Riddle me this inn-goers…remember the campy Batman television show from the 60′s? Sure you do. As a kid, I was always amazed when Batman would hide down in the Batcave, watching a bank of cardboard video monitors, surveying his estate from hidden video cameras placed everywhere. It seems nearly quaint compared to the technology available to the average consumer currently. Wireless video transmission is nothing all that ground breaking, but until very recently it was the financially out of the reach of everyone but professional news organizations who could justify such a hefty investment. In the last few years, the price of wireless, internet ready video cameras has dipped below the $100 USD mark. These cameras are tiny, cheap, shoot amazing video and are simple to setup. People anywhere in the world can access the feeds from their home computer.
Yesterday, we were working on a project here at BnBFinder that had us visiting dozens of inns websites, and we noticed something cool and innovative that some innkeepers were doing. On several of the B&B sites we visited, we noticed the innkeepers had set up video cameras streaming the gorgeous views at some pristine locations around the world. We were mesmerized.
So many B&Bs are located in places that are beautiful, breathtaking and one of a kind. That’s why we love them. For those of us not lucky enough to be innkeepers, and enjoy nature at it’s best every day (say those of who live in…Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens), the view from a webcam is a nice escape. Still photos are amazing, but there really is something cool about watching the ocean ripple and the trees move 3,000 miles from where you are. It makes every apartment a Bat Cave.
We’ve picked out two amazing inns that have live webcams we’d love to share with you, from the dramatic cliff ringed coast off of Mendocino, California. As a brief aside, The Hill House Inn was also the setting for television show ‘Murder She Wrote’. With some careful watching it might be possible to spot Angela Lansbury solving a thriller!
Hill House Inn Live Webcam Mendocino, CA
Agate Cove Inn Live WebcamMendocino, CA
On the East Coast, the Pilgrim House Inn Bed and Breakfast has a camera on their third floor deck overlooking Newport harbor. You can see the masts of the racing boats bobbing up and down in the harbor. It’s like looking into a live painting of the perfect New England fishing town.
The Pilgrim House Inn Bed and Breakfast
We’d love to hear from other innkeepers who are using web cams to share their views with the world, so as always please get in touch. We hope everyone has a fun, safe and busy Memorial Day Weekend.
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