| Sometimes, you just have to get away from it | | | | operated by gracious owners in a converted, |
| all. The frantic pace of daily living all too frequently | | | | single family home. A Bed And Breakfast |
| can become overwhelming - from the pressures | | | | (B&B for short) offers a welcome substitute |
| of working, to rushing back and forth to sporting | | | | for the restless, mega resort lifestyle, and can be |
| events and school concerts, to just figuring out | | | | found just about anywhere. |
| what to serve for dinner. Life in suburbia is more | | | | What Can I Expect From A Bed And Breakfast? |
| complicated than most people are willing to admit. | | | | Imagine a leisurely drive through a quaint, quiet |
| So when you're looking for a refuge, a place to | | | | little town. You move along the main drag, |
| escape from the chaos, where should you go? | | | | observing the small shops and eateries that line |
| Many couples and families prefer to spend their | | | | the road. You wander up a long, winding driveway, |
| vacations at mega resorts in bustling tourist | | | | glancing at stables to your right, and up ahead |
| destinations. The idea is to provide a bevy of | | | | you see a large, three-story home; the Bed And |
| luxurious amenities thought to make your | | | | Breakfast. You park the car and walk in the |
| vacation simpler and more relaxing. Or do they? | | | | house where you immediately receive a warm |
| Will an overabundance of options, such as game | | | | personal greeting from the owner. Typically, this is |
| rooms, swimming pools, room service, and spas | | | | what you can expect at a Bed And Breakfast. |
| really simplify life on vacation? | | | | What Can I Do? |
| Or might they just further serve to unsettle an | | | | If you think you'll miss out on a good time the |
| already stressful exodus? Traveling, whether | | | | good news is, you never have to worry about |
| alone or with a spouse or with children, in and of | | | | things to do when you're sojourning at a Bed And |
| itself is hectic. Many large hotel resorts offer | | | | Breakfast. You're on a pilgrimage of discovery |
| families so many varied activities and distractions | | | | where you'll savor the many wonderful |
| that it can only makes your vacation seem even | | | | opportunities to observe or participate in small |
| more fevered, not to mention time spent chasing | | | | town ambience and events. |
| the kids around and monitoring them in their | | | | What you've chanced upon is an occasion to |
| pursuit of pleasure. | | | | become steeped in local color. More and more |
| There is another issue as well - the money. Large | | | | smaller communities are seeing older residences |
| commercial resorts can seriously injure your | | | | being converted into Bed And Breakfast Inns |
| wallet. From the suite, to the meals, to the | | | | allowing guests a liesurly way to take advantage |
| entertainment, to the activities; by the end of the | | | | of local festivals, art shows, races and marathons, |
| vacation your swollen debt could easily heighten | | | | auctions, and other delightful small town events. |
| the stress you felt when you left home! Finally, | | | | You can also branch out to experience attractions |
| many people simply don't care for the | | | | unique to the area; perhaps a small town Bed And |
| environment of a mammoth resort. It can seem | | | | Breakfast located in the mountains will be able to |
| merely an extension of the maniacal hubbub you | | | | provide you with information about hiking, fishing |
| left behind. Is this what you bargained for when | | | | or caverns. A Bed And Breakfast near the ocean |
| you planned your vacation? | | | | may yield walks and relaxation on an un-crowded |
| What's the answer, you ask? Well, more and | | | | beach. The possibilities are endless and far less |
| more people are choosing to stay in Bed and | | | | structured than resorts in heavily touristed |
| Breakfast inns offering a wonderful retreat for | | | | destinations. Now isn't that a prospect well worth |
| vacationers in search of local color. More often | | | | considering? Think Bed and Breakfast! |
| than not, they are off the beaten path and are | | | | |
