Bed and breakfast
{{short description|Small lodging establishment}}
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{{other uses|Bed & Breakfast (disambiguation)}}
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A bed and breakfast (typically shortened to B&B or BnB) is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast. In addition, a B&B sometimes has the hosts living in the house.
Bed and breakfast is also used to describe the level of catering included in a hotel's room prices, as opposed to room-only, half-board, or full-board.
International differences
=Australia=
There are approximately 7,000 B&Bs in Australia.{{cite web | url=https://www.ibisworld.com/au/industry/bed-breakfast-accommodation/5376/#IndustryStatisticsAndTrends | title=Bed and Breakfast Accommodation in Australia - Market Size, Industry Analysis, Trends and Forecasts (2024-2029)| IBISWorld }}
The B&B industry in Australia generates about $132 million in annual revenue.
=China=
In China, expatriates have remodeled traditional structures in quiet picturesque rural areas and opened a few rustic boutique hotels with minimum amenities. Most patrons are foreign tourists but they are growing in popularity among Chinese domestic tourists.{{cite news|title=From Outsiders to Innkeepers in China's Sleepy Countryside|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/14/business/global/in-chinas-countryside-travelers-find-foreigner-run-hotels.html|access-date=14 August 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=13 August 2013|author=Mike Ives}}
=India=
In India, the government is promoting the concept of bed & breakfast.{{cite web|website=Tourism.gov India|url-status=dead|date=7 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222171109/http://tourism.gov.in/guidelines/Incredible%20India%20Bed&%20Breakfast%20Scheme.doc|archive-date=22 December 2010 |url=http://tourism.gov.in/guidelines/Incredible%20India%20Bed&%20Breakfast%20Scheme.doc|title=Guidelines For Approval and Registration of 'Incredible India Bed And Breakfast' Establishments}} (MS Word Document download) The government is doing this to increase tourism, especially keeping in view the demand for hotels during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.{{cite web|url=http://delhitourism.nic.in/publicpage/bb.html|title=Delhi tourism department promoting B&Bs in Delhi.|website=Delhitourism.nic.in|access-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814072027/http://delhitourism.nic.in/publicpage/bb.html|archive-date=14 August 2009|url-status=dead}} They have classified B&Bs into two categories: Gold B&Bs, and Silver B&Bs. All B&Bs must be approved by the Ministry of Tourism, which will then categorize them as Gold or Silver based on a list of predefined criteria.{{cite web|url=http://delhitourism.nic.in/downloads/B&BRuleandapplicationform.doc|title=Ministry of Tourism B&B criteria in Delhi.|website=Delhitourism.nic.in|access-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525040818/http://delhitourism.nic.in/downloads/B%26BRuleandapplicationform.doc|archive-date=25 May 2010|url-status=dead}}
=Ireland=
In Ireland, B&Bs can be townhouses, farmhouses, or country houses. There are about 3,000 B&Bs{{citation
|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/ireland/the-full-irish-how-b-bs-bounced-back-1.3423944
|title=The full Irish: how B&Bs bounced back
|access-date=28 July 2023
|work=Irish Times
}} spread throughout the country, 750 of which are certified for meeting quality standards by Fáilte Ireland.{{citation
|url=https://www.failteireland.ie/Supports/registration-and-grading/national-quality-assurance-framework/irish-home-b-b.aspx.
|title=B&Bs and Historic Houses {{!}} Quality Assurance
|access-date=28 July 2023
|work=Fáilte Ireland
}}
=Israel=
File:ZIMMER IN GALILEE INSIDE VIEW ITAMAR GRINBERG IMOT (13997832348).jpg
The Israeli B&B is known as a zimmer (German for 'room'). All over the country, but especially in northern Israel (Galilee, Upper Galilee, and the Golan Heights), the zimmer has developed into an extensive industry. This industry began to develop in the 1990s, when agriculture became less profitable, and many families with farms in moshavim, kibbutzim, farms, and even in cities decided to try their luck in the business of hospitality. In the last decade, bed and breakfasts have also emerged in southern Israel's Negev region.{{cite news
|url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=656508&contrassID=2&subContrassID=10&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222060331/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=656508&contrassID=2&subContrassID=10&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
|title=There's gold in them thar hills...
|last=Mirovsky|first=Arik
|access-date=5 April 2009
|newspaper=Haaretz
=Italy=
In Italy, regional law regulates B&Bs. There is a national law "Legge 29 marzo 2001, n. 135" but each region maintains a specific regulation. Each region can adopt different regulations but they must observe the national law on Tourism (Law N° 135 /2001).{{cite web |url=http://it.bedandbreakfasteuro.com/normativa-italiana-e-leggi-per-aprire-un-bed-and-breakfast/ |title=Normativa italiana e leggi per aprire un Bed and Breakfast |website=Bed and Breakfast in Europe – Italy |access-date=1 October 2017|first=Michela|last=Ferrero|date=27 May 2013 |lang=it|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826002435/http://it.bedandbreakfasteuro.com/normativa-italiana-e-leggi-per-aprire-un-bed-and-breakfast/ }}
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=Japan=
The Japanese equivalent of this sort of hospitality business is the minshuku, which offers dinner as well as bed & breakfast in the tradition of the ryokan.[https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2026.html Minshuku (Japan Guide, 2024)][https://www.japan-experience.com/plan-your-trip/to-know/traveling-japan/difference-between-ryokan-and-minshuku What is the difference between ryokan and minshuku? (Japan Experience, 2017)]
=United Kingdom=
File:Little Langford Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast - geograph.org.uk - 327034.jpg, Wiltshire]]
There are numerous B&Bs found in seaside towns, the countryside as well as city centers.{{Cite web |url=http://home.bt.com/lifestyle/travel/holiday-inspiration/national-bed-and-breakfast-day-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-history-of-the-b-b-11364258243456 |title=National Bed and Breakfast Day: Here's what you need to know about the history of the B&B |website= BT |date=24 March 2018 |access-date=23 August 2018 |archive-date=24 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824034143/http://home.bt.com/lifestyle/travel/holiday-inspiration/national-bed-and-breakfast-day-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-history-of-the-b-b-11364258243456 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/travellers-guide-british-bampbs-2268464.html|title=Traveller's Guide: British B&Bs|website=Independent.co.uk|date=15 April 2011|access-date=23 August 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823215013/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/travellers-guide-british-bampbs-2268464.html |archive-date=23 August 2018 }}
B&Bs are graded by VisitBritain and the AA on a star system. 3-, 4- and 5-star establishments have a higher standard.{{cite web|url=https://www.visitbritain.org/quality-assessment-your-accommodation|title=Quality assessment for your accommodation|website=VisitBritain |access-date=23 August 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823210718/https://www.visitbritain.org/quality-assessment-your-accommodation |archive-date= 23 August 2018 }}{{cite web|url=https://business.ratedtrips.com/assessment/aa-star-and-pennant-ratings|title=AA Star and Pennant ratings |website=AA Hotel and Hospitality Services |access-date=3 March 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331111811/https://business.ratedtrips.com/assessment/aa-star-and-pennant-ratings |archive-date= Mar 31, 2022 }} A majority of B&Bs in the UK have en suite facilities.
=United States=
File:Dupont at the Circle B&B.JPG neighborhood of Washington, D.C.]]
There are approximately 17,000 B&Bs in the United States. Bed and breakfasts are often private family homes and typically have between four and eleven rooms, with six being the average.{{cite news|url=http://www.innkeeping.org/?The_Industry|title=The B&B Industry|publisher=innkeeping.org|access-date=4 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905071048/http://www.innkeeping.org/?The_Industry|archive-date=5 September 2015|url-status=dead}}
See also
References
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