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November 2004
We are often asked what hotels or resorts we like best, what would we recommend to others, or where we would like to visit again. These questions come from clients, guests, and friends. Beginning in 2005, we will try to provide some answers. On a regular basis we will highlight a property that we feel merits special recognition. We expect our choices to run the gamut from large well-known resorts to small obscure inns. Our selection process is really quite simple. We will choose places we know well, have recently visited, and meet the following requirements:
Our criteria are obviously very unscientific and very personal, but certainly our choices will be greatly influenced by our backgrounds. As a team we have many years of hotel experiences all over the world; we have seen the best and possibly even the worst. We have some personal likes and dislikes, but we are also professionals in the business of evaluating hotels and resorts. Our personal choices will always reflect this professionalism. Some of our picks will of course be evaluated and\or rated by organizations like AAA, Mobil, and Michelin. We will pick some that have no rating because they have never wanted it, or because they fail to meet some requirement mandated by the rating agency. Many of these requirements are valid and practical but some seem very arbitrary, even absurd. The result is that many smaller, independent properties are denied a rating. That limits the public�s knowledge of these places. We have discovered that there are quite a few �hidden treasures� all over the world; we plan to bring some of these to light. |
Cheryl Griggs & Harry Nobles
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