Comments for An Innkeeper's Journal http://aninnkeepersjournal.com Adventures in Innkeeping Wed, 7 Jan 2009 06:58:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Comments about the Book by Sue Erwin http://aninnkeepersjournal.com/2008/06/visitor-comments/#comment-369 Sue Erwin Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:40:50 +0000 http://aninnkeepersjournal.com/?p=21#comment-369 What a wonderful book! As a fellow innkeeper of 12+ years, I can say for sure Dick has an insightful, honest and refreshing perspective on this occupation. Guests often wonder what is is like to be an innkeeper -- read this book and you'll get the real, inside scoop. Dick has a great writing style -- humorous and unpretentious, and he isn't afraid to peel back the covers and talk honestly about his experiences. Certainly a must read for all inn-goers as well as those thinking about becoming innkeepers. What a wonderful book! As a fellow innkeeper of 12+ years, I can say for sure Dick has an insightful, honest and refreshing perspective on this occupation. Guests often wonder what is is like to be an innkeeper — read this book and you’ll get the real, inside scoop. Dick has a great writing style — humorous and unpretentious, and he isn’t afraid to peel back the covers and talk honestly about his experiences. Certainly a must read for all inn-goers as well as those thinking about becoming innkeepers.

]]> Comment on Comments about the Book by Sandy Soule http://aninnkeepersjournal.com/2008/06/visitor-comments/#comment-44 Sandy Soule Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:13:08 +0000 http://aninnkeepersjournal.com/?p=21#comment-44 Generally, when folks think about becoming innkeepers, they stay at a number of properties, attend workshops and trade shows, and read up on the subject. Thanks to Dick Matthews’ Notes from an Innkeepers’ Journal, the process is reversed. Matthews has done a superlative job of describing the peaks and valleys of the daily life of an innkeeper in a charming and most readable style. His journal is not a “how to” book; I have helped edit most such publications and while useful, they are generally out-of-date shortly after publication. Instead, he paints a vivid picture of what it’s really like to be an innkeeper. Although everyone’s experience is going to be different, his book will either help prepare you for a wonderful adventure, or save you from making a dreadful mistake. Either way, it’s worth every penny (and more) of its selling price. Sandy Soule, BedandBreakfast.com Generally, when folks think about becoming innkeepers, they stay at a number of properties, attend workshops and trade shows, and read up on the subject. Thanks to Dick Matthews’ Notes from an Innkeepers’ Journal, the process is reversed. Matthews has done a superlative job of describing the peaks and valleys of the daily life of an innkeeper in a charming and most readable style. His journal is not a “how to” book; I have helped edit most such publications and while useful, they are generally out-of-date shortly after publication. Instead, he paints a vivid picture of what it’s really like to be an innkeeper. Although everyone’s experience is going to be different, his book will either help prepare you for a wonderful adventure, or save you from making a dreadful mistake. Either way, it’s worth every penny (and more) of its selling price.

Sandy Soule, BedandBreakfast.com

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