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Page 15 - Travel with a basket and bedding; bottled water in hot weather; bowls for water and food. Closed There is quite a variety of closing times and the dates we have given are those supplied to us by the hotel or guest house. The final entry in the fact box is the name of the Proprietor(s). Where the hotel is run by a manager, we give his or her name. READERS' REPORTS To the hundreds of readers who have written with comments on hotels in all the Charming Small Hotel Guides, a sincere 'thank-you'.
Page 13 - Elevators are known as lifts in Ireland. • Parking lot is a term you won't encounter. You'll see 'Parking' or just a 'P' sign. these sections the entries are arranged in alphabetical order by nearest town. If several occur in one town, they are arranged in alphabetical order by name of hotel. The half-page entries follow the same pattern. To find a hotel in a particular area, use the maps following this introduction to locate the appropriate pages. To locate a specific hotel, whose name you know,...
Page 32 - Checklist Please use a separate sheet of paper for each report; include your name, address and telephone number on each report. Your reports will be received with particular pleasure if they are typed, and if they are organized under the following headings: Name of establishment Town or village it is in, or nearest Full address, including...
Page 9 - Bedrooms that are well proportioned with as much character as the public rooms below. • Ideally, we look for adequate space, but on a human scale: we don't go for places that rely on grandeur, or that have pretensions that could intimidate. • Decorations must be harmonious and in good taste, and the furnishings and facilities comfortable and well maintained. We like to see interesting antique furniture that is there because it can be used, not simply revered. • The proprietors and staff need...
Page 8 - Unlike other guides, we often rule out places that have great qualities, but are nonetheless no more nor less than hotels. Our hotels are all special in some way. We think that we have a much clearer idea than other guides of what is special and what is not; and we think we apply these criteria more consistently than other guides because we are a small and personally managed company rather than a bureaucracy. We have a small team of likeminded inspectors, chosen by the editor and thoroughly rehearsed...
Page 13 - Venice, district, where the establishment is located, along with a categorization which gives some clue to its character. These categories are, as far as possible, self-explanatory. Fact boxes The fact box given for each hotel follows a standard pattern; the explanation that follows is for full- and half-page entries. Tel and Fax Numbers are the same whether you are calling from within a region or from another part of Italy.
Page 32 - ... Name of establishment Town or village it is in, or nearest Full address, including postcode Telephone number Time and duration of visit The building and setting The public rooms The bedrooms and bathrooms Physical comfort (chairs, beds, heat, light, hot water) Standards of maintenance and housekeeping Atmosphere, welcome and service Food Value for money We assume that in writing you have no objections to your views being published unpaid, either verbatim or in an edited version. Names of major...
Page 8 - We rarely see all these qualities together in one place; but our warmest recommendations - whole-page, with photograph - usually lack only one or two of these qualities. Half-page entries Don't, however, ignore our half-page entries. They are very useful addresses, and all are charming small hotels.