Each year near Thanksgiving time, the Distinctive Inns of New England (DINE) innkeepers gather to review the past six months and plan for the winter and spring marketing. This is a transition year for DINE and unfortunately, that meeting didn’t … Read more
“I’m a people pleaser,” says Angela Comstock, General Manager of the Grafton Inn in Grafton, VT, one of the Distinctive Inns of New England (DINE). In a recent zoom meeting, DINE innkeepers talked about operations while Covid continues to be … Read more
By Marti Mayne
I’ve recently had the chance to experience good versus bad customer service at lodging properties and am now even more convinced it’s the remarkable customer service at the Distinctive Inns of New England (DINE) that make them … Read more
Spend any amount of time at the Grafton Inn and you will certainly have the good fortune to meet the innkeeper, Angela Comstock. You’ll recognize her by the broad smile on her face and the friendly welcome. Whether engaging with … Read more
After nearly a decade as innkeepers at the Captain’s House Inn, James and Jill Meyer passed the reigns on to a team of owners/innkeepers with strong roots to Chatham and the legacy of hospitality and tourism the town offers. … Read more
We’ve been taking quite the New England arm chair beer tour over the past month in the DINE blog. Originally, we started with craft breweries, but quickly our exploration expanded to include distilleries and wineries too. We like to call … Read more
With so many lodging choices for travelers, the lines have blurred between all the options. And it’s no wonder. Hotel chains like Holiday Inn, Knights Inn and Mictrotel Inns call themselves inns, but they’re not. A shared room in someone’s … Read more
It’s been a tough week. Heck, let’s face it – it’s been a tough election year. Highlighted by a contentious and often nasty Presidential race, then compounded by senate and congressional battles we were barraged by negativism. And then there … Read more
Everyone loves to be loved, especially travelers. Humans seek approval and conversely, the most powerful punishment comes from shame. Thus, we at Distinctive Inns of New England (DINE) are here to tell inngoers how to be number-one on every innkeepers’ … Read more
Subaru loves to talk about what they love to love about their cars. This got us thinking about what we love to love about our inns and B&Bs. The innkeepers at the 12 Distinctive Inns of New England (DINE) often … Read more
By now, you’ve had the chance to get some up-close-and-personal insight into three of the Distinctive Inns of New England’s members. We like to think that one of the most important things that set an inn-stay apart from a … Read more
One of the best parts about staying at an inn is the opportunity to meet interesting people. Some like chatting with guests and from time to time guests have become very good friends after meeting at one of the Distinctive … Read more
As soon as Jim & Ibby Cooper crossed the covered bridge to Jackson, New Hampshire, and saw the Inn at Thorn Hill, they knew they wanted to buy it. Hospitality is in Jim’s blood, being from a family in the … Read more
It was nearly 30 years ago when Brian and Mary Ellen Shields began to dream of operating a B&B like the best of those they visited. For them, the love of travel eventually led to the love of innkeeping at … Read more
