difference between b&b and guest house

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tracyf
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difference between b&b and guest house

Post by tracyf »

Hi folks

does anyone know the legal difference between these. We are intending to let 2 rooms as a b&b and have come up against someone saying we should be classified as a guest house, which I believe means we would have to adhere to different criteria

cheers
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CSE
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Post by CSE »

It seems you do not live in the same building(?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guest_house
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Normandie
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Post by Normandie »

Hi TracyF -
I don't know the answer to your question because I'm in France but... first of all, who is suggesting you should be defined as a guest house? Local tourist board? Accreditation board like the AA? Local tax office?

Are you planning to get some form of accreditation or grading (stars etc) and if so, could you request a definition of one vs the other from the relevant body?

For what it's worth (and it's probably not much!) a bit of Googling has delivered the following:

http://www.theaa.com/travel/accommodati ... ading.html
http://www.businessdictionary.com/defin ... house.html
http://www.jedburgh-online.org.uk/accommodation.asp
http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Define ... id=5264615

I hope someone with better knowledge than me will be along shortly with better information or suggestions. :)
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difference between B&B and guest house

Post by Naj »

The only difference (according to UK Quality in Tourism) is the number of rooms. B&B has up to six rooms, a guest house more. Everything else is the same, I think! We are a guest house with eight rooms but generally known as and called a B&B.

If you are letting rooms as a B&B you'll obviously have to have insurance and let the local authority know that you are a business
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