History of Bed & Breakfast

The "inventors" of this type of accommodation were the Irish. The habit of local people of hanging outside their doors the now famous “Bed & Breakfast” signs goes back to about 40 years ago. Travellers and tourists on the island thus knew that, in those houses, they would find a good bed where to spend the night and a big breakfast to start the day with.

After Ireland , also Scotland , England , Wales and, little by little, other countries in Europe and all over the world started offering this type of accommodation, re-inventing the way of welcoming tourism.

The best ambassadors of this formula have been young people who, in the latest 30 years, have taken advantage of the B&B low prices, greatly contributing to its development. Throughout the years, this type of accommodation has been improved and the innovations proposed have attracted a bigger and more diversified range of tourists, thus increasing both the demand and the offer of B&Bs and the services related to them.

The “concept of bed & breakfast”, has now been existing in Brazil for a few years. There are a lot of experiences in this field, especially in Rio de Janeiro and in some cities in the north-east. Even if this has happened in an informal and spontaneous way, these experiences have contributed to the adaptation of B&Bs to the Brazilian way of being and a type of incoming structures have been created that are characterized by a sense of hospitality, cheerfulness and friendliness typical of Brazilian people. Now thanks to Bed & breakfast Brasil, all these experiences have been gathered in a network to make this offer more accessible and visible. The network has amplified the circulation of experiences and has allowed the growth of B&Bs that have found a way of being well organized throughout the vast national territory.

Why Bed & Breakfast?

Compared with traditional accommodations (hotels, inns, etc.), Bed & Breakfasts offer the travellers a less formal and restrictive formula:

• total freedom of organizing your day
• informal, relaxing and calm atmosphere
• personalized and warm welcome
• lower prices
• the possibility of being in touch with local people

Moreover among the various types of accommodations offered, that of Bed & breakfasts is the only one which is really based on the concept of sustainable tourism:

• No environmental impact. It does not imply the construction of new premises. You are hosted in the same houses where local people live, and therefore the incoming offer is limited to effective capacity of the place.
• Income integration. The money coming from the tourist circulation goes directly to families and local communities, thus favouring the money circulation even to difficultIy accessible areas.
• Interaction. The network structure stimulates an experience and knowledge exchange among the inhabitants of the same community, thus favouring the interaction of professional service: transfers, tours, handicraft, production of typical products, etc.
• Cultural exchange. B&Bs create the opportunity for tourists and local inhabitants to get in touch, stimulating a real and spontaneous cultural exchange enhanced by the fact that guest and host share the daily routine for a certain period of time.

Just few rules to respect

For the landlords

1. CLEANING. It is vital. The B&b besides being a private house is also an incoming structure and, as such, it has to grant the best in terms of hygiene and order.
2. A PERSONAL TOUCH. The guests' rooms must be furnished with care, just like the rest of the house. It is that personal touch that makes guests feel "at home".
3. CLEAR RULES. It is a good rule to make clear, since the beginning, the landlords' habits: if smoking is allowed, the presence of pets, timetables to respect...
4. COMMON AND PRIVATE SPACES. Making guests feel at ease, also implies indicating which are the parts of the house, a part from their bedroom, that the guests can freely use.

For the guests

1. GOOD BEHAVIOUR. The respect for what is mostly a private house is the fundamental ingredient for living together.
2. RESPECT OF TIMETABLES. Arrival time or breakfast time are agreed from one day to the other. It is essential to respect them.
3. INTEREST. The landlords are gratified also by the interest shown towards them, their house and the community where they live.
4. PAY GREAT ATTENTION. "Feeling at home" also means responsibility and attentions towards the things and the people who live in that house just as if we were in our home.

 

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