Remembering the Bed and Breakfast Before AirBnB
It feels like we can't do anything without apps these days, and we can't think of how we did it back in the day. Some apps became synonymous with actions like ordering food or checking details about a movie. Airbnb solved a lot of people's problems when trying to get a nice and cozy place for a vacation trip, but what was that experience like before the app even existed?
People would look through magazines and ads with very good-looking pictures of places they wanted to visit. Then, they called these places and booked them for several days to spend some time alone, with their loved ones, or as a big happy family. Yes, the pictures weren't always updated or real at all, but that was part of the charm of experiencing a Bed and Breakfast when the term was only coming into existence.
So, come along with us and remember the Bed and Breakfast before Airbnb.
Motel Entrance
Once you arrived here, you were officially on vacation.
Typical Room
With everything you could possibly need.
Bed & Breakfast
Europeans coined the term that arrived in the USA in the sixties.
Immortal Suitcases
Real ones didn't unpack during the entire trip.
TV Room
Motels, inns, and hostels used to look pretty similar back in the day.
1948 BnB
Your typical vacation away from home.
Love Room
Before heart-shaped beds took over the world.
Hostel Experience
Dinner in bed
TV always on.
Happy Couple
Most people going to have a bed and breakfast experience were couples trying to get some deserved alone time.
Del-Ray Motel
Some motels could look like college dorms.
50s Postcard
Ideal room
No need to leave for anything.
Typical Vacation
This was it for the average American citizen.
Vacation Time
There was no dress code.
Family Vacation
Let the kids have the beds
Parents who could rent two motel rooms would usually do it for some peace and quiet.
Cabin
The smaller the cabin, the cozier the vacation.
The Voyager Inn
A blast from the past.
Ideal Family
All amenities in use.
