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.
Inns advertise, have business licenses, do their own advertising and promotions, pay government ordinance fees and taxes, and post signs. The inn may host weddings and wedding receptions and small business meetings. Board may be provided to between four and 30 guests. Country inns are a business offering overnight lodging and meals. The owner is actively involved in daily operations, often living on-site.