Bed and Breakfast or Hotel: Which Fits Your Style?

Bed and breakfast. A bed and breakfast accommodation offers many similar services as a hotel stay, but the right bed and breakfast can also offer a more personal or romantic guest experience. Whether you're searching for cheap hotels or a luxury hotel accommodation, breakfast inns may offer more options than you think. Bed and breakfast inns can offer similar guest options and are worth including in your search.  rnIf you've never stayed at a bed and breakfast before, you'll want to consider the accommodation options to understand what is similar and what is different between a bed and breakfast or a guest house and a hotel. Hotels typically offer standard rooms - your options may include bed size, and in some higher-end hotels you may be able to choose options like a fireplace or hot tub in your room. A bed and breakfast, on the other hand, often offers a guest theme room choice. You may have the option of a rustic lodge accommodation or an 18th century style room. If the ambiance of your room is important to you, bed and breakfast inns will likely offer more options for customization.  rnA typical bed and breakfast offers guest options that extend beyond the room. As the name implies, a bed and breakfast includes breakfast. Many hotels also offer a breakfast, but hotel breakfasts generally consist of a continental style table with perhaps some hot options like a make-your-own-waffle station. Of course, high end hotels often offer more elaborate breakfast options. A bed and breakfast generally includes a sit-down, restaurant-style-options breakfast. Many bed and breakfast guest houses are known for their food, so the breakfast may be the real treat of your accommodation experience.  rnBecause a bed and breakfast will generally be smaller than a hotel (especially if you're looking beyond just cheap hotels), your guest experience will generally be more personal and intimate at a bed and breakfast than it will be at a hotel. This is because the breakfast inns staff will have the time to converse with you personally and get to know your reason for traveling. Guest staff at such inns can be your travel guide. Hotel guest services may offer similar options, but their staff will not be familiar with each guest or able to tailor their suggestions to the individual guest. A bed and breakfast guest may even find the interaction with the guest house staff to be a most enjoyable part of the trip - particularly if you are traveling to a new location and would like to get to know the locals.  rnThe reasons a guest might choose a hotel instead of a bed and breakfast generally hinge on either convenience options or cost. The perception is that a bed and breakfast is not a cheap option, but it is possible to find cheap accommodation at bed and breakfast inns, particularly if you travel off peak season. A travel guide for the area can tell you when the best time is. Convenience options like a hot tub or airport shuttle can also be found at some bed and breakfast inns - with a little searching you can find the right one for you.