Starting a Successful Bed and Breakfast Business

Starting a bed and breakfast business? This humorous book tells the story of what it's like to create an award-winning bed and breakfast from scratch. Set in a small town in Central Scotland, first time B&B proprietor Adrian Hadland tells a wry, enjoyable tale populated with quirky characters, unreliable tradesmen, a range of natural and man-made disasters and an assortment of eccentric guests. The book describes the ancient building's ghostly visitors, highlights the challenges of managing visitors from all over the world and recounts laugh-out-loud anecdotes of life in Central Scotland.

While fun and interesting, this book is also full of advice and hard learned lessons including:

Dealing with banks and a business planCreation of a digital brand and a marketing strategyHiring staffComplying with legal requirementsManaging online tour agencies like AirBnb and Booking.comHandling difficult guestsCoping with natural and manmade disastersChoosing a room booking systemTips and advice

With this book, you will be equipped and forewarned about the challenges and joys of starting and running your own successful bed and breakfast business.