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Helpful Tips to Enjoy Staying in a Bed & Breakfast
When you go on vacation, sometimes the last thing you want to do is remember the worries you left behind. Use these tips to help achieve a stress-free getaway!
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Here's How:
Try to visit somewhere that's at least one area code away. Being too close to home means the things you see when you drive around will remind you of what you're trying to temporarily leave behind.
Choose a location that fits your vacation style -- a city if you need to keep busy, the country if you like to slow down.
Think about the size of the bed and breakfast before making reservations. Would you rather be the only guests in a very small inn or get lost in a crowd of dozens of guests in a large inn?
Let the innkeepers know why you're coming. Many will put in a litle extra effort to help make your stay even better.
Make sure your significant other knows that work-related conversation is off-limits for the duration of the getaway.
Leave behind your cell phone, laptop computer and beeper. On purpose -- or 'accidentally' if need be. If you just can't leave them behind, ask the innkeeper to hide them!
Bring along a personal project. Something you've wanted to finish for a long time (a book, cross-stitch project, etc.) is perfect.
Bring a board game or two, or a deck of cards, in case it rains and you wind up stuck inside the bed and breakfast.
Ask the innkeeper about romantic packages. Even if it's not your honeymoon or anniversary, many inns offer special deals for romantic escapes.
Tips:
Remind yourself that everything at work (or at home) will go smoothly without you.
Afternoon naps can be quite effective at shutting out the worries of the world.
BONUS ARTICLE:
HOW TO GET YOUR SPOUSE TO STAY AT A BED AND BREAKFAST
The problem: Your spouse irrationally refuses to stay at a bed and breakfast. The solution: Diplomacy, deal-making, subterfuge -- whatever it takes.
Here's How:
It's probably wise to start with traditional methods of convincing -- logic and the like. If that doesn't work, resort to the more complex (sometimes trickier) options outlined below.
Explain that bed and breakfasts are almost universally recognized as a more personal alternative to hotels and motels. And that you can make sure you will have a private bathroom.
Assure your spouse that inns are run by professionals -- and stay at a larger bed and breakfast (i.e. one with more than 10 rooms) at first if that helps.
Appeal to other interests: "The best public golf course in the state is right next to this bed and breakfast."
Cut a deal: "If we stay at a bed and breakfast, I'll buy the present for your mother's next birthday. And your father..."
Make the trip a secret, but be aware that this could backfire. If your spouse gets upset when you arrive, the whole trip could be sour.
Be sure to pick a top-notch bed and breakfast. Get recommendations from other travelers in the About.com Bed and Breakfasts Forum or other online discussion groups.
Splurge on a nice room. Perhaps your spouse will enjoy the Jacuzzi tub and king-size bed. Be certain that you have a private bathroom.
Let the innkeepers know what's going on. They're likely to go out of their way to help ensure a pleasant stay.
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Be patient. Bed and breakfasts are totally different than chain hotels and motels, so it might take some time for your spouse to warm up to the experience.
This is extremely important, so I'm repeating it again: Make sure your room has a private bathroom, preferably en suite (in the room, as opposed to next door or down the hall).
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