Often, guests will chat with us at breakfast about the fact that they have thought about owning a B&B, and they'll ask our advice about how to get into the business. Our most important advice for prospective innkeepers is "Be in a college town." (At right is a picture of the Colorado School of Mines Campus.)
We are two blocks from the Colorado School of Mines, and more than half of our business is directly related the the School. CSM is a world-class science and engineering college, and we get parents, prospective students, candidates for professorships, visiting lecturers, industry partners, and conference attendees from all over the US and the world who stay at our inn. We meet people from all the great universities and scientific research centers of the world and have the most interesting conversations at breakfast. Most importantly, the School provides us with a steady, year-round business.
Many of our CSM-related guests return to stay with us many times, and they become part of our inn family.
We always enjoy talking to our guests about the B&B business. Before we bought the Dove Inn B&B, many innkeepers very generously shared their advice and expertise with us, and we're happy to do the same for other prospective innkeepers.
Check out our website, http://www.doveinn.com/, and thank you for reading my Innkeeper's Blog.
Annette
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