The Complete Idiot's Guide to Running a Bed & Breakfast(ISBN=9780028640006)

　　This book holds all the secrets to opening and running a successful inn. It gives you guidelines for choosing a profitable location and describes a day in the life of the average inn owner. You can find information about how to write up a business plan, what to include on you Web site, what "house rules" you need to set up to keep your guests and your investment safe, and how to use your own personal touch to make your inn unique.

　　Park Davis is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and a travel counselor who left Long Island, New York, and "washed ashore" at Provincetown, Massachusetts, eight years ago. With a bit of money, the kindness of strangers, and a healthy dose of blind ambition, Park set out on a course of buying, rehabbing, and selling guesthouses. He now concentrates his efforts on his luxurious Benchmark Inn & Central in Provincetown, where he hopes to have the pleasure of welcoming you.

I. HOME SWEET HOME.
　1. Open, Sez Me!
　2. Big Things in Small(er) Packages.
　3. What It's Really Like.
　4. The B&B of Your Dreams.
II. TAKING THE PLUNGE.
　5. Knocking Down Those Walls.
　6. Legalities and Liabilities.
　7. All About Room Rates.
　8. The Business Plan.
　9. Setting Up Your Business and Financial Structure.
III. GETTING THE WORD OUT.
　10. Marketing 101.
　11. Networking Works. 　
　12. Special Circumstances.
IV. MAKING IT YOUR OWN.
　13. Getting the Most from Your B&B.
　14. Stocking Up on Supplies.
　15. Setting Guest Policies.
V. GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
　16. Start with a Good Breakfast.
　17. One Day at a Time.
　18. Guest Services with a Smile.
　19. Housekeeping Basics.
　20. Help Wanted.
VI. THE NEXT LEVEL.
　21. The Business in Review.
　22. Expanding the Business.
　23. Stay in Business!
Appendixes.
Index.