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SSD, Inc. 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. Previous newsletters may be viewed online at www.innsidescoop.com. 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, readers have enjoyed The INNside Scoop nationwide and abroad. A complimentary e-mail subscription, offering a full-color edition of the newsletter with links to each inn and restaurant, is available by sending an e-mail request to nlsub@cs.com. The INNside Scoop B&B newsletter is sponsored by The B&B and Country Inn Marketplace (see page 8).
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This edition of The INNside Scoop features 2 inns from New England and 3 B&Bs from The Midwest. I always enjoy my trips to the New England states, but I am now anxious to return to the Midwest. The areas of Wisconsin, Indiana, and Minnesota visited to review inns for this issue were even more scenic than I anticipated—and I found Midwestern hospitality to be warm and friendly. The next edition of The INNside Scoop will be available in mid-January 2005. It will feature and recommend inns located in Texas, Oregon, Washington, and Canada’s British Columbia (see www.the-innside-scoop.com/forthcoming.htm). Delicious recipes, from inns where I have enjoyed extraordinarily good breakfasts, will be included as well. Don’t miss it! Suggestions for inns (to be considered for a review or recommendation in the newsletter) are encouraged. Unfortunately, selections are limited to 17 inns per newsletter and dependent upon my travel schedule. Send suggestions to innscoop@cs.com. A copy of INNside Scoop’s forthcoming cookbook will be sent to anyone suggesting an inn selected for inclusion. Happy travels!
CRITERIA FOR RATINGS Inns: hospitality, cleanliness/maintenance of property’s interior and exterior (does not appear worn or neglected), comfort, aesthetic qualities (furnishings, color coordination, décor), amenities, location/setting (surroundings), uniqueness, attention-to-detail, creativity, good lighting (inside and outside), historical significance, breakfast—taste and presentation, complimentary refreshments and/or beverages offered, quotient value of room and services received, accessibility/helpfulness of innkeeper or staff member, respect of guests’ privacy, private baths, 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). An inn is automatically given a lower rating when the congruency factor does not apply, thereby causing the consumer to be misled. Restaurants: Menu selection, food quality, presentation of food, service, location, atmosphere, uniqueness, special features, quotient value for food and service received. ____________________________________ 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. Each property is rated according to others of similar size and attributes (i.e., small, owner-run B&Bs are not compared to large, historic inns with a full staff). |
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