Hoyes not only gave up his job, did not sell his property and moved from Wisconsin to Biloxi. They had a plan.
The couple who worked for a long time in the food service and hospitality wanted to start their own business. They worked with business mentors, made a business plan with bed and breakfast and hunting for a perfect place – from South Carolina to Galveston, Texas and elsewhere in the Gulf of Mexico.
Heidi Hoye found a new couple’s home in Biloxi. It was the third or fourth asset they visited and knew when they looked at a two -story brick house with an image of a quay that it was a place.
Hoyes bought a 7,500 square meter house in 2021. November And a month later moved. Their real estate agent did several homework, so they thought they would not have a problem to get a city permit in bed and breakfast in their living neighborhood. However, their case was linked to the city most of 2022 and 2023.
When they finally won approval, opponents appealed to the District Court. Both sides are still waiting for a judgment on the court appeal filed in 2023. October
“Eighteen months is a long time to stay on the surface and wait for an answer,” said Heidi Hoye.
Dan Hoye added: “We try to make the most of it.”
Heidi and Dan Hoye’s home in the hallway in Biloxi, Wednesday, 2025. May 14th. The houses were originally built in 2004. And survived the hurricane Katrina without water.
Hoyes House in Biloxi, Wednesday, 2025 May 14th. The home has six guest rooms, each with their own bathroom.
The couple are fighting misconceptions about B&BS
The house they bought seems to have been built with a bed and breakfast. Each of the six bedrooms has a bathroom. The large front porch wraps in the side porch and pool.
There is a pool house and living quarters above the garage. The interior of the house has a historical look, even if it was built in 2004. It has a 14 -foot ceiling, a wooden floor on the ground floor and an oak staircase leading to the second floor, brick fireplaces in each room and a wide crown shape. The front site is lined with windows, which overlooks the slight division of the yard and the sound of the Mississippi.
Hoyes needed permission to use a conditional permit and replace zoning from a medium density home to low density apartment buildings to control breakfast and breakfast. Before the hurricane “Katrina”, a hotel located at a short distance to the west, on the business area, on the beach highway, and the property east is intended to zone in high density apartment buildings.
Their closest neighbors live in a single family home. When they first asked for a city permission to get a bed and breakfast, Hoyes expected neighbors’ questions about their business plans. They were unprepared for a packed, terrific public listening against the Biloxi Planning Commission, where residents wondered if beds and breakfast would attract killers and drug dealers.
“We weren’t ready at all,” said Heidi Hoye. “We said, ‘It’s not good.’
“People thought we would enter and organize a party house.”
Hoyes spent time. And they started renting rooms to make money. On the right, homeowners can offer rent for 30 days or more. They mainly rent for traveling nurses and tenants who know the Keesler Air Force base.
They organized an open house where they served snacks and invited the guests to see for themselves that the house offered a great bed and breakfast layout. About 30-40 people stopped.
Hoyes says neighbors living nearby supported their business plans. They were friendly and hospitable Hoyes.
Among these neighbors are Lombardi-Bensons, who bought and renovated the historic Glenn Swetman house.
“They are wonderful people, wonderful,” said Frank Lombardi-Benson. “And they will do a great job.
“We’re all for that. All are. They have their heart and soul what they want to do.”
Frequent area in Hoye’s home in Biloxi, Wednesday, 2025. May 14th. They hope the home will eventually have beds and breakfast.
2025 Wednesday, May 14, Heidi and Dan Hoye’s house in Biloxi. They also sit at the bar and high kitchen table guests who prefer daily breakfast.
The former bed and breakfast owner confirm plans
Hoyes welcomes guests. They like to cook food. He is a trained chef. Her specialty is baking. They sometimes invite their tenants to dinner, just have a company and share good food.
They host Friendsgiving Day, Super Bowl parties and gatherings for a non -profit Back Bay mission.
“We love to have fun,” said Dan Hoye. His wife added: “This is a huge, beautiful house. He should be used.”
One of their thanksgiving guests was Katherine Blesy, who married her bed and breakfast in Biloxi for seven years with her husband Walter. It was on the beach, near the Biloxi Lighthouse. After introducing her to a mutual friend, she met Hoyes to talk about their plans.
Blesey had to close his accommodation and breakfast in 2017 when her husband died.
“People want the place to stay like that,” she said. – They really do.
“They would have the same type of hospitality we did,” she said. “They’re just charming.”
Library named Heidi Hoye’s mother named Hoye’s home in Biloxi, 2025. Wednesday, May 14.
The Biloxi case ended in court
For the second time, Hoyes hired a lawyer while trying to obtain a city and redevelopment. It turned out that the impressive number of residents supported their business business, which unanimously adopted the planning commission.
The vote of the city council was divided, but Hoyes persuaded most to support their plans. They were funny. Many of their neighbors joined them to celebrate their homes.
Ten days later, they received a call from their lawyer Wayne Hengen, who grew up in the neighborhood. The news was not good.
Several residents appealed to the District Court a decision of the City Council – 3 for two opposite and two abstinence.
Two of the women who turn to the city council’s decision live in the nearest neighborhood. The third sister of council member George Lawrence lives a few quarters.
Lawrence, who voted against bed and breakfast, did not return a phone call to comment on his voice. His sister Theresa Thompson also did not respond to the Sun Herald Voicemail about the claim.
The appeal argues that beds and breakfast would be in the neighborhood of one family home and that the nature of the neighborhood has not changed-one of the factors dealt with when the property is rebuilt.
However, community development director Jerry Creel said in one of the city’s listeners that the bed and breakfast ordinance was designed to accommodate houses such as Hoyes. Creel also said the house is in a transitional location between houses and commercial development. The appeal of Hoyes quoted his comments.
Their opponents also quoted Creel saying that he could not specify any specific changes because the commission rejected the first Hoyes request 16-18 months ago.
Hengen lawyer also spoke at the meeting, saying that Hoyes had repaired a major storm damage to the home, which had been empty for almost 16 years. He also said that the city had only two beds and breakfast and could use more.
Material and breakfast case Judge Randi Mueller had to give up himself after receiving a mysterious package by mail. The contents of the packaging were entered into the court case but are sealed from public opinion. Judge Larry Bourgeois was appointed in July.
Hoyes tries to keep financially until the decision is received. They have a B plan, but they really don’t want to think about selling a house.
“This community is our home and we want to stay here,” said Heidi Hoye. “We are here for a reason – to be part of this community.”
Wednesday, May 14, on Wednesday, Heidi and Dan Hoye’s house in Biloxi, Ocean Springs, called Ocean Springs. They expect permission to make a home in a bed and breakfast.
Pool in Hoye’s home in Biloxi, Wednesday, 2025. May 14th.