House Sharing: the new frontier of rentals
In recent years there has been a boom in bed & breakfasts and guest houses in the world of hotel facilities. The possibility of more easily connecting the world of supply and demand via the internet and digital means has meant that more and more people are offering their homes for short tourist stays, especially if located in large cities or in holiday contexts such as the seaside or mountain.
The greater diffusion of this type of structure has turned the tourist market upside down with more and more people preferring bed & breakfasts to traditional hotels, because they are cheaper but, above all, for the warmth, welcome and intimacy of the rooms in ideal environments for a family holiday, for a romantic stay with your partner, for a business trip, or for the classic weekend with friends.
These structures have proliferated throughout Italy, both in the countryside and in the cities, immediately becoming the symbol of family and convenient hospitality. Managing a bed & breakfast, however, is not always so simple, because between bureaucratic formalities and expenses to manage, very often the most important thing is overlooked, that is, the comfort and well-being of its guests. To achieve this goal, having stylish furnishings is certainly the element to focus on.
Furnishing with style and taste: what a guest appreciates
Furnishings play a fundamental role in choosing a bed & breakfast both during the booking and evaluation phases of the structure. It is therefore essential that it communicates to the customer a feeling of comfort and warmth, making them feel at home even when they are away from home. The environment must be clean, bright and airy, complete with all the necessary equipment, with furniture and fabrics that have quality finishes.
The advice is not to characterize the furniture according to one’s personal taste or excessively load it towards a specific genre, but to choose sober and measured combinations of shapes and colors between the furniture in relation to the environment in which they are placed, in such a way as to make your guests appreciate the beauty of the whole despite the different personal tastes that one may have.
One of the rooms for which it is necessary to pay more attention is undoubtedly the bedroom, the main room of the bed & breakfast and the one in which guests spend most of their time. To furnish this space you must focus on a comfortable layout and an organization of the furnishing scheme that allows agile movements with luggage and bags for arriving and departing guests: green light to wardrobes but also open shelves, clothes stands and coat hangers, but also any shoe racks or benches and a very useful suitcase stool.
How to furnish small bedrooms? A winning idea, for example, can include furniture or multifunctional panels but also equipped walls that do not detract from the floor space.
Economical solutions for furnishing your B&B: the ideas of Dimensione Casa
Adding all these elements, it is clear that it is not always easy to create furniture for a B&B that combines an essential dose of practicality with the need to have a beautiful and welcoming environment, without forgetting the economic aspect which cannot be underestimated.
It is in fact necessary to pay a lot of attention when purchasing fine furniture for a B&B: the guest on holiday often pays little attention to what is around him, given the period of relaxation he could drop water on them, or boil them by moving suitcases. A valuable piece of furniture that is stained or damaged is certainly worse than a new piece of furniture, even if it is cheaper. There are special series of furniture for accommodation facilities that are scratch-proof and waterproof, with doors that even have 3-4 hinges to prevent them from coming loose.
At the same time, great attention must be paid to the choice of materials in order to guarantee guests safety and comfort which could make the difference in the evaluation of their stay at your facility. But the task will also be to ensure a quiet and isolated environment from a thermal and acoustic point of view.
A perfect solution that combines a sober and minimal taste with practical and economical furniture is room 59 of San Martino, composed of a double bed, two bedside tables, and two wardrobes to give guests the opportunity to empty their suitcases. To achieve a comfortable and visually pleasant result, a small area equipped with a desk or mere support surface is also added on which to provide a possible courtesy set and television. All proposed in the neutral colors of cream and sand, capable of adapting to rustic and modern contexts.
