October gets me excited… what it’s November? Geesh another month slipped by! Well as I was saying, November gets me excited because the annual Reader’s Choice Awards are published by Conde Nast Traveler magazine.

Okay, maybe it’s not the Oscars or even the Emmy’s but it does create some anxious moments in the hotel and destination trade. After pouring over the results in the various categories and tallying everything up I’m pleased to say New England hotels and locations were well represented this year.

In fact we did good!

But I’m not going to keep you in suspense anymore but give you the highlights in each of the categories, and where the hotels or locations have a web site I’ve added the link so you check them out yourself.

Top U.S. Hotels:
#12 - Charlotte Inn, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
#23 - Pitcher Inn, Warren, Vermont
#26 - Blantyre, Lenox, Massachusetts
#35 - Four Seasons, Boston, Massachusetts
#39 - White Barn Inn, Kennebunkport, Maine
#44 - Twin Farms, Barnard, Vermont
#54 - White Elephant, Nantucket, Massachusetts
#62 - Fifteen Beacon, Boston, Massachusetts
#65 - Taj, Boston, Massachusetts
#73 - Hotel Commonwealth, Boston, Massachusetts
#81 - Waquassett Resort, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
#88 - The Wauwinet, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Top North American Islands:
#3 Nantucket, Massachusetts

Top U.S. Cities:
#10 Boston, Massachusetts

Top U.S. Resorts:
Inn at Thorn Hill, Jackson, New Hampshire

I’d like to add my congratulations to all these hotels and places for truly representing the best of New England.

Conde Nast Traveler is one of the top travel magazines and is available on newstands and bookstores. To visit their web site go here: www.contraveler.com

Cliff Calderwood
Executive Director
Online Guide to New England