Posted: 8/12/2011 6:56:36 AM EDT
| never stayed in a B&B. Thinking about staying in a victorian B&B this next trip to the beach. Seems like it might be nice and more private. Which do you guys prefer? |
| It depends. When we go to a major city we usually stay at a hotel. In a smaller town or more rural area we look for a B&B. Major hotels have a lot of services available. At a B&B you can talk to the owners and get recommendations for local attractions. We've stayed at some very nice B&Bs and had good experiences with them. |
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Hotel. I do not need some weird couple that overbought in the housing department, and trying to pay the mortgage by renting rooms, telling me when breakfast/dinner/supper are. Or that the food they serve will be 'gourmet' or have that 'home made' quality I've been missing or desire to experience on my vacation. Or that somehow, experiencing a 'bordering house' atmosphere will contribute to a relaxing atmosphere for my stay. OK, the rooms are 'themed' and it's got some history. Maybe the grounds are 'tranquil' or there are walking/hiking/biking/horse paths. If that's what you want, go for it. Been there, done that. I'll take the same money and 'rent' a hotel room and choose my own menu and company for meals. |
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Some smell like an old persons home. I would prefer the W hotel or Mandarin any day Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile This. I've stayed in a B&B over in England that was one of the nicest places I've ever stayed. The lady had several guest houses and each group got their own small house. It's hit or miss though, the next B&B we stayed at was nothing more than a spare bedroom and the lady was a btch. |
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The thought of staying in someone else's house, worrying about being around their stuff, scares me.
I did that once with my family at an overnight in someone else's Lake Geneva, WI condo. Pass and go to a hotel. At least with a decent hotel you'll get consistency. |
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Bed and breakfast means you are supposed to be social with the hosts and possibly the other guests. Not interested.
I'm there to sleep and for the suitcase storage. Maybe if I were in another country I might feel different because I could possibly be curious about how the people there act in a home-like setting. I might enjoy talking to them as well. Anywhere in the contiguous U.S.? Probably not. |
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Some smell like an old persons home. I would prefer the W hotel or Mandarin any day Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile This. I've stayed in a B&B over in England that was one of the nicest places I've ever stayed. The lady had several guest houses and each group got their own small house. It's hit or miss though, the next B&B we stayed at was nothing more than a spare bedroom and the lady was a btch. Hey man you forgot the i in bitch! |
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We're all adults here... well most of us.
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Some smell like an old persons home. I would prefer the W hotel or Mandarin any day Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile This. I've stayed in a B&B over in England that was one of the nicest places I've ever stayed. The lady had several guest houses and each group got their own small house. It's hit or miss though, the next B&B we stayed at was nothing more than a spare bedroom and the lady was a btch. Hey man you forgot the i in bitch! |
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My wife and I stay at B&Bs once in a while. If you're a basement dweller, you're not going to be comfortable. What with interacting with normal human beings and such. And that's not the problem. I want privacy, I want something I know will be consistent. I can go to a Hampton Inn or a Comfort Inn or a Holiday Inn Express or a Best Western and maybe I'll get something different in the experience but I know I'll like it. |
| My girlfriends parents own a bed and breakfast. It's a very nice place but I wouldn't find it relaxing unless the entire house was rented out to me. For the price of the room I much rather stay in a high end hotel and have my privacy. Some people seem to like it, like the interaction with the hosts...etc. That's not for me. |
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My wife and I stay at B&Bs once in a while. If you're a basement dweller, you're not going to be comfortable. What with interacting with normal human beings and such. And that's not the problem. I want privacy, I want something I know will be consistent. I can go to a Hampton Inn or a Comfort Inn or a Holiday Inn Express or a Best Western and maybe I'll get something different in the experience but I know I'll like it. 
Hotels aren't exactly something I'd describe as consistent. |
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My wife and I stay at B&Bs once in a while. If you're a basement dweller, you're not going to be comfortable. What with interacting with normal human beings and such. And that's not the problem. I want privacy, I want something I know will be consistent. I can go to a Hampton Inn or a Comfort Inn or a Holiday Inn Express or a Best Western and maybe I'll get something different in the experience but I know I'll like it.
Hotels aren't exactly something I'd describe as consistent. And you're right on that point, but at least with an HIE I'm going to get a pool, breakfast, and a place to lay my head. |
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Quoted: My wife and I stay at B&Bs once in a while. If you're a basement dweller, you're not going to be comfortable. What with interacting with normal human beings and such. Rural Indiana mansion was the last time... Country style breakfast that didn't stop... http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z64/chadwimc/mansion10.jpg http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z64/chadwimc/mansion6.jpg http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z64/chadwimc/mansion9.jpg Just to put things into perspective, John Wayne Gacy was a seemingly normal human being, haphazardly meeting his victims by chance, then inviting them into his home. Many similarities.  |
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Done the B&B thing a few times. Generally, I prefer a hotel. Never could shake the feeling I was a guest in a stranger's house. Agreed. I stayed at a B&B in Los Alamos when traveling for work once. The lady that ran it was super nice, but putting together breakfast for myself in her kitchen felt very strange. |