Bed and breakfast
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A bed and breakfast (typically shortened to B&B or BnB) is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast. In addition, a B&B sometimes has the hosts living in the house.
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The B&B industry in Australia generates about $132 million in annual revenue.
China
In China, expatriates 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 they are growing in popularity among Chinese domestic tourists.<ref name=NYT81313>Template:Cite news</ref>
India
In the lead-up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, the government of India promoted the concept of bed & breakfast<ref>Template:Cite web (MS Word Document download)</ref> as an effort to increase tourism, especially keeping in view the demand for hotels.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> All B&Bs must be approved by the Ministry of Tourism, which will then categorize them as Gold or Silver based on a list of predefined criteria.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ireland
In Ireland, B&Bs can be townhouses, farmhouses, or country houses. There are about 3,000 B&Bs<ref>Template:Citation</ref> spread throughout the country, 750 of which are certified for meeting quality standards by Fáilte Ireland.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Israel
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The Israeli B&B is known as a zimmer (German for 'room'). All over the country, but especially in northern Israel (Galilee, Upper Galilee, and the Golan Heights), 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref>Minshuku (Japan Guide, 2024)</ref><ref>What is the difference between ryokan and minshuku? (Japan Experience, 2017)</ref>
United Kingdom
There are numerous B&Bs found in seaside towns, the countryside as well as city centers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
B&Bs are graded by VisitBritain and the AA on a star system. 3-, 4- and 5-star establishments have a higher standard.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A majority of B&Bs in the UK have en suite facilities.
United States
There are approximately 17,000 B&Bs in the United States.<ref name="The B&B Industry" /> Bed and breakfasts are often private family homes and typically have between four and eleven rooms, with six being the average.<ref name="The B&B Industry">Template:Cite news</ref>
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