Preferred Vendors

Let’s work together for Michigan innkeepers and for you

Becoming a Preferred Vendor or Interim Innkeeper member of the Michigan Bed and Breakfast Association is a great way to connect with B&B owners and aspiring innkeepers who buy or will buy products and services like yours.

 

Business Partners

Acorn Internet Service
They are longtime and fervent supporters of the Bed and Breakfast Industry, Mark and Lisa Kolb’s company services include Creative & Appealing Web Design; Graphic Design & Branding; Organic and Local SEO & Google Analytics; Ongoing Website Support; Booking Engine Integration; Secure Hosting & Email; Individualized Marketing, Revenue Monitoring & Growth Strategies; Email, Social Media, Digital Marketing; and supporting ADA and GDPR Compliance Requirements.
Lisa and Mark Kolb
PO Box 1602
Colorado Springs, CO 80901
947-777-9164  | E-Mail  | Website

    Cloudbeds
Cloudbeds provides the platform that powers hospitality, driving streamlined operations, increasing reservations and revenue, and enabling memorable guest experiences for lodging businesses of all sizes and types across the globe. The award-winning Cloudbeds Hospitality Platform seamlessly combines solutions for front desk, revenue, distribution, guest acquisition, and guest engagement in a single unified system, enhanced by a marketplace of third-party integrations. Cloudbeds was named No. 1 PMS and No. 1 Hotel Management System by Hotel Tech Report in 2022 and recognized by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 in 2021. For more information:
Janet Jaiswal     VP of Marketing
(650) 759-1339 | E-Mail  | Website
PO Box 1602
San Diego, California 92103   United States

  B&B Team

We are The B&B Team. If you want to purchase a bed and breakfast inn, learn about starting a bed and breakfast, or you are an innkeeper looking to sell your inn or grow your business, we want to talk to you about our inn broker & consulting services. We are a diverse group of experienced professionals, who also happen to be friends, with one mission: to help you reach your personal and financial goals in the Innkeeping industry. As licensed real estate brokers and Innkeeping consultants with offices in several states, The B&B Team; helps you achieve the success you deserve nationwide.

The B&B Team / Inn Partners LLC
PO BOX 1799
Brattleboro, VT 05302
802-380-7312 | E-Mail | Website 

 

Fremont Insurance Co.

We provide a unique package of insurance coverages on a commercial policy tailored to the B&B business operator. Fremont Insurance Company has many years of experience with this special program, with the highest-rated claim service by independent agents, and insures more B&Bs than any other insurer in Michigan.
Tim Bassett, CIC, CRIS, CAWC, Director of Commercial & Farm Underwriting
933 East Main Street, Fremont MI 49412
231-924-8361 | E-Mail | Website 

 

InnRealtor.com
Combining 15 years of innkeeping experience with a firm grasp of Michigan’s real estate market.

Gregg Smith
PO Box 2717 | 2987 Blue Star Hwy l Douglas MI 49406
269-857-4910 | 269-455-8095 (Cell) | E-Mail | Website

 

The Insurance Shop
(Nikki Skrocki)
824 Water St, East Jordan MI 49727
231-536-3331 | 800-350-6095 l E-Mail | Website

 

Lady Americana Midwest-quality mattresses
(Tim Westrate)
995 36th Street S.E, Grand Rapids MI 49508
616-245-8943 | E-Mail

 

ResNexus
RexNexus is an all-in-one property management software. Whether you are a seasoned property owner or just starting out, ResNexus is designed to make managing your business easy.  With our easy-to-use reservation software you spend less time worrying and more time doing the things you love. See how ResNexus can enhance your business today!
Travis Orton
185 East 200 North, Salem UT 84653
801-742-5574 l E-Mail | Website

 

ThinkReservations
With proven business management solutions, integrated payment processing, world-class support and direct connectivity with channels like Booking.com, Expedia and TripAdvisor, our fast, professional and comprehensive platform will unify and automate every part of your business to make it more profitable.
Richard Aday
PO Box 95438
Seattle WA 98145
877-736-4195  |  E-Mail  |  Website

Interim Innkeepers (Innsitters)

Just Sitting Inn
Linda Benson
438 Washington St
South Lyon MI 48178
947-777-9164  | E-Mail  | Website
My business is Just Sitting Inn. I am an Interim Innkeeper. I will come and run your business for you to take time off for R&R or family time. I have been an Innsitter/Innkeeper for many years from Alaska to New York to Georgia. My first love is being a Michigander from birth, and I would love to help you out. 

While You Were Out
Susan Jamrog
837 Cordele Ave
Port Charlotte FL 33948
941-661-6039 |  E-Mail
My objective as an interim innkeeper is to provide peace of mind for owners by successfully running their bed and breakfast or inn to their standards in their absence and/or to provide extra support to their team on a temporary basis. Training includes ServSafe National Food Service Certification, February 2014; PAII Conference, January 2014; Internships: July 2013 at St. Francis Inn, St. Augustine FL, and May 2013 at Horse & Chaise Inn, Venice FL; Inn Sitting Training, Taos NM, May 2013; Entrepreneurial Academy, Punta Gorda, FL, Fall 2013; and Aspiring Innkeeper Seminar, New Castle ME, June 2012. CPR and First-Aid Certified. Currently preparing to retire as on-site director of Pumpin Patch Laboratory Preschool at Charlotte Technical Center since 1993.