Comments on: The Bed and Breakfast Lifestyle in Oakville, Toronto http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/ Working to find the dream life. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:50:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Life as an Innkeeper at a Toronto Bed and Breakfast | Rene M. Agredano http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-5464 Life as an Innkeeper at a Toronto Bed and Breakfast | Rene M. Agredano Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:48:31 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/#comment-5464 [...] wrote the following article as part of my research into future business endeavors, after we hit the road to travel fulltime in June, [...] [...] wrote the following article as part of my research into future business endeavors, after we hit the road to travel fulltime in June, [...]

]]> By: platform bed phil http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-3197 platform bed phil Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:12:51 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/#comment-3197 My wife and I have talked about visiting a bed and breakfast. We were kind of unsure about what kind of experience we would have. I guess the opposite can easily be said for bed and breakfast owners. :) I think it's very interesting that folks go into running businesses like these and I think you do have to be warm and caring much like the folks in this article in how you approach running a business that relies on those who travel and vacation to use their lodgings as opposed to a hotel/motel. Very interesting read. Thanks! My wife and I have talked about visiting a bed and breakfast. We were kind of unsure about what kind of experience we would have. I guess the opposite can easily be said for bed and breakfast owners. :)

I think it’s very interesting that folks go into running businesses like these and I think you do have to be warm and caring much like the folks in this article in how you approach running a business that relies on those who travel and vacation to use their lodgings as opposed to a hotel/motel.

Very interesting read. Thanks!

]]> By: Rene http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-3071 Rene Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:57:17 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/#comment-3071 Sweetest Guest Houses, congrats on your successes! You're right; the market is what you make of it, I totally agree with that. Thanks for commenting. Sweetest Guest Houses, congrats on your successes! You’re right; the market is what you make of it, I totally agree with that.

Thanks for commenting.

]]> By: Sweetest Guest Houses http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-3064 Sweetest Guest Houses Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:48:27 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/#comment-3064 After we ran several successful restaurants it was time for a change and we did the same thing, but in Cape Town, South Africa. The beginning was hair raising and tense, but as we got further along we realised that the market was what we made of it; a few years later and my wife and I now operate several properties and am very glad that we made the decisions that we did. After we ran several successful restaurants it was time for a change and we did the same thing, but in Cape Town, South Africa.

The beginning was hair raising and tense, but as we got further along we realised that the market was what we made of it; a few years later and my wife and I now operate several properties and am very glad that we made the decisions that we did.

]]> By: Rene http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-3059 Rene Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:49:40 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/#comment-3059 Thanks for your input, Anthony. I've read that the average B&B owner lasts just 7 years. After that, it's burnout city. Sounds like your Parisian experience was from someone who seriously needed a change of pace. Sorry you had to go through that! -Rene Thanks for your input, Anthony. I’ve read that the average B&B owner lasts just 7 years. After that, it’s burnout city. Sounds like your Parisian experience was from someone who seriously needed a change of pace. Sorry you had to go through that!

-Rene

]]> By: Anthony http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-3055 Anthony Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:25:31 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/#comment-3055 I think Heather's attitude is spot on. To run a successful B&B – or a boutique hotel for that matter – you need to be a natural host, have a genuine interest in humanity, and have a supreme degree of tolerance for a wide variety of people. I've stayed in some B&Bs over the years where the proprietors seemed actively hostile to the idea of having guests. It still irks me to remember the time the owner of a small Parisian hotel told me I was 'evil', apropos of nothing. Good service may not always be memorable, but bad service can stick in the throat for years... I think Heather’s attitude is spot on. To run a successful B&B – or a boutique hotel for that matter – you need to be a natural host, have a genuine interest in humanity, and have a supreme degree of tolerance for a wide variety of people. I’ve stayed in some B&Bs over the years where the proprietors seemed actively hostile to the idea of having guests. It still irks me to remember the time the owner of a small Parisian hotel told me I was ‘evil’, apropos of nothing. Good service may not always be memorable, but bad service can stick in the throat for years…

]]> By: B&B in Hastings UK Minstrel's Rest http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-2730 B&B in Hastings UK Minstrel's Rest Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:36:41 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/#comment-2730 Hi, I agree that running a bed and breakfast guest house is a great idea. There's nothing like a good weekend at a friendly B&B in some nice place, I never knew it was so popular in the states. Hi, I agree that running a bed and breakfast guest house is a great idea.
There’s nothing like a good weekend at a friendly B&B in some nice place, I never knew it was so popular in the states.

]]> By: steve http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-2336 steve Sat, 24 May 2008 20:51:55 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/#comment-2336 Hi Jim, Sorry, I must have missed the point totally (cry, sob). I am a fast reader (xlate: skip a lot). Feel free to guest post on my blog (just send me an article and pics if you wish). I was in Toronto a September ago (from Vancouver). Next trip to Europe, France. Looking into B&B's perhaps not in Paris, but in the vicinity (ideas?). steve Hi Jim,

Sorry, I must have missed the point totally (cry, sob). I am a fast reader (xlate: skip a lot). Feel free to guest post on my blog (just send me an article and pics if you wish).

I was in Toronto a September ago (from Vancouver). Next trip to Europe, France. Looking into B&B’s perhaps not in Paris, but in the vicinity (ideas?).

steve

]]> By: Jim http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-2335 Jim Sat, 24 May 2008 20:42:39 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/#comment-2335 Think you might have missed the point here Steve ... unless your point was to spam this blog with a link to your Cancun Travel tips, in which case you've succeded quite well! ;-) I only approved your comment so I could reply and point out that we have <strong>not</strong> "taken on to be a B&B operator" ... we were only discussing how it <strong>may</strong> be a choice quality of life decision (if) when we settle down again. I do recommend, however, that you check out Melfort Cottage if you're ever looking for a quaint B&B owned by a friendly local in the Toronto area. Happy travels ... Think you might have missed the point here Steve … unless your point was to spam this blog with a link to your Cancun Travel tips, in which case you’ve succeded quite well! ;-)

I only approved your comment so I could reply and point out that we have not “taken on to be a B&B operator” … we were only discussing how it may be a choice quality of life decision (if) when we settle down again.

I do recommend, however, that you check out Melfort Cottage if you’re ever looking for a quaint B&B owned by a friendly local in the Toronto area. Happy travels …

]]> By: steve http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-2333 steve Sat, 24 May 2008 20:02:08 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/2007/09/17/the-bed-and-breakfast-lifestyle-in-oakville-toronto/#comment-2333 Hi Rene, It is delightful, as a guest, that you have taken on to be a B&B operator. For a wary traveler, there is nothing like spending time with the locals and abosorbing the culture. And for you, I hope this has its own rewards as well. Looking forward to coming to your B&B when in/around Toronto. steve Hi Rene,

It is delightful, as a guest, that you have taken on to be a B&B operator. For a wary traveler, there is nothing like spending time with the locals and abosorbing the culture. And for you, I hope this has its own rewards as well. Looking forward to coming to your B&B when in/around Toronto.

steve

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