Chi wrote a book specifically about running a homestay and even started a class on the subject at Chinese Culture University's Extension Program. He believes that since legal restrictions on the size of homestays limit the scale of the business, it is better to define a narrow target audience rather than try to appeal to more catholic tastes.
曾經出過《窮小子開民宿》等書，並在文化大學教育推廣部開設民宿課程的季子弘認為，民宿因為法規限制，經營規模不大、房間數量不多，本來就應該設定在「小眾市場」，而非迎合每一個人的口味。