Doily Decision 2012

What’s all this about doilies?

The B&B industry is taking a break from Presidential politics and contemplating something of much greater national importance…the fate of the doily.  In an effort to add some levity to the months of contentious campaigning ahead, the Professional Association of Innkeepers International has created Doily Decision 2012.  All travelers are encouraged to weigh in on the destiny of the doily. Are you Pro Doily or No Doily?  That is the question at hand for inn travelers seeking New England escapes and getaways this summer.

The tongue-in-cheek campaign comes complete with campaign videos brought to you by the Liberate Your Furniture Super Pac supporting the No Doilists and the Crochet for a New Day Super Pac supporting the Pro Doilists. Click on the links above and watch them for a smile.

While there’s humor in this campaign, complete with a Doily care programs to support the preservation of senior doilies from the Pro-Doily party, there’s a more serious intention fueling it.  The purpose of the Doily Campaign is to demonstrate that there’s an inn or B&B for everyone, each with its unique and distinct décor, ambiance and welcome.

Distinctive Inns of New England are the perfect example of B&Bs running the gambit from historic and doily-filled to contemporary and avant-garde.  Step into the Grafton Inn and Deerfield Inn and you are immediately transported to a time when life was simpler and colonial customs prevailed. Doilies, lace, historic architectural features, and more have been preserved in these beautiful and historic inns.

Yet, if you talk to Leslie and Brian Mulcahy at Rabbit Hill Inn or Eiran and Michele Gazit at Gateways Inn and Restaurant, they’ll tell you they’re doily-free and proud to offer no-doily inns.  “It’s a frame of mind and all about your sense of styling,” said Leslie Mulcahy who’s just putting the finishing touches on the art-deco styled Sterling Room there.

One thing that both the Pro and No Doily parties can agree upon: inns and B&Bs are the better way to stay and in New England.  Choose from ten beautifully styled and distinctive inns for your summer Maine getaways, Cape Cod getaways, Vermont vacations, New Hampshire escapes and Rhode Island respites.

Where do you stand on doilies? The Distinctive Inns of New England would love to know.  Cast your vote at http://www.betterwaytostay.com/doily-campaign/.