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International Award Winning B&B

It’s unlikely that it’s escaped your notice all the awards The 25 Boutique B&B has won!

If you haven’t seen our social media updates or our newsletter, you may have seen us on the news or in a newspaper or a magazine or on line on all sorts of websites....

Importance of feedback from guests

Some of you may remember the Victoria Wood sketch where a couple were eating a meal. Wife says to husband something like “I simply can’t eat this Ken”. The waiter comes up and says “Is everything ok with your meal” and she answers “Yes, it’s lovely...

Location, Location, Location

I’ve just watched a really interesting programme on Larry Grayson’s life story, the famous entertainer in theatres and latterly on TV. He was a huge star in his time, but I was very young in the seventies and eighties. I remember liking him but now I watch back, there was a lot of...

Should I use a laundry company?

Laundry is a fundamental element of a guest stay but they probably never even think about it.

Laundry is a necessary evil. In the summer, we can produce up to around twenty hampers (the size of large bin bags) full of washing a week. When I say washing, I'm talking about bed linen,...

Coping Through Winter

Down on the English Riviera, snow is a once in a generation occurrence. 2018 saw a heavy snow fall, and although it was gone completely within 48 hours, the locals who hadn't seen the like for forty years or more were pretty shocked to get it.

In the B&B trade, it doesn't...

Six cleaning items I can't do without

Over winter, one job which keeps us busy is deep cleaning the bedrooms in preparation for re-opening.

It involves literally starting at the top with the ceiling, coving and lights and working our way right down to skirting and carpets and everything in between. The whole room gets hoovered,...

Celebrate success after completing my B&B Training Course

B&B Training Courses Launched

We've been incredibly successful in both of the B&Bs we've run and now it's time to pass on the secrets of our success to others.

During the COVID-19 Pandemic lockdown, I (Andy) have put together an online training courses for budding B&Bers.

There are lots of reasons...

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