This comprehensive handbook will clearly demonstrate how to set up, operate and manage a financially successful bed and breakfast or small hotel. Whatever your reason for wanting to open a bed and breakfast, keep in mind that it takes more than dreams and rooms to achieve success; it is a business that must show a profit. This book will separate the romantic notions of owning a B&B from the business end. Owning a B&B is a lifestyle more than a job, and potential owners need to be absolutely sure it’s the right lifestyle for them before sinking their time, money and hard work into this rewarding, yet demanding lifestyle. There are literally hundreds of innovative ways demonstrated to streamline your business. Learn new ways to make the kitchen, dining room and front office run smoother. Shut down waste, reduce costs and increase profits. In addition, operators will appreciate this valuable resource and reference in their daily activities and as a source of ready-to-use forms, Web sites, operating and cost-cutting ideas and mathematical formulas that can be easily applied to their operations. The companion CD-ROM contains all the forms in the book as well as a sample business plan you can adapt for your own use.