Historical Bed and Breakfast lodgings.
Posted 04/17/09
Bed and breakfast lodgings are places that offer travelers a place to rest at night and a substantial breakfast in the morning . Bed and breakfast inns These lodgings are also known as homestays and offer shared or private bathrooms . Bed and Breakfast lodgings were popular in the United Kingdom for centuries and the phrase was coined in the British Isles . Many European countries have bed and breakfast accommodation as a popular lodging option.
Bed and Breakfast lodgings were established by British settlers in the United States to lodge other settlers on their way to settle beyond new frontiers. The great depression ushered in a new interest in staying in this form of lodging for travelers who required cheap lodging in hard economic times . Bed and breakfast hotels Private homes were converted into homestay lodgings to augment the income of the household . Bed and breakfast accommodation was and is an attractive substitute for a large impersonal hotel .
