Comments on: B n B & Gites for fun and profit (7) http://purelyfrance.com/2007/09/03/b-n-b-gites-for-fun-and-profit-7/ A New Zealander with one foot firmly in central France, the other frequently in his mouth writes of life, the beloved French, property transactions and how to run a successful B n B and Gite business Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:34:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Chris Comley http://purelyfrance.com/2007/09/03/b-n-b-gites-for-fun-and-profit-7/#comment-159 Chris Comley Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:21:55 +0000 http://purelyfrance.com/2007/09/03/b-n-b-gites-for-fun-and-profit-7/#comment-159 Lots of good ideas. I hate arriving somewhere and there's NOTHING in the kitchen. OK, one hardly expects a fully stocked larder, it'd have all the wrong stuff in for starters. But things like salt and pepper are useful, and we never think to take it with us! We stock our gites with a *starter* quantity of teabags, coffee, sugar, etc. and make sure there's a salt shaker, pepper pot, and if anyone's left things like dried herbs and spices, we leave those. We don't leave half-used pots of cream or salad dressing in teh fridge, for example. Find the balace! :-) We also leave a bottle of wine and a few green stubbies. I like the bread-run idea - we can't do that as we're not near enough. But you can't beat *today*'s fresh bread for breakfast. :) Lots of good ideas. I hate arriving somewhere and there’s NOTHING in the kitchen. OK, one hardly expects a fully stocked larder, it’d have all the wrong stuff in for starters. But things like salt and pepper are useful, and we never think to take it with us!

We stock our gites with a *starter* quantity of teabags, coffee, sugar, etc. and make sure there’s a salt shaker, pepper pot, and if anyone’s left things like dried herbs and spices, we leave those. We don’t leave half-used pots of cream or salad dressing in teh fridge, for example. Find the balace! :-) We also leave a bottle of wine and a few green stubbies.

I like the bread-run idea - we can’t do that as we’re not near enough. But you can’t beat *today*’s fresh bread for breakfast. :)

]]> By: rowena http://purelyfrance.com/2007/09/03/b-n-b-gites-for-fun-and-profit-7/#comment-161 rowena Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:43:46 +0000 http://purelyfrance.com/2007/09/03/b-n-b-gites-for-fun-and-profit-7/#comment-161 Bruce, you are my hero. What an excellent idea for a bread run! That way, after spending all day running around touring vineyards and breaking the bank at Alan Hess' fromagerie in Beaune, a guest need not worry about queuing for fresh baguettes the following morning. That is, unless said guest is someone like myself who would wake with the roosters if necessary to take first pick of freshly french baked goods! Bruce, you are my hero. What an excellent idea for a bread run! That way, after spending all day running around touring vineyards and breaking the bank at Alan Hess’ fromagerie in Beaune, a guest need not worry about queuing for fresh baguettes the following morning. That is, unless said guest is someone like myself who would wake with the roosters if necessary to take first pick of freshly french baked goods!

]]> By: rowena http://purelyfrance.com/2007/09/03/b-n-b-gites-for-fun-and-profit-7/#comment-162 rowena Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:45:09 +0000 http://purelyfrance.com/2007/09/03/b-n-b-gites-for-fun-and-profit-7/#comment-162 [!]...I meant freshly baked french goods! [!]…I meant freshly baked french goods!

]]> By: bruce http://purelyfrance.com/2007/09/03/b-n-b-gites-for-fun-and-profit-7/#comment-165 bruce Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:47:50 +0000 http://purelyfrance.com/2007/09/03/b-n-b-gites-for-fun-and-profit-7/#comment-165 We knew what you meant Rowena! It is interesting when you are dealing in two langauges, you start to think twice about word placement, spelling, and even..........what is the english word for ????. Of course some times it is just a mlatter of having 'senior moments'!! We knew what you meant Rowena! It is interesting when you are dealing in two langauges, you start to think twice about word placement, spelling, and even……….what is the english word for ????. Of course some times it is just a mlatter of having ’senior moments’!!

]]> By: chambre hotes finistere http://purelyfrance.com/2007/09/03/b-n-b-gites-for-fun-and-profit-7/#comment-3631 chambre hotes finistere Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:28:48 +0000 http://purelyfrance.com/2007/09/03/b-n-b-gites-for-fun-and-profit-7/#comment-3631 Excellent information. My teacher has been looking for this content. Excellent information. My teacher has been looking for this content.

]]> By: Chris http://purelyfrance.com/2007/09/03/b-n-b-gites-for-fun-and-profit-7/#comment-5931 Chris Thu, 05 May 2011 10:39:48 +0000 http://purelyfrance.com/2007/09/03/b-n-b-gites-for-fun-and-profit-7/#comment-5931 You've been spammed - see the above Comment. I suggest you set up Wordpress to not publish comments until you've reviewed them. You don't get thousands a day so this isn't a massive increase in workload. :) You’ve been spammed - see the above Comment.

I suggest you set up Wordpress to not publish comments until you’ve reviewed them. You don’t get thousands a day so this isn’t a massive increase in workload. :)

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