Bed Breakfast Small Hotel for California Innkeepers
Running a B&B or small hotel in California means reservation calendars, occupancy and ADR that track together, and breakfast supplies that reorder themselves.
Regulatory framework
California Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482) caps annual rent increases at 5% + local CPI (10% max). Just Cause Eviction after 12 months tenancy. Costa-Hawkins limits local rent control. AB 5 gig-worker classification affects independent contractors.
Economic context
Median household income $91,900. Top industries: tech, entertainment, agriculture, tourism, aerospace. Highest state income tax bracket in US.
Tax load
Income tax: 1-13.3% brackets. Sales tax: 7.25% state (+local).
Landlord/tenant summary
Strong tenant protections statewide. Cities (LA, SF, Oakland, San Jose) add layers.
Operator notes
Compliance-heavy. Solo operators need real accounting because CA's labor + tax code punishes shortcuts. State + local + payroll tax complexity is real.
Room rates, reservation calendar, breakfast food cost, and a monthly P&L. The inn, managed from one file.
- ✓ Excel + Google Sheets · instant download
- ✓ 30-day refund, no questions asked
- ✓ Works anywhere in California
A small inn runs on room nights and food cost. The margin lives in the difference between what you paid the vendor and what you charged the guest. This workbook holds the room rate card, the reservation calendar, a guest CRM for repeat bookings, and a breakfast food-cost tab that tracks the actual plate cost by menu item. The monthly P&L ties it all together.