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These businesses support the MBBA. Buy from them first and tell them you found them on the MBBA Web site.

We are happy to have the following businesses as associate members of the MBBA. These companires want innkeepers to know they are here to support MBBA members and offer low minimums and excellent service. Let them know you are a MBBA Quality Assured Inn when you order and tell them you found them on this website.

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Amenities

 

Comphy Co.
Changing the world one bed at a time.

Comphy Sheets are known for their luxury and use in high-end spas, as well as their functionality. Out lightweight fabric dries quickly, drastically reducing energy expenses and is treated for stain-release, simplifying the laundering process. The durability of our fabric is supported with our 300
wash guarantee.

Contact:
Linda McCrae
323-225-8234
360-366-0139 fax
linda@comphy.com
www.comphy.com

Greenwich Bay Trading Company
5809 Triangle Drive
Raleigh, N.C. 27617
919-781-5008
toll free 800-323-1209
fax 919-781-7806
E-mail: customerservice@gbsoaps.com
www.gbsoaps.com
 
Greenwich Bay Trading Company manufactures fine signature amenities for your distinctive property. Let us help you add that special touch, that is uniquely yours, and adds value to your rooms. Contact us for information and free sample.

• Quality ingredients
• No art changes/ set up fees.
• Reasonable pricing
• Small case packs
• Minimum orders once case.
• Free shipping plans available.
• Made in the USA

Silk Petal Soaps
Joy Fischer
2211 East Third Street
Duluth, MN 55812
Local 218-724-0272
Toll free 888-724-0273
Fax 218-724-0304
Email petals@firelightinn.com
Website www.firelightinn.com/silkpetalsoaps.htm
 
Your guests cleanse their hands with a silk petal and feel like royalty! The multi-colored silk petals are hand-dipped in glycerin soap base and essential oil. The petals are used to cleanse hands and then tossed away. They are beautiful in a soap dish, on a sink in the guest bathroom and great seller in your gift shop. Silk Petal Soaps are sold retail or wholesale with 43% to 50% gross profit.

Merlo Co, Inc dba Cuddle Ewe
John Merrill
PO box 570
Litchfield, Mn. 55355
320-593-4006
800-290-9199
jross@modernquilters.com
www.cuddleewe.com
 
TheMerlo Co, Inc is the owner and distributor of the Cuddle Ewe Underquilt. A Cuddle Ewe is layer upon layer of thick natural wool batting sewn within a soft, breathable cotton cover. Placed between the mattress and bottom sheet, it transforms your guestbeds from something routine, into something sublime your guests are cradled in. Nestled in its yielding embrace, they will find soothing comfort and restful sleep. Can you imagine a more luxurious amenity? You will want one for your own bed too. What innkeeper doesn't deserve a restful full sleep? You are going to spend about 1/3 of your life in bed. Make the quality of that time as good as it can be. Cuddle Ewe, for the Rest of your Life!

Deneen Pottery / Cloth & Clay, Inc
Niles Deneen
E-mail: niles@cloth-clay.com
Website: www.cloth-clay.com
2325 Endicott Street
St. Paul, MN 55114
Phone: 888-646-0238
651-646-0238
Fax: 651-646-8605
 
At Deneen Pottery/Cloth & Clay, Inc. in St. Paul, Minnesota, making stoneware mugs has been a family tradition since 1971. For the past 18 years we have specialized in producing coffee mugs and other customized stoneware pieces for bed and breakfasts nationwide. Each piece is hand-thrown, hand-finished, and hand-glazed, guaranteeing an excellence in craftsmanship. Our pottery is made to be used and made to last, which translates into years of advertising for your B&B.

Serta Mattress Company

Nicholas Wise
500 South 17th Street
Clear Lake, IA 50428
612-871-6618
1-800-789-9540 ext 4254
fax 612-871-4624
nwise@sertanational.com
www.serta.com
 
Serta is the leading provider of bedding to the hospitality market. At our manufacturing plant, located in Clear Lake, IA, we remain committed to providing our customers with the best quality products and customer service. Serta's hospitality mattresses are two sided, which will help maximize the longevity of the mattresses, and all of Serta's products are manufactured with FireBlocker Which exceeds Federal and State flammability standards including 16CFR-1633 and California Technical Bulletin 603. As a result of Serta's commitment to quality products we know Serta mattresses will provide your guests with a comfortable experience that far exceeds the competition.

Gracia's Great Lake Soap
4309 Cooke Street
Duluth, MN. 55804
218-525-5753
gswenson@charter.net
www.graciasoap.com
 
Gracia's Great Lake Soap is made with the finest natural ingredients - vegetable and nut oils, beeswax, nut butters, and pure essential oils. No animal fats, no artificial perfumes or fragrances, no artificial colors. Handcrafted for the good of your skin. Made in Duluth, Minnesota. Wholesale pricing for all MBBA members.

 

My Pilllow, Inc.

920 SixthStreet W,Suite 8, Carver, MN> 55315

952-442-6199  info@mypillowshop.com

Because of my desire for the perfect pillow I made sure MYPILLOW has everything anyone would want in a pillow. soft, comfortable and adjustable. Each MYPILLOW is hand-made one at a time at our manufacturing site in Carver, Minnesota. Our patented foam production machine produces patented pillow fill, which combines multiple sized poly-foams to ensure a superior pillow that is becoming the pillow of choice for the Chiropractic profession. MYPILLOW is the most durable and heathy pillow ever made AND it's machine washable and dryable. MYPILLOW will refund or exchange for any reason within the first 60 days, and offer a 10-year limited warranty on any workmanship and/or material defects. That's why we say "MYPILLOW for the "rest" of your life!" 

 

Services

 

INNSITTERS

Fitting Inn - Innsitting
Contact: Jean Kocher
7521 110th Street, Cottage Grove, MN 55016
Phone: 651-459-4462
 
As "Fitting Inn" innsitters we are fully trained professionals skilled at running your inn as smoothly as if you were there. While you are away your guests will be pampered, your property will be protected and your peace of mind enhanced.

B & B Innsitters
Karen & Mike Borreson-Berg
302 Bradbury Circle
Jordan, MN 55352
612-987-9605
E-mail: bbinsitters@mn.rr.com
 
B & B Innsitters welcome the opportunity to help you as members of the MBBA to take a much needed break. Karen and Mike bring innsitting experience and knowledge to your inn. We appreciate how important your inn is to you, and we will make it a priority to promote and run your inn as you do. You can "take a break with confidence". Please feel free to contact us should you have any questions.

Inn Temps, Inc
Sharon Bromen
20969 152nd St NW
Elk River, Mn. 55330
612-867-1113
E-mail: inntemps@aol.com
www.inntemps.com
 
We all know innkeeping is a 7 day a week 24 hour a day commitment and while you love what you do everyone needs to get away on occasion for business, family get-togethers or just to relax and rejuvenate so you can continue doing the job you love and loving the job you do. Inn temps is the answer to how you can get away!

European Roasterie
250 West Bradshaw Street
LeCenter, MN. 56057
507-357-2272
 
European Roasterie (ERI) has over 140 different coffees to choose from.ERI also stocks the following brands of chai and tea: Oregon Chai, Pacific Chai, and Harney and Sons Tea. They also carry Dolce Syrup, Bellagio Gourmet Hot Chocolate, Ghiradelli Chocolate, Botanica Smoothies. Contact John Youngberg, ERI Representative, for ordering information and a catalogue. 612-756-1655 or john_youngberg@yahoo.com

JR Watkins Medical Company
Debbie Hagstrom
E-Mail: Debbie@dracon32.com
952-474-7836
 
In the 1890s the JR Watkins Medical Company sold medicinal products based on herb and root extractives. It was only for promotional reasons that Watkins chose to offer a small line of spices and extracts - an experiment meant to demonstrate their global connections for the best quality materials. We know our grandmothers trusted products bearing the Watkins name. It's all about quality ingredients. That's the way innkeepers cook - dishes properly seasoned with the finest ingredients. That's why many are still using Watkins. You may be interested in ordering wholesale direct from Watkins or you may want to carry it to sell at your Inn or you may want to do both. Feel free to call or email Debbie with your questions about the Watkins opportunities for MBBA innkeepers. There is nothing quite as good as the Gold Medal Trio: Watkins Double Strength Vanilla, Watkins Purest Ground Cinnamon and Watkins Purest Granulated Black Pepper.

CUSTOM LASER ENGRAVING
PM Hanlon, Inc
665 136th Lane NE
Ham Lake, MN. 55304
763.360.8057

www.petesengraving.com
 
PM Hanlon, Inc. is a company that specializes in custom laser engraving to the Bed & Breakfast Inn community. Personalize wine glasses with your Inn's logo. These can be sold to your guests as a memento of their stay at your Inn. Have your guest's names engraved on champagne flutes for special occasions or promotions. I have 11.5 oz. wine and 6 oz. flutes in stock. I will also engrave glassware provided by you. I would be pleased to send you a free sample flute with your logo and/or name on it. No obligation and never a minimum order. Some current B & B customers:

• The Candlelight Inn, Red Wing
• Cotton Mansion, Duluth
• Golden Lantern, Red Wing
• The Inn at Maple Crossing, Mentor
• Classic Rosewood Inn and Spa, Hastings

FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES

Tricor Insurance & Financial Services
500 Iowa Street, Dubuque IA 52004
Contact: Chuck Andracchio
E-mail: candracchio@tricorinsurance.com
Toll Free: 800-556-5441
 
We can provide insurance tailored to fit your specific inn with features and endorsements for the innkeeper, guests and property of guests. However we can also provide important safety consulting since we have 3 safety engineers on our staff. We have also collected important links providing innkeepers with resources like architectural salvage, mortgage, clay/tile/metal roofs and many other areas of concern for innkeepers. We are members of local, state, regional and national innkeeper organizations so we stay in communication with experts in the industry. TRICOR is constantly searching the market for products specific to innkeeper protection.

American Family Insurance
Bob Loonan
American Family Insurance
1221 East 4th Ave #165
Shakopee MN
55379
952 445 8100
 
Bob Loonan American Family Insurance specializes in education and risk management for Bed and Breakfast businesses. From an insurance aspect, the challenges facing owners of Bed and Breakfast operations are often similar. We offer explanations and options based on our combined 60 years of experience. Making good decisions takes good information. Our role is to get you the data you need to maximize the value you get for your insurance dollar.

CREDIT CARD PROCESSING

Velocity Payment Systems
4215 Enterprise Circle
Duluth, MN 55811
1-218-727-2203
toll free: 1-877-252-2944
www.govps.net
 
Through a strategic partnership with the MBBA, VPS is pleased to announce Interchange Club Pricing for Association members on credit card processing services. MBBA members will receive premier pricing and service while also helping to support the association. Most merchants are on a traditional three tier pricing model, but Interchange Club pricing passes transactions through at the same tiers Visa and MasterCard set them at. With over ninety interchange tiers, association members can be confident in knowing they are receiving the best possible pricing on each and every transaction. Established almost a decade ago, VPS has the resources, knowledge and experience necessary to provide the best possible service and support. Using our custom tailored Merchant Awareness Training Program, VPS ensures that association member will be equipped with the knowledge and support to minimize fraud and increase profit margins. MBBA members will enjoy the benefit of wholesale pricing that is typically available only to high volume accounts. For more information please call David Allen at VPS today and mention you are a member of the MBBA.

Marketing

 

BedandBreakast.com
700 Brazos Suite 8700
Austin TX 78701
800-462-2632
jlapid@bedandbreakfast.com
www.bedandbreakfast.com
 
BedandBreakfast.com is the leading online bed & breakfast reservation network, listing over 27,000 bed & breakfasts and inns throughout the United States and internationally. A variety of search functions and extensive maps enable inngoers to find the perfect B & B. Travelers can make reservations online, purchase gift certificates accepted at 3,500 U.S. bed & Breakfast inns, subscribe to a free newsletter, vote for their favorite inns, and post questions on expert-hosted message boards.

PARAMOUNT PIXELS Digital Design Studio
Barb and Don Trueman
barb@paramountpixels.net
www.paramountpixels.net
651-430-1068
 
Paramount Pixels is a small (but mighty!) design studio specializing in creative marketing tools for B&B’s. We are past innkeepers of a successful B&B and understand the needs and budgets of small business owners.

• New Photography (includes digital post production) from $700
• Photo Enhancements – from $35
• Basic Websites - from $975
• Plus Rack Cards, Postcards, Brochures, Calling Cards, Posters and more!
• Give us a try! We guarantee our work. Complimentary quotes.

Minnesota Cyclist - Magazines
95 W County Rd F, St. Paul, MN 55127
Phone: 800-392-3612, 651-765-8838
Contact: J. Michael Fredericks
 
A regional bicycling magazine that presents bicycling, health and exercise as a way of life, a "life style". Published three times per year. Average income of readers $80,000-$99,000.Average age 48.3 years. Post high school education 92%

Memberships

 

Preservation Alliance of Minnesota
219 Landmark Center, 75 West Fifth Street, St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651-293-9047
Contact: Roger Randall
 
The Preservation Alliance was established in 1981 to "preserve, protect, and promote Minnesota's historic resources." The Alliance annually sponsors a list of Minnesot'as 10 most Endangered Historic Properties and the Minnesota Preservation Awards which include a bed and breakfast category. Other events include historic tours and lectures.

If you would like to join MBBA as an Associoate Member, please contact:

Minnesota Bed and Breakfast Association
620 Ramsey Street
Hastings MN 55033
Call: 651-438-7499
Fax: 651.437.4129
E-mail: info@minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org