Bed and breakfast (or B&B) is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast, but usually does not offer other meals. Typically, bed and breakfasts are private homes with fewer than 10 bedrooms available for commercial use. B&Bs and guest houses may be operated either as a secondary source of income or a primary occupation. Usually the owners themselves prepare the breakfast and clean the room etc., but some bed and breakfasts hire staff for cleaning or cooking. Although some bed and breakfast owners hire professional staff, a property which hires professional management is usually no longer considered a bed and breakfast, but enters the category of inn or hotel. Source: Wikipedia

Legal considerations

Before starting an aquaculture venture, check on any applicable regulations with your local authority or the associations and organisations given below. A highly recommended article for you to read is “Legal Requirements for bed and breakfast in South Africa“.

Associations and Organisations

Bed and Breakfast Association of South Africa (BABASA)
PO Box 2005,
Groenkloof, 0027.
Tel & Fax: 012 480 2041,
Cell: 083 212 5133,
Email: babasa@babasa.co.za

Guest House Association of Southern Africa (GHASA)
27 Tennant Road,
Kenilworth, Cape Town, 7800.
Tel: 021 762 0880,
Fax: 021 797 3115,
Cell: 082 902 8416,
Email: info@guesthouseassociation.co.za

Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa (FEDHASA).

National Accomodation Association of SA

Suppliers

Durban North bed and breakfast suppliers
Durban North goods and services directory for the hospitality industry.

Umhlanga Coastline bed and breakfast suppliers
Umhlanga Coastline goods and services directory for the hospitality industry.

Hotelstuff
Hotelstuff is a specific index of suppliers who specialise in the supply of goods and services to the hospitality industry.

HospitalityForum
An information site for hospitality resources.

Websites

Industrial Development Corporation
(for information on the Tourism Development Finance Incentive Scheme by which the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) provides limited subsidies for certain SMEs in the field of tourism). PO Box 78055, Sandton, 2146. Tel: 011 269 3000 Call Centre: 086 069 3888.

B&B World
Informative site touching on a number of issues relevant to the running of a bed and breakfast establishment such as insurance and promoting your Bed and Breakfast establishment.

My Bed and Breakfast
How to start a Bed and Breakfast in South Africa. Free Bed and Breakfast and Guest House resources.

Publications

Gearing you B&B to the Business Traveller
For various reasons, including the need to cut costs, Bed and Breakfast accommodation is becoming more popular with the business traveller. If you haven’t yet cornered this sector of the tourism trade, you may want to invest in catering to this traveller’s specific needs.

Selected books on running a bed and breakfast
Available for purchase from the website “Wantitall.co.za”

Selected books around the topic of bed and breakfasts.
Available for purchase from the website “Kalahari.net”

Training

THETA is the relevant body for the Bed and Breakfast industry sector. A skills levy is paid to the Receiver of Revenue and a grant claimed back through THETA. For other training possibilities, contact the Associations listed above.

Bed & Breakfast / Guest House Management course
Planning To Open And Manage Your Own Bed & Breakfast, Guest House or Boutique Hotel? This Bed & Breakfast Management Distance Learning Course can make Your Dream Become A Reality.

Bed and Breakfast courses
Bed and Breakfast courses offered by the International Hotel School in Cape Town, Durban and Sandton.

Small Guest House Management/B&B Management
The Guesthouse Academy aims to equip owners and managers of small guesthouses or bed and breakfasts in South Africa by providing practical distance learning solutions. The Guesthouse Management Training Course provides a combination of theoretical and practical training in the field of guesthouse management. This flexible correspondence course will equip you with all the expertise and skills you’ll need to start and manage your own guesthouse or bed and breakfast.