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For other uses, see Bed & Breakfast (disambiguation).

Breakfast at a B&B in Quebec City, Canada

The ship Bürgermeister O´Swald II is now a B&B in the port of Cuxhaven.

A bed and breakfast (typically shortened to B&B or BnB) is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast. It is commonly a private house or small hotel that rents rooms and provides a morning meal. A B&B generally has the hosts living in the same house or on the same premises.

Bed and breakfast is also used to describe the level of catering included in a hotel's room prices, as opposed to room-only, half-board, or full-board.

International differences

Australia

There are approximately 7,000 B&Bs in Australia.

The B&B industry in Australia generates about $132 million in annual revenue.

Canada

In Quebec, bed and breakfast establishments are recognized as tourist accommodation establishments that offer, for an all-inclusive price, rooms in a private residence where the operator lives and provides breakfast.

China

In China, immigrants have remodeled traditional structures in quiet picturesque rural areas and opened a few rustic boutique hotels with minimum amenities. Most patrons are foreign tourists, but these establishments are growing in popularity among Chinese domestic tourists.

France

Bed and breakfast accommodation in France is called a chambre d’hôtes. Under the French Tourism Code, a chambre d'hôtes provides an overnight stay and breakfast, is limited to five rooms and 15 guests, and must be hosted by the resident.

India

In the lead-up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, the government of India promoted the concept of bed & breakfast as an effort to increase tourism, especially keeping in view the demand for hotels. Under the Incredible India Bed & Breakfast and Homestay scheme, establishments are approved and categorized by the Ministry of Tourism as Gold or Silver based on predefined criteria.

Ireland

In Ireland, B&Bs can be townhouses, farmhouses, or country houses. There are about 3,000 B&Bs spread throughout the country, 750 of which are certified for meeting quality standards by Fáilte Ireland.

Israel

Rural tourism in Israel includes accommodations ranging from basic converted buildings to luxurious log cabins (Zimmers) equipped with modern amenities.

The Israeli B&B is known as a zimmer (German for 'room'). All over the country, but especially in northern Israel (Galilee and Upper Galilee), the zimmer has developed into an extensive industry. This industry began to develop in the 1990s, when agriculture became less profitable, and many families with farms in moshavim, kibbutzim, farms, and even in cities decided to try their luck in the business of hospitality. In the last decade, bed and breakfasts have also emerged in southern Israel's Negev region.

Italy

In Italy, regional law regulates B&Bs. There is a national law "Legge 29 marzo 2001, n. 135" but each region maintains a specific regulation. Each region can adopt different regulations but they must observe the national law on Tourism (Law N° 135 /2001).

Carriage B&B Hinto Panzio in Transylvania, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania

Japan

The Japanese equivalent of this sort of hospitality business is the minshuku, which offers dinner as well as bed & breakfast in the tradition of the ryokan.

New Zealand

In New Zealand, B&B accommodation is marketed by the national tourism body as hosted accommodation in which guests have their own room in the host's house and are served breakfast in the morning.

South Africa

In South Africa, B&Bs are among the accommodation categories graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa. Its system grades accommodation from 1 to 5 stars, with an additional 5-star Premium category, and applies to hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, lodges, and other lodging types.

United Kingdom

Little Langford Farmhouse, Salisbury, Wiltshire

There are numerous B&Bs found in seaside towns, the countryside as well as city centres.

In England, B&Bs may be assessed by VisitEngland under a scheme that includes 3-, 4- and 5-star ratings, a quality-assessed category, and an entry-level Visitor Ready accreditation. The AA also assesses B&Bs and other places to stay under star-rating schemes in which the physical quality and guest experience are both considered. In Northern Ireland, Tourism NI defines a B&B as offering overnight accommodation with a cooked breakfast and daily servicing of bedrooms, without a requirement to provide an evening meal. A majority of B&Bs in the UK have en suite facilities.

United States

Front yard of a B&B in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

There are approximately 17,000 B&Bs in the United States. Bed and breakfasts are often private family homes and typically have between four and eleven rooms, with six being the average. Industry summaries describe B&Bs as short-term lodging in private homes or small buildings converted to hotels, with full breakfast included in the room rate.

See also

• Airbnb
• Inn
• Hostel
• Hotel garni