Starting a B&B on the Big Island: Tips?

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Hi there, I'm not familiar with B&B's, but we've used the www.vrbo.com website several times for short term stays. Type in the city name (Pahoa is where we've stayed) and it shows all the rentals available by owner, mostly private owned houses. Once you've stayed in one, you will never stay in a hotel again! Varying prices, some very basic, some very plush, you pretty much get what you pay for. All the owners that we talked to were very happy with the vrbo exposure, it's pretty cheap for advertising. We rented a 3 bedroom house while we were building, and those owners said the majority of their rentals came from the vrbo website. They work good for those of us that want a low-key place to stay where you can just come home and eat dinner, watch tv and relax, without the frills and social side of a hotel etc. And if you don't want to cook, you always get to eat out, because after all, you are on vacation, works for me!

Good luck, we're all in search of our shangri-la for retirement and semi-retirement!

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