A HAMPSHIRE woman has flung open the doors on her new boutique bed and breakfast – and it’s already proving a hit with guests.
Hannah McIntyre spent two years refurbishing the property in Parchment Street in Winchester, inspired by some of the furnishings and fittings at her mum’s shop, Jane McIntyre Design in Southgate Street.
The 25-year-old, who was schooled in the New Forest, said: “I was singing before I did this and decided it wasn’t very lucrative. Now I just sing at friends’ weddings.
“I’ve always been around catering, working in hospitality in some way, and I really enjoy parties and hosting so I thought it might be a nice to open a B&B.
“I still get nervous up until the guest arrives and then when they get here I can’t stop talking to them – always baking cakes for them or chatting to them at the bar.”
So far she’s been given 20 reviews on Trip Advisor – all of which have seen her awarded five stars for her hospitality.
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