bed and breakfast academy toilet paper origami
August 2021

Toilet paper origami

I’m staying on the toilet theme this week. I appreciate it’s not considered polite conversation but, like it or not, toilets do feature quite heavily in a B&B owner’s life. On a holiday to the […]

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August 2021

Marry a plumber

My imaginary book – which I’m never going to write by the way – has the subtitle “Want to run a B&B? Marry a plumber!” Disclaimer: I’m not married to a plumber! – single plumbers […]

bed and breakfast academy business hospitality
June 2021

A Country B&B

Living in the beautiful english countryside was my main reason for setting up a B&B. But running a rural business does come with some problems.There’s the sat nav issue. No matter how many emails you […]

bed and breakfast academy business hospitality
June 2021

The Hotel Inspector

When I get a call from a single person, wanting to stay one night “on business”. I’ve always known it’s the Hotel Inspector. I get no business guests – someone turning up wearing a suit, […]

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Karen's Column

Sweating the small stuff

Karen’s Column for March 2021, written by the founder of the B and B Academy, Karen Thorne. When someone suggested that I stop “Sweating the small stuff’, I replied “But that’s my job!” You don’t […]