If you’ve been reading our Intelligence for B&Bblog, you know that BedBreakfastTraveler.com believes in transparency, especially when it comes to pricing of services for your B&B.  Occasionally, we profile other services which compete with ours.  We don’t care so much that mentioning competing services basically amounts to free advertising for those services.  We’re more interested in transparency for you, our consumers and clients.  So, when selecting services for publishing, marketing, and booking your bed & breakfast, please remember to compare prices.  And, don’t overpay!

Rezovation offers services for property management and online reservations.  As a business manager, if price is important to you, please do compare.  According to the Rezovation.com website, the minimum cost for Rezovation GT Online is $50 per month.  But, that’s for just the smallest B&Bs of 1-4 rooms.  If you have at least 10 rooms, the price more than doubles to $110, and for large properties (50+ rooms), may be at least $300 per month, with an added setup fee of $999.00!  Yes, Rezovation GT is a great property management tool for those who want to lay out the cash, but there are many cheaper alternatives for small inn businesses.  Again, the prices quoted here are directly from the Rezovation website

BedBreakfastTraveler.com (by Instant World Booking) offers a premier online booking service, including credit card acceptance.  Booking engines for your website is a particular specialty of ours.  If you have the cash to pay for the competing Rezovation GT service, and want online bookings, there is an additional per-reservation fee up to 30%.  For more on the additional fees see our separate article at:

http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/blog_bb/2009/12/bedandbreakfastcom-pricing/

Now, compare with BedBreakfastTraveler.com (by Instant World Booking).  If you want a fully integrated booking engine for your website, you can choose from many custom options starting at our lowest cost of just 1.9% of total reservation volume.  This is the absolute industry low for a booking engine on your website.

What about credit card processing?  Rezovation GT offers optional credit card processing for an additional monthly service fee and per-transaction fees.  Note that this is above and beyond the fees you are paying to maintain your own merchant account.  BedBreakfastTraveler.com on the other hand offers integrated credit card collection for your online bookings, and you do not even need your own merchant account.

Finally, if you want to connect to the Global Distribution System (GDS), Rezovation GT offers a premium option, allowing you to connect for just $649 + $15.50 per reservation + $250 / yr maintenance after first year.

For an unlimited budget, there are many services out there that can maximize your online exposure.  At BedBreakfastTraveler.com (Instant World Booking), we offer the maximum cost-effectiveness for online exposure.  Don’t pay the high prices unless you’ve tried Instant World Booking first.  If you don’t like your experience, you can always try the others and pay higher prices later.

A while back we published an article on how “Fake” reviews can impact your bed and breakfast’s online business.  Read it again here:

http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/blog_bb/2008/06/fake-user-reviews-do-they-really-hurt-your-bb-hotel-business/

Now, there’s some new evidence posted at BedandBreakfast.com on how negative reviews can actually help your business.  For more about bed and breakfasts and reviews, see the following links:

http://blog.bedandbreakfast.com/Eric/post/2009/12/16/Five-Ways-Negative-Reviews-are-Good-for-your-Business.aspx

If you’re afraid of negative reviews, and whether they can hurt your B&B, or any small business for that matter, read:

http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/negative-reviews-good-for-business/2075/

To check out what B&Bs around North America have to say, please check out some of our friends at their blogs below:

BedBreakfastTraveler.com is pleased to announce that we now interface with BnB Manager.  A special discount  is being offered to Instant World Booking clients for trying the BNB Manager service (see details below).   BnBManager has created a feature-packed yet simple-to-use small accommodations management system.  Offering state of the art security, functionality, and usability, BnBManager makes managing your guest information and reservations simple, while also providing a wealth of features to help you manage your back-office operations. Please visit BNB Manager today for a full list of features … you will be amazed to see what is made possible by using their software:

http://www.bnbmanager.com

BedBreakfastTraveler’s integration with BNB Manager means that users can now upload their calendar of availability directly to BedBreakfastTraveler.com and the entire Instant World Booking network. 

A special discount is now offered to Instant World Booking (BedBreakfastTraveler.com) clients for tryin the BNB Manager service.  BNB Manager will offer 10% off the full first year cost to the first 50 IWB members who join and stay beyond the 90-day free trial period.  All you need to do is enter the Promotional Code “IWB123″ on the BnB Manager sign-up page.

For more information about Instant World Booking’s XML feed capabilities, please see:

http://www.instantworldbooking.com/blog_iw/category/xml-feeds/

St. Augustine is widely regarded as the quaintest and most historic town in Florida.  If you’re looking for a little sun as well as a stay in a Victorian or historic bed and breakfast, St. Augustine will not dissapoint.  Check B&B reservations in St. Augustine.

For more about bed and breakfasts in St. Augustine, see:

http://blog.bedandbreakfast.com/post/2009/12/08/St-Augustine-Inns-and-Cedar-House-Inn-Welcome-Guests-to-Holiday-Tour.aspx

At BedBreakfastTraveler.com, we frequently get asked how our pricing compares to BedandBreakfast.com.  We’re going to answer that question.  In this global economy, margins mean everything to B&Bs and inns, and BedBreakfastTraveler.com (operated by Instant World Booking) can really make a difference to your bottom line.

BedandBreakfast.com is a great service, and we would never recommend not using a competitor’s service.  However, if as a B&B manager, price is important to you, please do compare prices.

BedandBreakfast.com advertises 2 participation levels for their online reservation program.  This is a feature that basically allows booking of your bed and breakfast by guests directly on their website. 

Here are BedandBreakfast.com’s costs :

Preferred Participation - 25% Commission

Standard Participation - 30% Commission

These prices also include some limitations.  With the Preferred plan you must make available at least one room daily (properties with more than 15 rooms are required to offer two rooms daily) for an entire year.  With the Standard participation, you may offer any days of the year and it doesn’t need to be an entire year. They do ask you to maintain at least 180 days of inventory in a year.

If these prices seem high, then please compare to BedBreakfastTraveler.com, which can instantly start improving your bottom line.

Here are BedBreakfastTraveler.com’s costs:

Standard online booking -  8% Commission

Booking Engine with online bookings on YOUR website - 1.9% Commission

Booking Engine with deposit collection of at least 30% from guest - 5% Commission

These are just a few examples of our pricing, and we offer custom solutions to suit your custom needs.  But, the numbers basically tell the whole story.

At BedBreakfastTraveler.com, we offer Guaranteed Economics.  If you currently use another provider’s service, please contact BedBreakfastTraveler.com.  We guarantee that we can offer the same or improved service for better economics. All you need to do is contact us and ask.

We are not affiliated with BedandBreakfast.com, and always try to publish the most accurate information.  If any reader has more recent information about BedandBreakfast.com pricing, please feel free to post it or correct us.

Louise and Joe McShane extend a warm welcome to their  Plymouth Bed and Breakfast which is a friendly, relaxed and comfortable family run bed and breakfast Guest House.
Our Bed and Breakfast Guest House is perfectly situated on Plymouth Hoe in the heart of Plymouth with both the excellent shopping facilities of Plymouth City Centre and the historic Barbican just a short walk away.
Train, Coach and Ferry Terminals are also close by.
Tastefully decorated with a warm and pleasant atmosphere, all at the Avalon Guest House in Plymouth with ensure that your stay in Plymouth is a memorable one ensuring your return to us time after time