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The following is a lecture I prepared for our annual state innkeeper association meeting next week. I thought the overview
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Getting to Know Your Innkeeper: Monika Sudakov We thought it would be fun to do a couple of blog posts introducing our two
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It’s hard to believe that 2014 is nearing it’s conclusion. It has been an amazing year and what is most amazing
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Jeff has often joked with guests that we are retired because we don’t punch a clock or report to an employer anymore,
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So many people tell us that their dream is to own a bed and breakfast. They fantasize about the fun with guests, having an
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We have been innkeepers for going on almost ten years now, which is as mind boggling to me as to any of our repeat guests
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So last weekend a funny thing happened on the way to Chestnut Street Inn. Pretty much all of Bureau County and half of
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Many innkeepers ask me what the value of membership is to the state bed and breakfast association or other professional
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One of the most common questions we get is how do we stay so chipper with guests and always seem to be having fun. The
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Guests often ask us what the secret to working with your spouse is. They usually chuckle and say they’d likely kill
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2014 has begun for us here at the Chestnut Street Inn with a myriad of projects, about 3 pages single space to be exact. As
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Here is some food for thought, in this case, no pun intended. First ask yourself why you want to be an innkeeper. If you
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