What to expect at a Bed and Breakfast

If you want Buffet breakfasts and room service, this is definitely not for you, bed and breakfasts are very homey and casual with a sense of comfort when traveling on business or with kids, they have advanced since the period where people used to let one room in their house as a “Bed and breakfast” and their cats and dogs will be running around the house, like a typical home… Nowadays the typical bed and breakfast has a pool, entertainment area, braai facilities and even wifi, but they still keep the comfort and homey feeling… So this is what you can expect at a Bed and Breakfast.

• Home away from home
• no 24hour reception
• Breakfast is shared with strangers/other guests
• Noise making has a curfue
• you are checked in and taken to your room
• everything is explained verbally to you
• you might have entertainment area and pool
• no room service
• you will share the house with the owners
• there might be kids
• very clean
• rooms decorated differently (colour, decor etc.)
• safe in yard parking
• some rooms have fridges but sometimes you share a fridge with other guests
• all rooms are en-suit
• friendly environment
• quiet and peaceful
• safer
• food is always fresh, because it gets cooked as you order
• located in a suburb most of the time
• the owners and staff will help you with directions and landmarks

So if you feel that this is the environment you want, then you should book yourself and family into a Bed and Breakfast.