May 28, 2018
Award-winning hosts, Kathy Hansen and Louise Haasjes, talk about getting started and running their successful B&Bs.
Katharine (Kathy) Hansen is a writer,
educator, and a 5-star Airbnb SuperHost. She is author/co-author of
9 books on career and college topics. Kathy lives on a 40-acre farm
in Kettle Falls, WA, with dogs, goats, a pony, and chickens.
When Kathy isn’t teaching online or running her Airbnb business,
she enjoys bicycling near the Columbia River and taking nature
photographs, and engaging in crafts, such as re-purposed furniture
and unusual wall-hangings. She is also very active in the
Toastmasters organization.
Social media, etc:
http://www.hansenwoodlandfarm.com/vacationrentals.html
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/15131838
https://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p4753959
https://glampinghub.com/unitedstatesofamerica/pacificwest/washington/kettlefalls/cabin-kettle-falls-washington/
https://www.hipcamp.com/washington/hansen-woodland-farm/ponderosa-pine-paradise
https://www.facebook.com/HansenWoodlandFarm/
https://www.instagram.com/hansenwoodlandfarm/
Louise writes:
We gave up our full time jobs in the UK to embark on an
exhilarating new chapter: life in the Italian countryside and the
restoration of an old abandoned farmhouse. We decided to do most of
the work ourselves to really connect with the property, the
landscape and the people. We have endured all that the elements and
mountains could throw at us in exchange for an amazing, fulfilling
experience and a lovely new home and believe that we have created a
comfortable, sympathetically renovated home. The outstanding views
came free...