Bed and Breakfasts: 10 Etiquette Questions Answered

Connie Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Pennsylvania January 2, 2018April 2, 2018B&B etiquette, B&Bs, bed and breakfast, bed and breakfast etiquette, bed and breakfasts, goldmoor inn, Kingsley Inn, Kintner House Inn, market street inn, marmalade sky bed and breakfast, questions about bed and breakfasts, Red Umbrella Bed and Breakfast, Seldom Scene Meadow B&B, Summers Riverview Mansion 7 Comments

I used to avoid staying in bed and breakfasts. The pictures I saw of them were lovely, but I wasn’t sure of the etiquette. Do I knock when I get there? How about every time we come and go? Will coming in late at night be a problem? Will we have to share a bathroom with other guests? (Please—no!)

Then I went on a press trip, and they assigned us to a bed and breakfast. Oh no! What to do? Everything worked out just fine that weekend. The beautifully decorated Victorian mansion included a Jacuzzi tub in every room, and we were the only guests staying there that night. Since then, bed and breakfasts have become one of our favorite types of accommodation, and we stay in them often.

If you have yet to stay at a B&B for any of the fears I had, fear no more. Here are answers to 10 questions you may have about staying in a bed and breakfast. Read more

Kingsley Inn: A Night of Elegant Comfort

Connie Iowa September 8, 2015April 2, 2018Fort Madison accommodations, Hotels in Fort Madison Iowa, hotels near Burlington Iowa, Kingsley Inn 17 Comments

Small inns and bed & breakfasts are fast becoming my favorite type of accommodation. Often decorated with antiques and a Victorian flair, I feel like I’m being pampered in elegance in a B&B. I prefer a larger accommodation, though, rather than one with just three or four guestrooms. I don’t feel so awkward, like I’m intruding on someone’s private life. I’m also a stickler for a private bath. The Kingsley Inn in Fort Madison, Iowa, combines the best of an inn and a B&B. The Kingsley Inn is run like a B&B but has eighteen guestrooms, all beautifully decorated and all with private baths. Read more