Find Lodging
Preferred Vendors for Michigan Bed and Breakfasts
Benefits of Preferred Vendor Membership
The Michigan Bed and Breakfast Association offers exclusive opportunities for businesses to showcase their products and services to member innkeepers. More than 60 member inns rely on MBBA for input and recommendations on services and products that can help their businesses operate more efficiently and profitably. Join today to gain their attention and their trust.
In return for your annual dues of $300, enjoy these marketing benefits:
- Contact information, company information, logo, and link from the MBBA website;
- Introduction to members in MBBA News Briefs;
- Complimentary member-wide dedicated electronic introductory promotion (purchasable once annually thereafter at $75);
- Up to four complimentary ads or promotional stories annually in the monthly MBBA News Briefs; and
- Exhibitor discount at the annual conference of $55. membership.
Benefits of Interim Innkeeper Membership
The Michigan Bed and Breakfast Association offers “Innsitters” the opportunity to showcase their services to member innkeepers. How else would they find you? More than 60 member inns rely on MBBA for input and recommendations on Innsitter services to help ease them through an emergency or a vacation that takes them away from their businesses. Join today to gain their attention and their trust at the unbelievably-low annual dues rate of just $99.
Mark and Lisa are longtime and fervent bed and Breakfast Industry supporters. Their company services include Creative and appealing Web Design, Graphic Design and branding, organic and Local SEO and Google Analytics, Ongoing Website Support, Booking Engine Integration, Secure Hosting and email, Individualized Marketing, Revenue Monitoring, and growth Strategies, email, Social Media, and Digital Marketing, and supporting ADA and GDPR Compliance Requirements.
Acorn Marketing
Marketing and Websites
Lisa & Mark Kolb
PO Box 1602 Colorado Springs, CO 80901
Northern Michigan’s Internationally Published, Multi-Genre Award Winning Photographer!
Discover Northern Michigan’s premier photography & Social Media Marketing Services with Amanda Bergeron Photography & Design Co, capturing timeless memories across life’s special moments. Specializing in engagements, branding, business, lifestyle, family reunions, high school seniors, weddings, maternity, celebration of life, boudoir & MORE!
Photography and Design
Amanda Bergeron
Oscoda, MI
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 and consulting services.
Why call us? 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. Come explore!
We look forward to working with you,
Eben Viens, Owner, The B&B Team, Inn Consultants and Brokers
The B&B Team
Inn Consultants and Brokers
Eben Viens
50 Main Street, Suite 214 Brattleboro, VT 05301
Reservation Systems
Janet Jaiswal - VP Marketing
Photography and Design
Tim Bassett, CIC, CRIS, CAWC, Director of Commercial & Farm Underwriting
Oscoda, MI
THE DIGITAL CONCIERGE
Help Your Guests Live Like Locals
The Frictionless Guest App is a mobile app that lodging professionals provide to their guests so they can recommend unique local places to eat, play and shop during their stay.
Today’s travelers want more than just a place to stay. They want to connect with a destination – live like locals – and have authentic, memorable experiences.
Guests depend on your recommendations for the best local experiences. Imagine the time you could save not having to repeat the same information one-on-one to each and every guest.
Software / Guest App
Diane Turner, Sales Manager Steve Short, Owner & Podcaster
Bed & Breakfast
Insurance
Your leader in the State of Michigan, we are the preferred agency of the Michigan Bed & Breakfast Association. The Insurance shop insures more than 100 Bed & Breakfasts in Michigan. We love to come to your Inn for a personal visit and can provide many references upon request. Just call for a quote or appointment – 800-350-6095.
Insurance
Nikki Skrocki
Jordan MI
Quality Mattresses . They have supported our annual conference and offer Hotel level discounts to our members.
Make sure you mention MBBA as they have been very big supporters of both our inns and our association.
995 36th Street S.E, Grand Rapids MI 49508
Bedding
Tim Westrate
Jordan MI
As a previous owner of Snowbird Mountain Lodge in Robbinsville, NC & I created $1 million in revenue in 12 months. After selling our lodge in 2022, I started a hospitality consulting business for bed and breakfast properties and independent boutique hotel owners. My career has been in travel and tourism. I have created an app that offers weekly master class training sessions for operational and marketing purposes and also consult 1 on 1. Mandy has done special work in rebranding MBBA in 2024 !:)
Marketing - Branding & Consulting
Mandy Murry
Big Fork , MT
Get The Experience You Need for Buying or Selling Your Bed and Breakfast Inn
Welcome is a keyword in the world of hospitality and a keyword in Marilyn’s profession. Marilyn is a Broker and Consultant serving the diverse Bed & Breakfast industry. What does that mean to you?
If you are an Aspiring Innkeeper, Marilyn will help you find the ideal property, educate yourself, and discover the best approach to entering the hospitality business.
If you are a Current Innkeeper, Marilyn will help you determine your next step whether it is improving your business or preparing to sell and retire. She’ll be able to help you explore your many options.
Brokerage & Consulting
Marilyn Bushnell
Clarkesville, GA
Plaine Products offers salon-quality, plant-based personal care products for hospitality, vacation rental, and eco-resort locations that want to offer customers a luxurious plastic-free alternative. We’re happy to set up a system that works best for your operations. We can provide travel-size or full-sized bottles to swap out, or 1-gallon or 3.5-gallon bulk refill containers for your team to refill bottles onsite. We take back and reuse all of our containers to provide a waste-free solution for you. With aloe as our main ingredient, they are tear-free and safe for kids and customers with sensitive skin.
Manufactured in the US for Plaine Products, our entire line is palm oil free and has organic, non-GMO, vegan ingredients to naturally nourish hair and skin. Your guests will appreciate your commitment to their health and to the health of our planet!!!
Amenities, personal Care products
Lindsey McCoy
Oscoda, MI
Award-winning reservation software to grow your business
Reservation Systems / Websites
Travis Orton
The most trusted name in craft lodging.
Defining excellence in craft lodging, Select Registry properties share a passion for exceptional hospitality, a commitment to personalized service, and an appreciation for local culture. Encompassing a diverse portfolio of boutique hotels, bed and breakfasts, inns, lodges, ranches, and luxury cabins, you will encounter hundreds of Select Registry properties across North America.
We offer independent lodging properties that meet Select Registry’s legendary quality standards, the opportunity to join our finely curated portfolio and reach the growing number of discerning travelers searching for authentic accommodations, exceptional experiences, and personalized service.
Association - Craft Lodging
Darlene Blankenship
What is a digital guidebook?
Ditch complex PDFs, wordy unread emails & outdated printed booklets. Simply share a link to your Touch Stay digital guidebook!
Answer the plethora of questions
Cut owner phone calls and emails. Provide the answers upfront and ongoing in their very own beautiful owner app. They can even save it to their phone for fast access!
How do I get paid?
What happens if there is damage?
Can I use the property when it’s not rented out?
Who do I talk to about changes of bed configuration?
Can you send me a copy of my contract?
Why is my pricing different on Airbnb?
Association - Craft Lodging
Tyann Marcink Queen of Guest Experience
Get more direct bookings, save time and focus on your guests.
Increase productivity and revenue with our booking engine, channel manager and property management system.
24×7 Support
Our customers love our knowledgeable, friendly Support Team. They not only know ThinkReservations inside and out, but they bring the unique added benefit of real-world lodging experience.
