Our Customers

We serve the entire industry ...
from "aspiring" to "retiring" innkeepers
and everything in between!

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We believe that Get Heads in Beds can effectively serve BnB’s in all three phases of the BnB lifecycle, the start-up phase, the established phase and the selling phase. Why? Because we have successfully worked with all three phases in the past driving revenue quickly and cost effectively to maximize our client’s return.

Let’s explore each phase a little more closely.

The Start-Up BnB

Opening a bed and breakfast is one of the most exciting things you’ll ever do! It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to put your personal stamp on a business and truly make something your own. You get to be the “boss” and start something totally from nothing.

But starting a business isn’t easy. In fact, it’s really hard. You have to make a lot of decisions where there are no clear-cut “right” or “wrong” answers. These decisions run the gamut from decorating, to location, menus, linens, policies, scheduling, staffing, financial, operational and ultimately marketing. The sheer volume of decisions can be staggering.

On top of that you need to understand your market because your market will dictate how your property is perceived relative to the alternatives around you. What’s desirable in one market may not be desirable in another. What’s necessary in one market may not be necessary in another. Understanding these factors is paramount to being successful. And the quicker you get it right, the better off you are.

We have been there ourselves. In the last decade, we have opened four properties in four different markets. Our experience will help you navigate the pitfalls and get you performing at optimum capacity within months of opening. For a new start-up, the quicker you hit your stride the more likely you are to keep your cash flow positive.

For more insight and to better understand how we can help your BnB start-up, please call us at 262-639-5500 today.

Seven Tips for New Innkeepers!

Expect to spend more than what you budget to open a BnB.
Make sure you have a dynamite website that is mobile compatible.
Learn everything you can about your market and the competition.
Decorate for your guests, not for yourself.
Innkeeper’s quarters are very important to your long-term satisfaction as an Innkeeper
Outsource the jobs you don’t like or have the skills for.
Always start your business with an exit strategy.

The Established BnB

Running a successful BnB and running a profitable BnB are very different things. You can have a magnificent property in an amazing location with great reviews, hundreds of repeat guests and world-class breakfasts and struggle to make money. It’s a story that repeats itself far too often in this industry. The vast majority of innkeepers do not make money. For most, running a BnB is a lifestyle and not a business. But it doesn’t have to be that way. You can do what you love, maintain a balanced life and still make money. You just need the right property and the right skills to do it.

For most BnB’s, the difference-maker is marketing. Identifying your customer, knowing what they want, knowing how to find them and knowing how to sell it to them in a meaningful and productive way is the secret to BnB success. It’s the difference between working hard and working profitably.

We’d like to leverage our marketing and business acumen to help you achieve your potential. We’d like to help you grow your business and teach you how to maintain that success for years to come. It’s something we’ve done for your peers and something we know we can do for you. Best of all, it won’t cost you anything unless we’re successful.

If you’re interested in learning more about us and how we can partner to maximize your success, please call us for a free consultation. What do you have to lose?

Six Ways that Profitability Can Make a Difference!

You can use the extra profit to outsource the jobs you don’t like or the ones you aren’t good at.
Your business will be worth more.
Profitability allows you to focus more on customer satisfaction.
Profitability will allow you to tackle maintenance when it should happen and not wait until you can afford it.
Being profitable will make you feel more successful.
Your banker will love you.

The BnB For Sale

Anyone who has ever run a BnB knows what a richly rewarding experience innkeeping can be. We also understand the passion and commitment that goes into being a successful innkeeper. So when the time comes to sell your inn, it can be a very emotional and challenging experience. Of course, these feelings are exacerbated by the process of selling which can drag on for years and in many instances leave you selling your inn as a home and not a business. What could be more frustrating?

But BnB’s can sell as a business. They just have to make money. When people buy a business, they want to know that their efforts will offer a fair return for their time, money and energy. It’s a fair expectation, and that’s where Get Heads in Beds can help. We can work with you to make your inn saleable. We can increase your revenue and make you profitable. A profitable inn is a viable business investment. We have done that for several of our clients and we are ready to do that for you.

If you’re interested in learning more about us and how we can help you make your inn saleable, please call us for a free consultation. You have everything to gain and nothing to lose.

Six Critical Questions Every Buyer Asks!

What is the market occupancy of this area?
How is the overall market changing?
What is the property’s historical RevPar?
What is the current NOI?
What strategic opportunities does the property offer for profitable growth?
Who are my current and potential consumers?
What does innkeeping look like in this property?