It didn’t take long after speaking with Frank and Lisa Fik, the owners of the Alpenrose B&B, about their desires for a new website that I decided that this project was not going to be just another brochure site. No this site needed to be flexible, fast, and most of all it needed to be easy and intuitive for Frank and Lisa to update, edit, and manage all of the sites content. What this site really needed was a tailor made solution.

Enter Django, a Python based web framework that emphasizes re-usability and “pluggability” of components, rapid development, and the principle of DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself). For a little background, the Python programming  language has been around since the late 1980’s, and Django has been around since 2005. When combined you get the strict, efficient, platform independent of Python with a fully functional web framework.

Using Django Rev Software was able to meld Frank and Lisa’s vision of an easy to use fully self maintained website with the sleek modern design created in regular html by Rev Software’s newest designer. The website features a blog, availability calendar, multiple web forms, Flickr and Google Maps integration, multiple layers of available customizations, and more.

Now enough about the website, lets talk about the Alpenrose. This Bed and Breakfast is truly breath taking, from the brilliant Christmas light display on it’s snow covered exterior to the beautiful warmth and tasty home baking inside. The location is just moments away from the ski hill, the breakfast menu is fantastic, and the hosts are warm and welcoming. If you are travelling from out of town you need look no further than the Alpenrose B&B.

http://www.alpenroserevelstoke.com