Innkeeper Interviews

Innkeepers describe their bed and breakfasts and why they became innkeepers. See submissions

An interview with Art Oswald, innkeeper of Old Carriage Inn in Shipshewana, Indiana.

An interview with Don and Sherry Frigon, innkeepers of Durbin Street Inn in Casper, Wyoming.

An interview with Jack and Gayle Carpentier, innkeepers at the MV Athena in San Francisco Bay.

An interview with Marc Haberman, innkeeper of Natural Bed and Breakfast in Tucson, Arizona.

An interview with Bill Wickman, innkeeper of Cottonwood Cottage Bed and Breakfast in Salem, Oregon.

An interview with Marilyn Fiedler, innkeeper of the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire's official bed and breakfast in Mt. Hope, Pennsylvania.

An interview with Sherrie Hansen, innkeeper of Blue Belle Inn in St. Ansgar, Iowa.

An interview with Steven and Suzanne Savlov, innkeepers of Peacock Hill Guest House in Gig Harbor, Washington.

An interview with the author of Notes from an Innkeeper's Journal, a book about the life of a bed and breakfast innkeeper.

An interview with Roger and Linda Cole, innkeepers of Brookside Meadows Country Bed and Breakfast in Middlebury, Vermont. Since this interview, the Coles have retired from innkeeping.

An interview with Gretel Schuck, innkeeper of The Pond House in Woodstock, Vermont.

An interview with Chuck and Fern White, innkeepers of Adventurers' Country Bed and Breakfast 15 miles east of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

An interview with Taydie Drummond, innkeeper of A. Drummond's Ranch Bed and Breakfast near Cheyenne, Wyoming.

An interview with the innkeeper of the historic Thomas Shepherd Inn Bed and Breakfast, built in 1868 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

An interview with Sandra Soule, a writer who focuses on bed and breakfasts.

What did it take to foresee the potential of something called the Internet? And how do you marry a traditional industry with an emerging technology? Mary White knows. She was there.

Any innkeeper will tell you that running a bed and breakfast is a 24/7 operation. With constant demands, how do you save your sanity – and your relationships? Innkeepers have some secrets.

The Professional Association of Innkeepers International’s annual conference is the largest and, perhaps, the most essential learning opportunity for experienced and aspiring innkeepers. PAII president and CEO Jay Karen describes why you should attend.

Any innkeeper will tell you that breakfast table conversations are the most fascinating and rewarding aspect of doing business. If you stay with Jim and Barbara Hearn at the Holly Tree Manor Bed & Breakfast in Trenton, Tennessee, the conversation will be very entertaining, indeed. Why? Because Jim was in the CIA and, back in 1956, Barbara was...

Interim Innkeepers – also known as Innsitters – may be the unsung heroes of the profession. Stepping into the spotlight when an inn’s owners need a break, they have to be quick studies to understand the intricacies of each bed and breakfast and perform tasks that took owners years to perfect. In this ongoing series, you’ll meet innsitters from...

What kind of background does a person need to start a bed and breakfast? Frank Salvo has proven it doesn’t have to be in hospitality. It can even come from a hospital. As long as you have the desire, vision, and the dedication to do the work and obtain the training, you can run a bed and breakfast. Here’s how he did it.

Long before most of us knew what a B&B was, Rick Litchfield and Bev Davis were on their second decade as innkeepers. In 1978 they opened the Captain Lord Mansion Inn & Spa of Kennebunkport, Maine and have long outlasted the fabled “seven-year itch.” Indeed, they are still going strong at their 20-room AAA Four Diamond inn. If you’re looking for...

Most innkeepers are familiar with the “seven-year itch” – the amount of time it takes to satisfy the urge to own and operate a bed and breakfast. After that, the inn is for sale and a new life begins. That is unless you’re Fran Ambroselli and you really, really enjoy being an innkeeper. Then, not even a fire can stop you.