Rainy season begins

Savanne Paille Holiday Homes Bed and Breakfast Guest House Portsmouth Dominica

The end of June heralded the end of all that sunshine and now 10 days into July and the rainy season, it has been rain almost everyday with lots of thunder and lightning. This is all great for my plants which were really suffering after almost 6 months of drought, but is no so welcome for tourists who hope for sunshine and beaches all the way.

Since opening in May 2023, I have had a few guests who have stayed with me now, mostly walkers on the Waitukubuli trail, and they have all left 5 star reviews on Google, which is very satisfying. I still need lots more reviews, as it seems that that is the most important criterion when someone is decide whether to book or not. I will just have to be patient, as I know that when I started a BnB in the UK, it took almost 1 year to get going, and now it is full up all the time. Here's hoping!!

Sun,Sun and dry weather

This is an amazing time to be at Savanne Paille Holiday Homes, Bed and Breakfast, Guest House near Portsmouth, Dominica, as there has not been any rain to speak of for 2 months now, with sun, sun and dry weather. Perfect for the tourist but difficult for me as I am having to spend over 2 hours each day watering my young plants!!

Still, I am not complaining. It is really difficult to start out on the bed and breakfast journey without any reviews. I only opened for business about 2 months ago so I have only 1 review from a German couple who stayed with me for 2 nights and loved it, leaving a 5 star review. So I have reduced my prices to a really low level to encourage bookings and hopefully, get those all important reviews.

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Sunset from veranda at Savanne Paille Holiday Homes

Want to learn sour dough?

When I was in the UK, and not travelling the world setting up bakeries as a bakery consultant, I used to do classes in sour dough making. It became so popular that I had to give up doing it as it was taking up too much of my time.Now that I am in Dominica, I have more time to devote to things like bread making. I have brought to Dominica my wild culture that I made more than 15 years ago, so I am able to make world class sour dough bread here for my own personal consumption.

So, if any of you would like a one to one tuition on sour dough bread making whilst you are staying at Savanne Paille Holiday Homes, this can be organised for a fee. To see my history, look at my consultancy website to inspire you. www.mauricechaplais.com