Archive for the ‘Bed and Breakfast in Maidstone’ Category


Kent County Show 2013

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Staying Away From Home

STAYING AWAY FROM HOME After my recent weekend away in a bed and breakfast in Suffolk, a bit of a busman’s holiday as I run the Catnap Bed and Breakfast, a small and friendly guest house in Maidstone. Viewing a fellow guest house through the eyes of a guest, brings to the fore what is [...]

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A Bed and Breakfast Getaway in Maidstone

Do you feel in need of getting away for a short break, something that will leave you feeling refreshed but at the same time will not “break the bank”! If this is the case then I would heartily recommend considering a Bed & Breakfast, just some of the benefits I have listed below for those [...]

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Eight Ways To Enjoy Your B&B Stay No Matter What!

      1.    Always be optimistic   Always be optimistic, your bed and breakfast looked really good on the internet so it must be good! 2.    Finding your way     Make sure you know the way to the bed and breakfast by taking the time to research on the internet the exact location, this saves [...]

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Five Good Reasons To Visit Maidstone The County Town Of Kent

Visiting Maidstone The County Town Of Kent   1. I think that first and foremost on the list in this year of important events, should be the fact that Maidstone is only 1 hour by rail from London, this means that for the Queens Jubilee in June with all its pomp and ceremony , and [...]

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HOTEL CHAIN CHECKS IN AT OLD COUNCIL OFFICES

NOTES TAKEN FROM AN ARTICLE IN KENT MESSENGER IN DECEMBER 100 Room Hotel will create up to 40 new jobs The go-ahead has been given for the opening of a major chain hotel in Maidstone town centre. The 100 bedroom hotel could create up to 40 shanghai jobs when it opens in London Road. It [...]

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What to expect from your first stay at a Bed and Breakfast

There are several differences between what to expect from a Bed and Breakfast and what you will actually get. RESEARCH Booking any bed and breakfast can be a gamble and you need to find out as much as you possibly can about your chosen short list. Obviously if you are looking at bed and breakfast [...]

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Choose a Bed and Breakfast Over a Hotel Chain

Choose a Bed and Breakfast Over a Hotel Chain Traveling for business or vacationing always has one thing in common; you need a place to stay. Unfortunately, many individuals choose large hotel chains which have no personality and do nothing more than provide a place to sleep for their guests. However, when business and vacation [...]

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The rewards of running a Bed and Breakfast in Maidstone

The rewards of running a Bed and Breakfast in Maidstone Having run my Bed and Breakfast in Maidstone for the past few years, it is really good to know that you are doing OK, I mean doing the right thing to make your guests feel at home in your home albeit a Bed and Breakfast so to speak. [...]

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Hotels Suffer the Travelodge Effect

Hotels Suffer the Travelodge Effect in Maidstone   I am the owner of a small Bed and Breakfast in Maidstone, Kent, at catnapcorner.com. As you can imagine I was very perturbed by the following article in our local newspaper.   “Small independent hotels and Bed and Breakfast in Maidstone are dying due mainly to emergence [...]

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