Laura
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Hello! Longtime lurker finally checked in...
THANK YOU all for the great information I have picked up!
I am considering opening up my home as a B&B. I don't want a huge operation, no more than 3 - 5 rooms. I live in a small town with 1 really crappy hotel that everybody hates. The guy running it is unfriendly and actually turns down a lot of people for no good reason. Honestly, I'm not actually sure how he remains in business.
I would be busy most weekends in the summer and autumn would also be big here. Otherwise, winter and early spring would be mostly down time which is fine with me. My husband would continue his current job and so money would not be an issue in the off season.
The problem that I am needing advise on is renovations. We live in an old 1800s, 2 story, brick hotel building that is currently a very large single family residence. It is in definite need of renovations and right now I am going back and forth on how much room I want to dedicate to private quarters for my family and the size I wish to make the guest rooms.So here are my current questions: (I know that there will be many more to come!)
1. What size would an "ideal" guest bedroom be? And what should the minimum be? I have stayed in some very nice rooms that have had just enough room for the bed/nightstand and others that were huge, maybe too big even.
2. Since we are going to be going through some pretty extensive remodeling anyway, I am hoping to include a private bath with each room. If space prohibits this, I read somewhere (although I can't find it now,) that there should be no more than 2 bedrooms assigned to 1 bathroom. I don't mind sharing a bathroom when I am staying somewhere, (sometimes it can be a bit dicey at times if the other room's guests went out for beans the evening before) ;-) but otherwise I have not had a problem. However, I have heard others whine. (My own mother included.) Do you find that sharing bathrooms is a problem for people or do most not mind it.
THANK YOU all for the great information I have picked up!
I am considering opening up my home as a B&B. I don't want a huge operation, no more than 3 - 5 rooms. I live in a small town with 1 really crappy hotel that everybody hates. The guy running it is unfriendly and actually turns down a lot of people for no good reason. Honestly, I'm not actually sure how he remains in business.
I would be busy most weekends in the summer and autumn would also be big here. Otherwise, winter and early spring would be mostly down time which is fine with me. My husband would continue his current job and so money would not be an issue in the off season.
The problem that I am needing advise on is renovations. We live in an old 1800s, 2 story, brick hotel building that is currently a very large single family residence. It is in definite need of renovations and right now I am going back and forth on how much room I want to dedicate to private quarters for my family and the size I wish to make the guest rooms.So here are my current questions: (I know that there will be many more to come!)
1. What size would an "ideal" guest bedroom be? And what should the minimum be? I have stayed in some very nice rooms that have had just enough room for the bed/nightstand and others that were huge, maybe too big even.
2. Since we are going to be going through some pretty extensive remodeling anyway, I am hoping to include a private bath with each room. If space prohibits this, I read somewhere (although I can't find it now,) that there should be no more than 2 bedrooms assigned to 1 bathroom. I don't mind sharing a bathroom when I am staying somewhere, (sometimes it can be a bit dicey at times if the other room's guests went out for beans the evening before) ;-) but otherwise I have not had a problem. However, I have heard others whine. (My own mother included.) Do you find that sharing bathrooms is a problem for people or do most not mind it.