When B&Bs go BOOM!
Benefits of a traditional family-style B&B
What is a classic B&B?
In its’ authentic state a B&B is an occupied
family home that is shared with travellers.
Guests are warmly hosted by a local and offered a bedroom,
breakfast served daily, the opportunity to interact and to experience culture
and real life in a regular home. It is the ultimate intimate environment and
true meaning of ’home away from home’.
What is a Boutique B&B?
Boutique B&B’s are like small-scale hotels with a
more exclusive feel. Guests receive all the privacy and bells and whistles of a
hotel, modern technologies, gadgets and all the add-ons like room service, on-call
staff and breakfast cards.
Though more stylish and intimately run, the
experience is more business orientated than family run and naturally very
different to staying in someone’s home.
Traditional B&Bs upgraded!
Today family B&Bs include some of the luxuries
and small amenities that hotels and boutique B&Bs offer to ensure more
guest comfort. Regardless authentic B&B hosts are still not ‘business’
people; though they are extremely professional.
They have regular jobs so the
primary goal is not to ‘make money’ but to satisfy their desire to meet guests
and be hospitable.
For most hosts serving breakfast is their favourite part of
the service. They are the family you haven’t met yet.
Traditional B&B Benefits:
1. No seasonal business rates: One rate is kept year round in any
authentic B&B, though discounts can be offered at various times of the
year.
2. Negotiability: It is easier to negotiate (for special
circumstances or stays) with a fellow human than a ‘business’ or automatic
booking system.
3. Personal attention and
care: You wont have to
share the attention of your host with 10 or more than 2 other guests. Personal
attention and tailored care for your individual travel needs are assured in a
professional family home.
4. Quality is not
compromised: Guests
should feel assured they won’t wind up in someone’ s shabby spare room, but in
an extremely polished, stylish and well-prepared peaceful room. Professional
B&B hosts abide by a strict B&B Quality of Charter that includes
guidelines in relation to: room size, space, ventilation, light, cleanliness,
amenities, a mandatory breakfast service and opportunities for communication
exchanges.
5. Value for money: a richer experience; more insider city
guidance and tips.
What is NOT a B&B?
Though many variations of service and style exist to suit
all travellers today, in the true B&B sense and according to the
International B&B Association (PAII) any service where you do not live
under the same roof ‘with’ your host; and/or doesn’t offer breakfasts served daily;
and/or has more than four guestrooms, does not fit the B&B code of conduct.
Petiteparis.com.au is an
Australian service offering 130 authentic family-style B&Bs in Paris. Helping
guests find the best Paris home to suit their needs via one-on-one live help. Bookings:
info@petitepr.com.au Website:
www.petiteparis.com.au
Another one of our country-style homes in Paris. freestanding historic
mansion, with amazing garden, guests have the entire second floor
private and cosy to themselves with 2 bedrooms, one bedroom with ensuite
lounge, bathroom, free wifi!
