The small hotels known as Bed & Breakfasts or boutique hotels have been catching on in the Dominican Republic. In recent years more have opened to offer comfort to independent travelers.
Now a recent report in YPartnership tells that the US traveling public is showing marked preferences for this type of accommodation and the reasons mentioned.
According to the newly released 2011 Portrait Of American Travelers? of YPartnership, one out of every eight (13%) American leisure travelers stayed at a B&B or inn at least once during the previous year. This incidence rises to one out of six (17%) among leisure travelers with an annual household income of $125,000 or more. YPartnership reports that a remarkable eight out of ten (79%) leisure travelers express interest in staying at a B&B during the year ahead. The appeal is the distinctive ambiance of the small hotels.
More than half of the survey respondents said they enjoyed the private, less crowded, quiet ambience of the small inns, liked to try new things when traveling, felt the inns provided a better sense of the local culture, enjoyed the personalized service of the innkeepers, liked the architecture/decor of the inns and the home-cooked food.
They also gave high points to the comfortable bed/linens, the friendly staff, complimentary and freshly prepared breakfast, having time just to relax and unwind, knowledgeable innkeepers, and opportunities to taste different or unusual cuisines.