What accommodation would you choose for a getaway to Rockland, Maine: bed and breakfast or hotel? Both provide lodging, but the comparison stops there. Hotels are often large and impersonal. Bed and breakfasts tend to be smaller and more intimate places to lay your head. It’s often true that where you stay is just as …
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When it comes to choosing the best place to stay in the heart of mid-coast Maine, the Berry Manor Inn in Rockland Maine stands far above the crowd. You may already be familiar with the draw of mid-coast Maine for many visitors from around the globe. For some it’s the lure of lighthouses and lobster. …
Read MoreBreakfast is typically a BIG deal at most B&B inns as it makes up the second “B” in B&B! For most innkeepers, there is a lot of pressure to make breakfast memorable for their guests. What is great about the B&B experience is every breakfast you have at every B&B is going to be different – no …
Read MoreMYTH: Of course you knew this would be a myth. The reality is that for a small lodging property to thrive in the very competitive travel market, the small lodging property has to keep up with the Jones or in this case the Hiltons, Marriotts, and the Hamptons. A professionally operated B&B inn will absolutely …
Read MoreSeriously – have you ever even met the owner when you stayed at one of those big chain hotels? Probably not. In fact, chances are Mr. Marriott did not serve you breakfast in the morning, make the homemade pie or cookies that you snacked on the night before, help you carry your luggage upstairs or …
Read MoreOkay so we finally convinced you to try a bed and breakfast as part of your upcoming anniversary celebration. So now you need to know where do I start looking to find the right one? First of all, try asking your friends or colleagues about the best B&Bs in Maine that they have visited or put a …
Read MoreMYTH: It is a myth that most bed and breakfasts do not have private baths. According to the latest PAII industry survey, 94% of all bed and breakfast rooms in the over 17,000 bed and breakfast facilities in the US have private baths. Many bed and breakfasts have “repurposed” grand, historic homes as lodging facilities. …
Read MoreIn today’s world life is BIG. There are BIG box stores, BIG lines, BIG traffic, BIG houses, BIG chain restaurants, BIG finances, BIG headaches, BIG projects and just BIG pressure to do everything quicker and have it all done yesterday. So for all of the BIG that you face every day in your life at …
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