Alla's Historical Dallas Bed & Breakfast Inn Dallas
If you live in the Dallas area…if you’re travelling to the Dallas area…If you live anywhere in Texas…come on down to Alla’s Historical Dallas Bed and Breakfast where old ways and new ways meet to offer a thoroughly modern version of old world hospitality …and, enjoy the rooster!
Alla is what makes Alla’s B & B a stand-out with
warm-hearted hosting, world-class cooking, and stories that reach
across cultures.
The John C. Pelt Home of Duncanville (a guesthouse in a museum) is
“the oldest original all brick home in the city of Duncanville
(South-West Dallas County) built by the chief Mason in 1927, John C.
Pelt.” Rick, Alla’s husband, is a collector and dealer of Edison-era
grammaphones and telephones, and evidence of this passion throughout
the house adds layers of historical authenticity.
John C. Pelt home of Duncanville (a guesthouse in a museum)
I stayed here after the Story Circle Network Conference in Austin,
Texas. I jumped in my rental car and, true-to-Texan-form, just popped
right over to the Dallas area to reunite briefly with my god daughter, Andria Ebel, just back from Peace Corps Service in Mongolia .
Since we hadn’t seen each other by ourselves for several years, it was
a huge treat to have one-on-one visiting time…and to meet the people in
her life now who form a loving circle around her, D.C. Brooks and his
mother, Lisa. We had two great meals at Los Lupes .
Hear the ring of cell phones amidst rings from the working antique
phones in the house…then open up your laptop for high speed internet
connection seated in a plush red velvet antique chair. There you are,
surrounded by the charm of the 1920s and 1930s, with all the 21st
century conveniences we’ve come to rely upon right in the heart of a
small town.
Wake up to bird song and the crow of the neighbor’s rooster as the bell rings for one of Alla’s fantastical breakfasts!
Rick, Alla’s husband, with Janet, taking a break from eating Alla’s large homecooked country-style breakfast.
Alla’s full table…can you possibly eat it all? No problem…save some for a snack later in the day or to take on your journey.
415 Hustead St.
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Bed & Breakfasts around the World.
Bed and breakfast , also known as B&B , is a term, originating in the United Kingdom , but now also used in the USA and Canada , for an establishment that offers bed accommodation, and breakfast
in return for payment, but usually does not offer other meals.
Typically, bed and breakfasts are private homes with only one or two
bedrooms available for commercial use.
A boarding house
is different from and has a longer history than a bed and breakfast
facility. The boarding house is for longer term stays, whereas bed and
breakfast is for people travelling through the area on short stays.
Generally, guests are accommodated in private bedrooms with private
bathrooms, or in a suite of rooms including an en suite bathroom. Some
homes have private bedrooms with a bathroom which is shared with
another guest or sometimes more than one other guest. Breakfast is
served in the morning – in the bedroom, a dining room, or the host's
kitchen.
B&Bs and guest houses may be operated either as a secondary
source of income or a primary occupation. Staff can consist of the
home's owners and family members, or you may find some bed and
breakfasts where the home's owners have hired cleaning, cooking and
other staff. A property which hires professional management is no
longer a bed and breakfast, but enters the category of Inn, Guest House
or Small Hotel. B&B's are a form of a tertiary business.Australia Despite the cultural similarities, there are far fewer B&B's in the whole continent of Australia than there are in just the South Island of New Zealand despite the resident population being more than twenty times greater.
Since 1879 the average per capita disposable income of Australians
has been greater than that of New Zealanders and this has mitigated the
powerful incentive to let out rooms in their homes to travelers. Another factor may be that Australia has, apart from City States such as Singapore ,
the greatest concentration of city dwellers anywhere on the globe and
these cities are amply supplied with budget hotels and motels.
Belgium In Belgium
bed and breakfasts generally offer better value than hotels, and
provide the opportunity to sample the local food and meet new people.
Britain and Ireland B&Bs, and frequently guest houses, are a budget option where
owners often take pride in the high service levels, local knowledge and
personal touch that they are able to offer.
There tend to be concentrations of B&Bs in the seaside towns where, historically, the working classes holidayed such as Newcastle in Ireland and Blackpool in England , in isolated rural areas such as the Highlands of Scotland and Connemara
where there is not a year-round concentration of travellers sufficient
to sustain an hotel, and are present in most towns and cities in
numbers dependent upon factors such as the level of tourism, York in
England and Edinburgh in Scotland, for example, both have several
hundred establishments known as either B&B's or guest houses.
Breakfast
is usually cooked on demand for the guest and usually features bacon,
eggs, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms and baked beans, but some offer a continental breakfast .
In recent years some bed and breakfast businesses in the UK have struggled against budget hotel chains such as Premier Travel Inn and Travelodge .
Traditionally, business travellers used B&Bs but many of these
clients now tend to stay in budget hotel chains. However, in holiday
areas the B&B and guest house still prevails. Unlike the 'chain'
accommodation providers these provide a more comprehensive service and
breakfast is included in the price.
Cuba In Cuba , which opened up to tourism in the 1990s after the financial support of the Soviet Union ended, a form of B&B called casa particular
Israel The Israeli B&B is known as a zimmer (German for room ). All over the country, but especially in the north of the country and the Galilee, zimmers have become a popular alternative to hotels for romantic weekends or family vacations.
New Zealand As in the USA , Bed and Breakfasts in New Zealand tend to be more expensive than Motels and often feature historic homes and lovingly furnished bedrooms at a commensurate price.Nelson
has an unusually high concentration of both of these accommodations and
alternatives because it was historically the place where kiwis holidayed.
North America Many B&Bs in North America try to create a historical ambiance, with old properties turned into guesthouses decorated with antique furniture. For example, the Holladay House
in Orange, Virginia is an 1830s Federal-style brick building that has
been converted into a bed and breakfast. Recently, B&B and Inn
owners have been launching upscale amenities to improve business and
move "up-market." It is not uncommon now to find free wireless Internet
access, free parking, spa services, or nightly wine and cheese hours.
Due to the need to stay competitive with the rest of the lodging
industry, larger bed and breakfast inns have expanded to offer wedding services, business conference facilities, and meeting spaces as well as many other services a large hotel might offer.
Regulations Regulations and laws vary considerably in each national jurisdiction both in content and extent and in enforcement.
The most common regulations B&Bs must follow pertain to safety.
They are usually required by local and national ordinances to have fire
resistance, a sufficient fire escape plan in place, and smoke detectors
in each guest room. Kitchens and equipment used to serve meals are also
often required to be monitored for hygienic operation, but there are
significant national and local differences.
Most B&Bs are generally compliant with their jurisdiction's laws.
In Hawaii, it is illegal to open an new bed & breakfast on Oahu as of 1989.The reason for the moratorium is to force home owners with extra room
to rent out their extra space to low income residents who otherwise
cannot afford housing on crowded Oahu.
National associations
In the patio of a guest house in
Tamchy , Kyrgyzstan
While various local governments have regulations and inspect for
health issues and fire safety code, membership in a
state/provincial/national bed and breakfast association can indicate a
higher standard of hospitality. Associations sometimes review their
members' properties and tend to have additional standards of care.
These associations also facilitate marketing of the individual
B&Bs and provide a stamp of approval that the business in question
is reputable. This "stamp of approval", however, may be just an
indication that membership dues have been paid.
USA Two for-profit professional innkeeper associations that
operate in the United States are the Professional Association of
Innkeepers International and Select Registry. Most states also have
state associations. These associations are usually non-profit
organizations.
The Professional Association of Innkeepers International (PAII) is a
national for-profit organization with members in the U.S., Canada, and
other countries. PAII currently holds annual trade conferences for
education of innkeepers and prospective innkeepers. Attendance to these
conferences is open and well advertised to all. PAII also provides an
industry study to all of its members at low cost that details
operations and finance of the industry.
Select Registry is a national organization that inspects its
member properties on a regular basis, beyond routine inspections that
may be carried out by the local government.
The Caucus of American Innkeepers (or CAIK) is a social and
professional networking organization for owners of B&Bs, country
inns, and similar properties.
The Bettina Network, is a national network of private homes which
accept bed and breakfast guests. All homes are thoroughly checked out
by someone from the Network spending the night in the home.
The network handles all aspects of the room (pricing, advertising,
reservations, payment collection etc). Questionnaires are sent to each
guest to insure the satisfaction of all who use the service.
In the US, states also have innkeeping associations that are usually
non-profit and exist to promote the industry and state tourism.
However, many state associations, such as the Bed and Breakfast
Association of Virginia (BBAV) have rigorous inspection criteria that often exceed government requirements for safety and cleanliness.
