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The INNside Scoop

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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
Assistant Editor: 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. 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, 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 and restaurant, is available by sending an e-mail request to nlsub@cs.com.  To purchase a print subscription see page 8.

Scoop From
The Editor

      This edition of The INNside Scoop features excellent B&Bs in the states of Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Texas, and Florida. Prior to visiting the inns in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, I had never before visited these states; however, I am now anxious to revisit each of them. The route I traveled—from Jackson Hole to Rigby to Bozeman—was one of the most scenic ones I have ever experienced. The ground was covered with snow when I visited in late April, and the area’s beauty was spectacular. I hear it is even more magnificent during the summer and fall months.
     In preparation for this edition, I also made my first trip to the Hill Country of Texas and the Tampa/St. Pete area of Florida. Each of these areas is well worth a visit as well. Additional inns, recommended in this issue (on pages 6 and 7), include an expansive range of B&Bs and country inns from a seaside country inn in British Columbia to a 19th century townhouse in historic Savannah, GA. As always, the sampling of bed breakfast inns included in an edition of The INNside Scoop reflects the tremendous variety   of B&Bs now in existence–ones available to suit all tastes.
     The next edition of The INNside  Scoop will be available in mid-January 2006. It will feature 3 outstanding inns located in New England and 2 Southern inns (see www.the-innside-scoop.com/forthcoming.htm). Additional inns recommended will be located in other parts of the country (including a ranch in Idaho and a farm in South Carolina). Delicious recipes, from inns where I enjoy extraordinarily good breakfasts, will be included as well. Don’t miss it!
     The INNside Scoop is read by readers throughout the U.S. and abroad. E-mail subscriptions are available at no charge, and print copies of the newsletter may be received by purchasing a 3-year subscription (To purchase a print subscription see page 8).
     As always, suggestions for inns to be considered  by The INNside Scoop, to be reviewed or recommended in the newsletter, are welcomed. However, selections are limited to 17 inns per newsletter and determined by my current itinerary. Send suggestions to innscoop@cs.com.                                                                         

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.

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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.  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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