Bed & Breakfast, Inns Accomodations US Cities

Bed and Breakfast Inns, more commonly referred to as a B&B Inn, along with small inns that may not serve breakfast, offer an alternative to hotel accommodations becoming more and more popular in the United States. While B&B Inns throughout Europe enjoy a long standing relationship with those who travel, US B&Bs still don’t come up as options quite as often for United States overnight stays. Those who do opt for a B&B or small inn reservation will discover a homier feel during your visit and often a hardy breakfast or even a morning gourmet feast.

People may believe that B&B Inns or guesthouses exist only in New England, but these days B&Bs pop up in communities like Key West Florida, Napa California, Savannah Georgia, Charleston South Carolina or Ashville North Carolina as well. In addition small inns or bed and breakfast accommodations started to gain footing in popular vacation spots like Hawaii and in major US cities such as San Francisco and New York City. The total number of US B&B facilities now exceeds 50,000 with choices in most larger towns and cities. Don’t worry, that New England B&B in your imagination might still exist in Newport Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine or popular areas of Massachusetts like Boston, The Berkshires or Cape Cod.

Almost in direct opposition to most hotels, each bed and breakfast stands alone without a national brand or chain name with market recognition and an association with a particular level of quality. Prospective guests must review B&B accommodations individually, often examining not only the features and amenities at each location, but particular rooms too. Guest rooms at B&Bs tend to stand as unique, and travelers may find a strong preference for one over another.

The breakfast portion of the stay deserves extra research as your plate could contain as little as some supermarket toast or at the other extreme a nationally recognized gourmet chef preparing your personal favorite as a part of a 5 course banquet to start your day. In general be sure to differentiate the continental breakfast menus, providing basic baked goods and beverages, from the full hot meals and note when the continental breakfasts feature homemade baked goods.

Whether you represent a dedicated fan of B&B accommodations or a guest ready for their first B&B experiment you should find a bed and breakfast provides a fun break from cookie cutter hotels and bland packaged muffins handed out at motels. You may well find that you begin to search out small inns for all of your overnight travel needs!