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Well, looks like it's been just over a year since my last posting here at Innspiring... I guess I just got caught up in other things, mainly related to my day job. An e-mail from the Admin about the new software prompted me to come back and take a look. Glad to read again so many familiar...

The Maine Public radio show, Maine Calling, did an interesting show today on the disruption to a traditional industry here created by the likes of AirBnB and VRBO, and the efforts of cities like Rockland and Portland to regulate short term rentals. The guests included the director of the Maine...

Tours http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/11/airbnb-brian-chesky

If you are on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/restaurant-owner-issued-remarkable-response-new-york-times-bariso “We are not content resting on what we did yesterday. We believe we can do better for ourselves, our profession and most importantly our guests. We have the opportunity, the...

We found some old cookbooks stashed in a corner of our linen shed, including Marion Harris Neil's "Economical Cookery" dating from 1918, and "Aunt Priscilla in the Kitchen" from 1929. You all might enjoy what Aunt Priscilla has to say about Breakfast in her Forward (if you can read it in this...

OpenForService.org is a movement for facilitating businesses, institutions, and other organizations to let current and prospective customers, clients, and guests know that they do not discriminate -- that they serve everyone. For a $10 donation you can get a 4" diameter window/door sticker (with...

So things are all set up now for our first wedding, and the cottages are full (to capacity, ~55) with wedding guests, with another ~100 expected for the big event tomorrow... Not enough seats for ~155 guests, maybe they have bring them down from the reception tent....

Lately I've been getting a string of calls asking for "the owner." So driving home yesterday, I came up with a few responses, but haven't had a chance to try them out yet. Usually I just say that "the owner is not available, can I take a message?" Them: May I speak to the owner? Me: Ummm, we are...

I just have to share this: Wendy and her pottery was just featured in the Manchester (NH) Union Leader newspaper (very brief mention of innkeeping at the very end...) http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140107/NEWHAMPSHIRE01/140109556/0/SEARCH WooHoo!

Do you maintain a library of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS's) for all the chemicals (e.g. cleaning agents, etc...) you use?

Most of you are probably not lawyers, but some of you may have experience planning or hosting weddings or similar events -- would you be willing to review our draft wedding contract and let us know of anything you think we've overlooked, or any other issues with it you see? You can find it...

I have to share the last sunset of 2012, pink clouds reflected in the blue waters of Boothbay Harbor, Maine Spent $5 to "promote this post" on FB and seem to be getting a lot of exposure. I wonder about offering a winter camping option for hardy prospective guests who might want to come here in...