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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 eight 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.
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This edition of The INNside Scoop includes a delightful sampling of B&Bs, as well as historic and country inns, from the rocky coast of New England to the colorful areas of the Southwest. As always, the bed and breakfast inns included in this edition reflect the never-ending variety available at B&B-type lodgings. The next edition of The INNside Scoop will be available in mid-July 2008. It will feature/review outstanding inns located in Illinois, Iowa, New York, Pennsylvania, and Quebec. In addition, there will be recommended inns, also personally visited by one of the editors, in other states as well (see www.the-innside-scoop.com/forthcoming.htm). Delicious recipes, from inns where we have enjoyed extraordinarily good breakfasts, will also be included. Don’t miss it! After visiting hundreds of B&Bs, in this country and abroad over the span of several decades, I still get excited about each forthcoming visit to a new inn. I enjoy an occasional visit to a ritzy hotel or resort; however, staying at B&Bs is always the highlight of my travels. If you have not yet experienced the bed and breakfast/country inn world, give it a try. Once you do, you will understand why B&Bs have become so popular and why the B&B industry is booming as it is. The INNside Scoop is read throughout the U.S. and abroad. E-mail subscriptions are available at no charge. Suggestions for inns to be considered by The INNside Scoop are always welcomed. Send suggestions, along with the inn’s Website, to innscoop@cs.com.
Happy travels!
View from The Summer Cottage at
Inn at Bay Ledge
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). 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. ____________________________________ 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 that its advertising proclaims. |
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Scoop
From
The Editor
