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Hospitality: Colby Hill Inn, Henniker, NH

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“Corporate World, I’m outta here!” Have you thought of screaming those words from your office or cubicle? Perhaps followed by visions of a more genteel life, set in the pristine countryside versus the rat-race of the big city?

Now’s your chance to test-drive that dream job lifestyle with VocationVacations® Mentors, Cyndi and Mason Cobb, of the Colby Hill Inn. Mason manages the inn full-time & Cyndi has combined being part-time innkeeper with working in sales & marketing for a major cruise line. Not a bad life!

In their "past lives" Mason was a systems IT manager and professor while Cyndi worked in sales and marketing. They gave it all up for the country life at Colby Hill Inn.

Located only 90 minutes north of Boston, the country inn's beautiful surroundings make it a wonderful stop for the everyday business traveler or those looking for a romantic weekend getaway.

Colby Hill Inn has much to offer its guests and Vocationers - with a full service restaurant, fifteen guest rooms, and facilities for events up to 150 people. The inn won the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for its wine list and menus as well as being named Yankee Magazine's "Editor's Pick". The inn is a member of the select registry, "Distinguished Inns of North America" and the Cobbs are members of the Professional Association of Innkeepers. Mason and Cyndi look forward to sharing the rewards and challenges of being innkeepers with you!

Mason (and Cyndi, if she's in town) will mentor you in some or all of the following activities:

Guest and concierge services
Take reservations - by phone & Internet for lodging and dining
Prepare for check-in and give tours of property
Plan, prepare and serve breakfast
Build relationships with guests
Manage the property and its many physical operations
Purchase supplies and food
Quality assurance
Prepare afternoon treats for guests
Check out process
Housekeeping and room inspections
Sales, marketing (local and Internet marketing) and PR techniques
Work an evening with chef in kitchen or front of house with manager

The Colby Hill Innkeeper package VocationVacations® experience includes the following:

Two days of one-on-one mentorship in your dream job as an Innkeeper
The ability to take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®), an online personality assessment designed to identify interests and skill sets
The opportunity to participate in a total of one hour of pre- and post-VocationVacation career coaching from an accredited, affiliated VocationVacations career coach
A pocket-size VocationVacations journal so you can document your dream job becoming a reality
Light lunches with your mentor

Available: Sunday - Thursday, all-year based on Mentor’s availability with exception of holiday weekends

Price: $849 Per Person

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Required Accommodations

Colby Hill Inn

Minimum 2-night stay required (Not included in the price of the VocationVacations® holiday)

Other activities and tourist destinations while on your VocationVacations® adventure:

Reservation, Cancellation and Rescheduling Rules and Conditions:

Full payment of the VocationVacations dream job holiday is required to make a reservation. A $100 non-refundable fee is assessed if a VocationVacations experience is cancelled or rescheduled prior to 14-days of the scheduled VocationVacations holiday, based on the approved availability of the mentor to reschedule. A VocationVacations adventure cannot be rescheduled and is non-refundable if cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled VocationVacations holiday. Written notification of cancellation or rescheduling is required in all cases. In the US, Grounded Nomads, LLC and VocationVacations holidays encourage all customers to acquire travel insurance to cover any unforeseen expenses due to cancellation or rescheduling. In the UK, Grounded Nomads, Ltd and VocationVacations holidays must require all customers to acquire travel insurance to cover any unforeseen expenses due to cancellation or rescheduling and provide verification of such travel insurance to Grounded Nomads, Ltd.