Bed and Breakfast has plenty to offer guests

By Ken Johnston
Editor

Tucked away just north of Sleeman on Highway 621 is Tiboni’s Bed and Breakfast.
Marlene Tiboni and her husband Pete, decided to add onto their home in 2010 to open a side business. “As I get closer to retirement and not really wanting to retire, I had to come up with something to keep me busy,” said Marlene.
Initially the concept was thought of when they first came to the area to live 24 years ago. “I thought it would be a nice place for people to stay who have come home to visit or take care of aging parents.” However her idea remained just that for two decades.
So adding on a living room, a bathroom and three bedrooms, the idea became reality in 2010. Hoping to tap the people coming home, as mentioned above, they opened their doors only to be surprised at who was coming to stay. “We have not had one person that we thought would come to take advantage of the beauty and quiet location in the country,” said Marlene. Instead they have had busy hunting seasons with hunters from all over the United States coming. Otherwise it has mostly been people coming for one night here and one night there.
The hunters often fly in to International Falls or Baudette and Tiboni’s pick them up. They have prepared well for them, having leased land and put up deer stands for the hunters to use. They also supply a hunting guide, their son P.J. Tiboni. The furthest away a hunter has come from is Arizona.
Tiboni’s Bed and Breakfast offers three rooms with two double beds in each, a common living room and bathroom. They have free wireless internet, satellite t.v. and of course breakfast every morning. Marlene said that she prepares the meals as though her own family were sitting down for dinner with her. “Some are surprised at the way I have the table set and the choices of home cooking they get!”
In addition to the nice accommodations, there is a screened in reading room, a bonfire pit, an above ground pool, huge decks and plenty of wildlife to observe! “We had birdwatchers count 29 different species of birds here and make us a checklist for our guests to watch for,” said Marlene.
They do not cut corners and want it to be a first class experience for guests. “We want you to feel like it is your own home while here,” said Marlene.
At present they estimate they are full of guests about two months of the year and are hoping to get busier as Marlene gets ready to retire from her job at a pharmacy in Fort Frances. To find out more info on Tiboni’s B & B call 807-852-3686 or look them up on the web at www.tibonisbandb.com.