Guest House, Woodstock, NY |
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