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SSD, Inc.
d/b/a
The INNside Scoop©
22 W. Bryan St.
PMB 202
Savannah GA 31401
Publisher/Editor: Maxine Pinson
Editorial Assistant: Malyssa Pinson
Online Editor: Anna Treece
(anna@treece.org)
FAX: 912-232-8550
E-mail: innscoop@cs.com
www.innsidescoop.com
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Each issue of
The INNside Scoop, a bi-annual newsletter, features five personally
visited B&Bs in various parts of the U.S. It also recommends twelve
B&Bs recently experienced by the editor -- including one in Savannah, GA and
one in Charleston, SC, the "B&B Capitals" of Georgia and South Carolina.
No inn (or recommended restaurant) pays to be reviewed or recommended by
The INNside Scoop.
The newsletter, published in January and July, is
circulated in hardcopy and via e-mail. Since 1995, The INNside
Scoop has been enjoyed by readers and subscribers nationwide and abroad.
A complimentary e-mail subscription, offering a full-color edition of the
newsletter with links to each inn, is available by sending an email request
to nlsub@cs.com |
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Scoop From The
Editor |
As announced in
the last edition of The INNside Scoop, the newsletter has a new
format beginning with this issue. For continuity, only the cover
format remains the same. Now, instead of featuring 7 inns
(including 3 in Georgia and the Carolinas), only 5 inns are featured --
which may or may not include a Georgia or Carolina inn. A major
newsletter revision is the section on "Recommended Inns" (pages 6 and
7). These pages, where some of my favorite inns are often
included, now feature a total of twelve inns (in various parts of the
U.S.) along with a photograph of the property.
Another significant change is the listing of eacy inn's
"strong points," although space limitations may prevent a complete
listing. I recognize that personal tastes and preferences do vary,
and I bear this in mind when evaluating an inn. You may assume all
inns, listed in The INNside Scoop, have private baths unless
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You may also be assured that all inns
recommended by me are ones where I have observed and personally
experienced warm hospitality extended to guests of the inn.
Beginning with this issue, Anna Treece (www.treece.org/anna.html),
a resident of Wisconsin, will be upgrading the online edition so that it
will be more streamlined and user-friendly. To access the online
version, which is produced in full-color with links to all inns and
sites noted in the newsletter, click "Current Issue" at the top of
www.innsidescoop.com.
The next edition of The INNside Scoop will be
available in mid-January 2004. It will feature and recommend
excellent inns located in FL, GA, LA, MD, ME, NC, SC, VA, and VT (see
www.the-innside-scoop.com/forthcoming.htm). Don't miss it!
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CRITERIA FOR RATINGS
Inns: hospitality, cleanliness,
comfort, aesthetic qualities (furnishings, color coordination, décor),
amenities, location/setting, uniqueness, attention-to-detail, creativity,
historical significance, breakfast --taste and presentation, refreshments
and/or beverages offered, quotient value of room and services received,
accessibility/helpfulness of innkeeper or staff member, respect of guests'
privacy, special features, congruency with marketing (inn looks as good when
visited as it is described and shown to be in brochures and on Web site).
Congruency with marketing is considered by The INNside Scoop, to be
obligatory and something the consumer should be able to rely upon
confidently. An inn is given a lower rating when this criterion does
not apply.
Restaurants: Menu selection, food
quality, presentation of food, service, location, atmosphere, uniqueness,
special features, quotient value for food and service received.
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Notes: The above listings are not,
necessarily, listed in order of importance. Whenever there is
uncertainty between 2 rating categories, the higher rating is given in order
to give the inn/restaurant the benefit of the doubt. No inn receiving
a "sunflower" rating is ever a "borderline" inn; however, it is often one
found to be even more delightful than its advertising proclaims. |
