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Oh one other question I had. Do you charge extra for breakfast when they book or is it included in every room booking. As in would I charge £100 for the room and then charge £10 separately for breakfast? I checked online and it doesn't seem clear whether the room includes the breakfast and...

Surprised about the b.con (ha!) advice as the current owners said they get the majority of their custom through it. Had a look and they do have hundreds of reviews on there. However there is also a very strong TripAdvisor rating so perhaps this could be leveraged to eliminate that pesky 20% fee...

Once again thank you for such detailed advice. We have the option of buying the internal furniture. In fact for a few thousand pounds we can have it all. We feel it is too cluttered though, for example there is a large double wardrobe that takes up too much space in the room. I'll have a look...

Thank you, I will certainly check them out. I feel good knowing that the forum owner also has a 3 bed, I thought I might not be taken as seriously. It is in the North of England. Once we are open I'll look to join the other forum. For now I'm writing down as many tips and guidance as possible...

Our new B&B will be empty at point of purchase. It's a cosy cottage with a homely feel at the moment. We would like to keep that. How did you choose how to decorate your B&B? Should each room be themed or should they be the same? Same furniture or unique pieces from antique shops vs IKEA? We...

We get the keys to our 3 room B&B in November. I'm trying to work out finances based on some occupancy guides I found online. With 3 rooms at 115 per night - 20% booking.com we make 92 per room. This is 276 per night at full occupancy. This is 100,740 annual at 100%. The mortgage is about...

After over a year of contemplation we have bought our first B&B in England. I have a million questions and although optimistic I want to leave nothing to chance. We should be getting the keys in November and hope to open doors to our small 3 room guest house in time for Christmas. A complete...