Many inns have gardens growing fruit and vegetables which are served to guests. Homestay, host home is the simplest form of these travelers' sites. The homestay, host home is an owner-occupied private home where the business of paying guests is incidental to its use as a private residence. Hosts are primarily interested in meeting new people and perhaps having additional income to supplement present employment or retirement income. Frequently these residences are located in residential areas, so zoning may prohibit use of outdoor signs or other forms of public advertisement.
Breakfast is the only meal served.
The resident host makes available from one to three rooms for guests. Bed and breakfasts are formerly single family homes with four to five rooms made available to guests. This owner-occupied establishment has an equally mixed use as a home or lodging. Bed and breakfast inns are smaller, owner-occupied businesses providing primary financial support of the host. Primary use is for business.