One of the many ways to enjoy a weekend relaxing at an interesting location is to book an accommodation at a unique Bed and Breakfast. B&B's as they are commonly called, have a long and wonderful history. The B&B that we are familiar with today can be traced back over 100 years ago.

　　The usual set-up for a B&B is a pension type of home in which there are rooms that can accommodate between 2 and 12 guests--usually 1 to 6 rooms. Most early B&B's usually targeted travelers that were passing through. Locations that were popular for B&B's were mountain regions of the Northwest such as California and Colorado, as well as other regions, specifically the New England States.

　　The majority of travelers that frequented B&B's in the 1800's were pioneers, miners, or professionals traveling from one area to another. Most B&B's offered an accommodation for the night along with a breakfast in the morning which many bungry travelers took advantage of before setting off on the next leg of their journey. It should be noted that before the 1900's, many of these B&B's were private residences that usually catered for specific types of people. For instance, a doctor or lawyer would offer accommodation for another professional, and a middle class private home owner would offer accommodations for cowboys, miners, pioneers, etc.

　　As more inns, lodges and hotels were built in the 1900's, B&B's were seen as an affordable accommodation for people travelling through small towns or in areas that weren't heavily developed.

　　In the late half of the 20th century, B&B's enjoyed a renaissance in popularity, as many college students and young adults spent time visiting Europe. Most of these travelers spent time in small B&B type of pensions or private residences and came back to the States to either open their own B&B's or seek them out as affordable accommodation options.

　　Today, B&B's offer a warm and cozy alternative to the hotels or motels. Most B&B's pride themselves on being privately owned and operated, as well as offering accommodations in warm and cozy homes in locations that offer historical, leisure or small town attactions.

　　在一個有趣的地方放松享受周末生活的方式之一便是：在一家與眾不同的提供食宿的簡易旅館中訂上一間房。這種簡易旅館——通常簡稱為B&B旅館——有一段悠長且精彩的歷史，我們今天所熟悉的B&B旅館可以追溯到一百多年前。

　　B&B旅館通常都是價格便宜提供食宿的家庭小旅館，通常有一到六間房，可容納兩到十二位客人。多數早期的B&B旅館通常針對的是過往的旅客。B&B旅館盛行的地方有西北部山區的加利福尼亞和科羅拉多等，以及其他一些地區，特別是新英格蘭諸州。

　　在19世紀，常住B& B旅館的旅客大多是拓荒者、礦工或需要在各個地區間奔波的專業人員。多數B&B旅館提供一晚的住宿，還附帶一頓早餐，讓眾多饑餓的旅客們在開始下一段行程前充分享用。特別應該提到的是，20世紀之前，很多這類的B&B旅客是私人住戶，他們通常只為特定類型的人提供服務。例如，醫生或律師會為專業人士提供食宿；中產階級的家庭會為牛仔、礦工和拓荒者等提供食宿。

　　到了20世紀，有更多的小旅館、旅社和酒店興建起來。此時，對途徑小城鎮或在不太發達的地區旅行的人來說，B&B旅館是一種經濟實惠的住宿方式。

　　在20世紀后半期，隨著眾多大學生和年輕人到歐洲觀光，B&B旅館又重新流行起來。這些旅客多數住在B&B類型的提供膳宿的廉價小旅館或私人住宅，他們回到美國后或是開辦自己的B&B旅館，或是尋找這類旅館作為經濟的住宿選擇。

　　現今，B&B旅館成為汽車旅館之外的一種溫暖而舒適的住宿選擇。大多數B&B旅館都以自己是私人所有、私人經營為驕傲，同時讓它們自豪的還有，它們在歷史古跡、休閑勝地或獨具小鎮風光的地方為人們提供了溫暖而舒適的住處