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Wondered if anyone had any experience of running their own b and b?
Would be something we would work toward over next 3-5 years. Missis would take up day to day running where as i would continue with my normal job (software so can work from home - wouldnt be dependent on the income from the b and b). Looking at peaks/lakes - any thoughts - Anyone done/doing it
Would be something we would work toward over next 3-5 years. Missis would take up day to day running where as i would continue with my normal job (software so can work from home - wouldnt be dependent on the income from the b and b). Looking at peaks/lakes - any thoughts - Anyone done/doing it
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Always thought it looks like really hard work. Up at 6.00 EVERY morning, cooking, changing beds, making small talk with annoying yanks, lots of health and safety nonsense to navigate, having to arrange holidays for off season (must be a bugger if you've got kids in school), never really being able to get properly leathered as you've gotta be up at 6 frying mushrooms, annoying yanks....
good luck, by the way. |
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up at 6 anyway with the dog - i can still get leathered as she will be doing most of it!
Sounds like a piece of p155 |
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Agree it is really really hard work, almost a way of life where your home and your time is not your own as opposed to a little something on the side you can dip in and out of.
Also, H&S and all the rules and regulations required to achieve the gradings to enable you to advertise with Tourist Information and in various brochures is a whole load of extra hassle and expense. |
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40% discount for chit chatters imo
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you have to change the bed sheets every day, it wouldn't be nice to see what you might find there
if there's en-suite rooms, then someone will have to do the job is cleaning sh!t on the side of the toilets |
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grim
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but i suppose the wife would do that
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we are both late 20s so have the sp*nk for it
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you could employ a Pole to do that anyway
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if you had 2 rooms to rent out - say charged £60-70 a night - how many nights you reckon you would be full???
So say... 365*2 (2 rooms) = 730 nights If you filled it 100 nights - there's £7k - she could also do other bits - reckon we could manage on that Bit worried about the hidden/additional charges H&S etc |
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hmmmmm...
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figures a bit optimistic?
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breakfast will cost you about a fiver for two people
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they'd need to be very good rooms for £60-£70 a night
decent tv, internet connection etc |
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it's a b&b, i'd expect breakfast to be served free
but i gather you're joking? |
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Firstly, dealing with the general public is a challenge.Unless you both enjoy meeting people and solving their problems, even when it inconveniences you, i'd shelve the idea.Secondly, i'd contact the trade organisation representing b&b owners for advice.Thirdly, i'd try to get a job in a b&b to experience, first hand, the lifestyle before drawing up a business plan and committing any funds.
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22" flatscreen £200
BT Broadband Option 3 £35 a month with line rental - wireless hub would allow wireless connectivity |
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lmao pf !
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i meant costs incurred by me punter
good advice cooper |
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would there be a bar or access to alcohol?
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fckin great idea - i want to do it even more now
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genius - wp
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thats where you could make your dough
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only 2 rooms though? people might feel claustophobic
7 rooms would have a more business feel, as if you're sleeping in someone's business rather than someone's house especially with you 2 being in your late twenties, it's not the same as staying in a b&b run by 2 trusty grandfolk |
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yes, and you can leave an honesty bar while you sleep, so the dough is rolling in through the night in case you get alcoholic punters, like me
you'd prolly make an extra at least £50 for 2 nights from me |
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no way could we afford anything more than 4 beds - and we would still need to find 100k between now and then - looking on rightmove £300k looks going rate for 4 beds
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if yer buying a 4 bedroomed house, and renting out 2, what would you be doing with the extra bedroom? kids?
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ok punter i book you in for the first two weeks in Jan 2015 - special chit chatter rate of 50 sheckles a night with an honesty bar
could put a fruity in there and a pool table, fck me id never leave |
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yep
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nah dont do the fruit machine nor pool
would just happily sit at the bar and mutter to myself |
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a couple of laptops wired up to betfair...
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lol - nice one
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£60 - £70 a night?
I stay in B&Bs when working away. I paid £25 a night just before christmas. Next week, I'm in a 4 star hotel for £25 a night. And I will get that rate until March. If you think you can charge £60 a night for a B&B you need to do a bit more research. |
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peak/lakes - ones i stayed in at least £60 - even in feb
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Next week, I'm in a 4 star hotel for £25 a night
Kabul? |
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You'd have to ask yourself why are they charging £60 a night. You would at least have to match their standards or word would spread. Not an easy investment, don't go into it blind.
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like i say, im 3-5 years away, interesting views cheers
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Lots of valid points already raised.
My parents ran a small B&B for about 5 years when I was in my teens. It IS a lot of work - you have to get up and do breakfast at a fixed time whatever state or mood you are in. Also if you are renting out two rooms in a 4 bed house are you going to feel your space is seriously infringed? You would need a (completely) separate room to serve breakfast in compared to your lounge. What are you motives here - do you want it to be your main source of income? If so your investment and risk is going to need to be higher. Location is crucial. Any other questions give me a shout - I wasn't privy to the figures - we just about covered imo, but once the loans had been paid off we binned it. Must have made a decent amount on the house though. |
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It is a hard life - especially if you have a bar - with some guests expecting service and company into the early hours - just in time to prepare brekkie for the early risers.
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