White Stone Brokers

Does your interest in owning a property include personal goals as well as business goals? It makes sense, then, that the process of buying a bed and breakfast or boutique inn is very personal. Whatever your level of interest, White Stone Brokers want to discuss your innkeeping plans and ideas. We can offer you valuable guidance as you search for the boutique hotel, inn or bed and breakfast for sale that is the right fit for you.

You have worked hard to grow your business and now you are ready to hand over the reins to the next steward and reap the rewards. Whether you have a boutique hotel or bed and breakfast for sale, it is a unique property with a singular voice. Today, the market for selling hospitality properties is crowded and competitive. You deserve a knowledgeable, experienced team to help you put your property on the market in the best possible position to get you the best price possible.

Since 2005, Eliot Dalton has specialized in helping clients buy and sell unique lodging properties. As a former owner of a full-service inn, Eliot adds 15 years of innkeeping experience to his real estate practice. His goal is to educate and guide clients while helping them achieve their goals. Eliot understands the demands and rewards of the innkeeping business intimately and has a thorough working knowledge of inn finances.

Eliot believes the key to getting clients results is an in-depth understanding of their objectives. The operation of a full service inn, bed and breakfast, or boutique hotel is guided by both the business and lifestyle goals of its owners. Clients benefit from Eliot’s inside experience as an owner and operator of an historic inn, and his years of affiliation with innkeepers and trade organizations.

Eliot provides consulting services to buyers and sellers in all 50 states. Eliot helps clients find the

After graduating in Agricultural Business Marketing from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Scott’s career ambitions quickly pivoted after he and his wife Allison purchased the Oregon Bed and Breakfast Directory in 1994. The paperbound directory was a cooperative marketing project that featured 300 bed and breakfast inns throughout the state of Oregon. Shortly after assuming ownership of the publication, the internet took on a life of its own. Scott’s lightbulb moment hit and he realized that the guidebook could easily transition into an online directory. He put the wheels into motion, saved a few forests, and retired the printed version by launching one of the first online bed and breakfast guides in 1995. The rest as they say is history.

But the story doesn’t stop there. As an online publisher, Scott segued his passion for travel and hospitality by creating a service to help luxury inns, boutique hotels and special event venues turn their passio

Armed with a degree in English and Communications, Allison, a Valedictorian, graduated from California State University, Bakersfield, and soon began teaching English and writing at a community college in southern Oregon. Her career would take a dramatic turn after she and Scott purchased the Oregon Bed and Breakfast Directory in 1994. Suddenly the teacher added former to her title and assumed the role of guidebook publisher.

Within six months, she and Scott transitioned the publication from printed guidebook to an online directory after witnessing how the world wide web was changing how society operated. Soon after, the twosome launched the first digital marketing agency for the bed and breakfast industry working with innkeepers across North America.

White Stone Marketing was founded in 2002 and was an extension of what the couple had already established – a marketing resource for independent hoteliers to boost their visibility and revenue through internet marketing,

As the General Manager for White Stone Marketing, Susan incorporates her vast array of hospitality industry knowledge, strategic business development skills, as well as her finance education background to take care of not only client needs, but those of the White Stone team. After having worked as the Director of Business Development for Select Registry, Susan knows what it takes to establish and maintain an exceptional hospitality property. Along with her experience of owning a private business, Susan understands all sides of operations, strategy implementation, and collaboration. Her quick thinking and problem-solving skills help remedy the trickiest of challenges to ensure client satisfaction and success.

Susan currently resides in Savannah, Georgia with her husband Jeff and their dogs. With all of their children grown, she enjoys visits with the kids, gardening, and exploring the Low Country marshes, islands, and beaches in her free time.