A category of blog articles that are specifically created to instruct and provide industry-specific solutions to innkeepers
As stains go, blood is one of the worst.
It’s easy to see a blood stain and feel like Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth, driven to the brink of madness by that spot that…just…won’t…come…out.
But getting blood stains out of hotel bed sheets doesn’t have to feel like an impossible task. Whether the stain is fresh or has had time to soak in overnight, there are numerous methods for restoring your sheets to pristine condition.
Continue reading How to Get Blood Out of Sheets →
You pride yourself on having a neat, well-organized linen closet, with all your towels, washcloths, sheets and pillowcases cleanly squared away.
Then it comes time to fold a fitted sheet, and all bets are off.
As housekeeping chores go, this one can feel like a wrestling match, only your opponent is a squid, or a puff of smoke.
Continue reading How to Fold a Fitted Sheet →
There are the towels you use to dry off with after your shower, and the towels you take to the pool or the beach.
In theory, there really shouldn’t be much difference. After all, a towel is a towel, right?
But you wouldn’t want to bring the plain old, worn out beige towels you use at home on your trip to the beach. Your beach towels shouldn’t be bland, they should be big and bold.
Read on to find out how you can choose the best possible beach towel.
Continue reading How to Choose the Best Beach/Pool Towel →
Your hotel might have a James Beard Award-winning chef working in its kitchen.
Guests might be able to look out on a gorgeous view that lets them see for miles.
You might employ the most responsive housekeepers and the city’s most knowledgeable concierge.
But none of that will matter if your guests spend the night on a lackluster mattress.
Continue reading How Often Do Hotels and Inns Replace Mattresses? →
There’s nothing quite like going to bed beneath a set of freshly washed sheets.
It’s a nice feeling when you’re at home, but something guests at your inn, bed and breakfast or vacation rental property will think of as a given. You check into an establishment, you expect to find clean, high quality hotel-style sheets.
But how do you keep those sheets clean and comfortable week after week, guest after guest? In this blog post, we’ll explore the best ways for you to care for bedding at your hotel, inn, bed and breakfast or vacation rental property.
Continue reading What’s the Best Way to Care for Hotel Sheets? →
If you visit Farmington, New Mexico, you can stay at Kokopelli’s Cave Bed and Breakfast, with rooms that are 70 feet underground.
The Red Caboose Getaway in Sequim, Washington lets you stay in one of six unique luxury train cars and experience the magic of an old-fashioned railway journey.
And at the Out ‘n’ About Treehouse Treesort in Oregon, guests live like the Swiss Family Robinson, in rooms built in treetops towering above the earth.
Continue reading 10 Supplies No Bed and Breakfast Should Be Without →
Regular readers of our blog know that we believe there’s one key thing every innkeeper needs to offer their guests: a good night’s rest.
It’s been true as long as there have been inns and it will be true as long as people need a place to sleep.
But that doesn’t mean our industry never changes. Smart innkeepers know that guests’ tastes can change from season to season, year to year. Here are a few hotel industry trends you should keep an eye on in 2019.
Continue reading 10 Hotel Industry Trends for 2019 →
It’s a new year. 2018 has given way to 2019 and people are making resolutions. Stop smoking, lose weight, hit the gym every day.
As for you, you’re thinking about changing careers. You feel drained every day when you get home from work, and long for the day when you enjoyed your job.
Continue reading It’s a New Year – Why Not Become an Innkeeper? →
A pillow has a simple, yet critical, job: to keep your neck and head aligned when you sleep.
But finding the right pillow isn’t always as simple, especially when you’re not shopping for yourself, but for hundreds upon hundreds of potential guests.
Not every pillow type is right for your preferred sleep position, and different pillow fills and sizes have various benefits.
Continue reading How Your Pillow Helps You Sleep – An Innkeeper’s Guide →
