Starting and Running a B and B: A Practical Guide to Setting Up and Managing a Bed and Breakfast Business How To Books ( June, 2003 ) Book Our Price : £ 9.09 List Price : £ 12.99 You save £3.9 (30% off) Prices subject to change. usually dispatched within 24 hours.

Appalling

If you are thinking of starting your own B&B then this isnt the place to start your research. It just seems wrong from start to finish, having the feeling of being written by a researcher into the field and not an actual player. It is also unforgivable that a book called "Starting & Running" has to refer you to TWO separate books to find details on: 1. The analysis process to see if your B&B idea is viable 2. How to write a business plan These are core to the whole process of setting up and running your own B&B and should be covered fully in this book. A lot of the book seems to be filler so there should be room for this. The other books are (coincidence?) by the same author. The book also gives over a section on e-commerce to the provider of an e-commerce package, who gives a very biased view of the market. This also raised my suspicions since this is an American company, and I have a general feeling (although no proof) that this is a localised version from an American book: this is fine, but I kept coming across things that seemed to have been skimped on, possibly because the author wasnt local. Finally, there is a section about the web which (my being a head of operations in a web development company) is in my opinion out of date and incorrect in the UK: it even refers to software that is over FIVE years old. In summary, spend your money elsewhere: although not targeted at B&Bs get a good overview of starting your own business from something like "The Daily Telegraph - Starting your own business" by Michael Becket, and get help from the excellent government Business Link service. Good Luck!

Great Buy

At last a book full of advice and help written by people who seem to know the market very well. The wife loved the bit were it says "its like spring cleaning your house every day". Great down to earth advice and also full of legal advice etc. Great buy for anybody thinking or even running a B&B. Its true Nigel and Stewart it you cant put a smile on somebodys face dont even thing of this business. Great book!!!!

Starting and Running a B&B

I found this book to be an easy read with lots of information that is vital to have if one is wanting to open a B&B anywhere in England. I have been looking for ages to find a book on B&B that is written for those living in the UK. Most others are ok if you live in the US. Good effort. Sue