From B&B To Home Sweet Home

Travelers are increasingly out of luck as bed and breakfast inns across the country revert back to being private homes.

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August 13, 2006, 5:00 AM PDT

"In a side effect of the real-estate boom, scores of traditional bed and breakfasts are closing down as new buyers turn them back into private residences. Behind the vanishing inns is a simple equation: Many B&Bs are worth more as properties than as businesses. And with the real-estate market showing signs of softening, innkeepers now have an immediate incentive to sell out and reap a windfall."

"Rising interest rates have also made it more difficult for innkeepers to pay the monthly mortgage and still turn a profit by renting rooms to weekenders."

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FULL STORY: The Endangered B&B

Thursday, August 10, 2006 in The Wall Street Journal

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