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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jan 2, 2016 11:09:50 GMT -5
We've stayed in a lot of B&Bs and I don't ever remember seeing any kids in them, or even any teenagers. The only time I remember them being inexpensive was when I was traveling in Scotland, but that was awhile ago and these days they tend to be like an upscale hotel for couples (IME). They're about the same price as many hotels, but with nicer amenities (like the personal hot tub on the deck of one place we stayed in Friday Harbor).
The only bathroom that was shared was those that I hit in Scotland. I don't ever remember there being shared bathrooms in B&Bs in the US. Only twice do I remember a community breakfast table, once at the place we stayed at near Montreal, another in New Orleans. IME with a shared breakfast table, you can be as social as you want to be. However, when we were in New Orleans, the couple at the breakfast table told us about an incredible restaurant that they had gone to the night before - information that we never would have found had we not eaten breakfast together. They were right, it WAS incredible. They also warned us that they didn't accept credit cards, it was cash only.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jan 2, 2016 20:09:32 GMT -5
My London B&B was cheaper than a hotel and it was all rooms, except for probably the owner. I picked up tips from the other guests at breakfast also. I stayed at the B&B because it was in the area of London where I was meeting a friend. She went and checked it out for me after I decided to stay there so somebody had seen it.
In the US, breakfast tended to be several tables so no different than any US hotel with free breakfasts. Some of those have one large table and several small tables. I usually take those breakfasts back to my room.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2016 21:51:03 GMT -5
I've stayed at three different B&B's. One in Asheville NC was the traditional historic home type, two bedrooms with private bath, excellent communal breakfast, common area, etc. and it was great. Owner was really helpful on local sites and shipping home our shopping treasures. The second was a really old historic home in a place I have deliberately forgotten, third-floor one bedroom with a double bed and a trundle (yeah, I got the trundle and it sucked!), tiny bath, hostess/owner was a lousy cook and her two-year old grand was part of breakfast . The best is outside of Fredericksburg TX and it's really a cabin and breakfast. Three totally modernized cabins on 14-acre wildlife refuge. Floor to ceiling windows overlooking pasture full of deer, rock-walled bath, secluded, private outdoor hot tub, hostess/owner brings homemade muffins, farm eggs, fresh fruit, etc. the night before for your breakfast. Fireplace, surround sound stereo, cozy robes to wrap up in so you can sit on the porch with giant mugs of coffee or tea and enjoy the deer at dawn. We get the cabin with a gourmet kitchen and do our own dinner at "home" most nights rather than fight the restaurant scene in town. After sightseeing all day, we hit the local grocery and get sushi or cheese as an appetizer, plus something to grill on the Jenn Air, and a salad.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jan 2, 2016 22:01:52 GMT -5
Air BnB is my friend, but I've never stayed anywhere with DS. Most of the ones I stayed at only had one available space so I didn't have to interact with anyone.
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