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 Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 10:59 pm Post subject: Bed and breakfast or guest house - what's the difference? |
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I've always been puzzled as to the difference between a B&B and a guest house... is there a difference and, if so, anyone know what it is?!
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B & B is the type of package as opposed to Half Board, Full Board or All Inclusive.
B & B is available in hotels or any other such establishment such as a guest house.
A guest house is literally what it says - it is someone's house where they take paying guests. Probably slightly corrupted these days to cover small hotels which only provide the basics and B & B.
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Is it as simple as that?
I see the term 'bed and breakfast' used frequently not just in the context of describing a package, but also to describe an establishment. For example, "Ivy House B&B" or "Ivy House Bed & Breakfast" - as opposed to "Ivy House Guest House". The way I saw it (perhaps quite wrongly) was that a guest house and B&B amount to pretty much the same thing, but that 'guest house' was an older term often used to describe a 'gentleman's residence' as it might also have been called, and a 'bed and breakfast' is a more current term.
As for when a B&B or guest house becomes a small hotel... well, that's a whole new can of worms... 
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| Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2003 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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I agree - B & B has become the modern description for a guest house. That is B & B as opposed to Bed & Breakfast.
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Yes - usage of a phrase, word or term over a period of time becomes part of the English language. B & B is used extensively whereas Bed & Breakfast is rarely used in conversation.
B & B tends to be verbal whilst Bed & Breakfast is written more.
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| Hub-UK wrote: | | B & B is used extensively whereas Bed & Breakfast is rarely used in conversation. |
Hmmm... can't really say I'd noticed that. I hear both B&B and bed and breakfast used frequently in conversation - I would find it difficult to assess whether one is used more than the other.
| Hub-UK wrote: | | B & B tends to be verbal whilst Bed & Breakfast is written more. |
Can't say I'd noticed this either! When a B&B or guest house (call it what you will) wishes to be known as the former, I would say it tends to write it as "Ivy House B&B" rather than "Ivy House Bed & Breakfast" more commonly. When presenting rates also, I would say the abbreviated version is quite common - eg. £25 B&B or £35 D,B&B.
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| paul wrote: | | What are you saying? That we're backward or something? |
I think its nice to be quaint and the tourists like it. 
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| Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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Good question; I came across this when I was thinking about some pages for our site. The description offered was guesthouses, but I went with both in the end, to help those searching for either. As far as I see it, they are pretty much the same ultimately, house type accommodation, not like a hotel or a hostel.
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I think I'd agree with you, Sam.
As to when a B&B (or guest house) becomes a hotel, though... well, that's another question! 
I notice very small B&Bs call themselves hotels quite often.
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| aaron wrote: | | As to when a B&B (or guest house) becomes a hotel, though... well, that's another question! |
I think there used to be something legal which stated that a hotel had to provide certain facilities such as a night porter hence the "private hotel" that used to get tagged onto some which I'd guess got around it but made them sound like Faulty Towers!
Doesn't seem to apply these days as many have changed their names just to hotel.
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On another note, these 'ants' that just appeared are a pretty neat little feature. We've been thinking a while about ways to 'reward' those that are more active than others without it costing a fortune. Pretty good idea for this forum, that's for sure.
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