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BestWeekends Announces First Annual Travel Awards Where to Stay, Where to Eat, What to Do – Only the Best!

March 14, 2007: Jim Flynn's BestWeekends. com is an ultra-savvy website that offers focused information on weekend travel destinations in the US. It now announces its first BESTWEEKEND TRAVEL AWARDS - the "best" of what the company has discovered in its travels over the last year. Travel expert Jim Flynn has crisscrossed the eastern US to uncover those places that provide a superior experience: the best romantic hotel, the best new resort, the best pub, the best sandwich, the best secluded beach, etc. "If it is unsurpassed, if it will stand out in your memory, if it is the best, it made our list," says founder Jim Flynn.

BestWeekends.com provides the most comprehensive and objective destination profiles available anywhere, and all the information is tailored to the weekend traveler. "A weekend is 3 days at most," says Flynn. "You can't afford to make a mistake on where you stay, where you eat and what you do. We do the legwork for you by creating a weekend that you'll talk about for years." With American vacations getting shorter each year, weekend travel accounts for (a statistic here would be good - am researching)

"There is so much travel information out there it is hard to see through the clutter," says Flynn. "We take all the information, thoroughly test it, and then present our subscribers with recommendations for the perfect weekend getaway."

The BestWeekend First Annual Travel Awards winners list is attached. Further information on the places selected can be found on Jim Flynn's BestWeekends.com.

About BestWeekends.com: BestWeekends.com travels to each destination, stays in each place it recommends, eats in each restaurant it touts and takes the tours it suggests. To maintain objectivity BestWeekends travels anonymously, takes no advertising from the places it reviews and accepts no free rooms or meals. The website currently has 13 destinations in the eastern US: Boston, Charleston, the Hamptons, the Jersey Shore, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, New Hope, PA/Lambertville, NJ, New York City, Newport, Savannah, Stowe, VT and Washington, DC. Over the next year, Bermuda, Chicago, Sedona, Santa Fe, Aspen, San Antonio, Napa and Vancouver will be added.

BestWeekends Travel Awards 2006

Where to Go:

Best Undiscovered Destination
Lake Placid, New York
A town that has hosted the Winter Olympics twice, Lake Placid has excellent accommodations, fantastic restaurants and plenty to do whatever the season.

Best New Resort
Inn at Palmetto Bluff, Blufton, South Carolina
A New England-style village built on 20,00 secluded acres on the banks of the May River, the rooms are huge and gorgeous and there is a Jack Nicklaus golf course to boot.

Best Romantic Hotel
The Lowell, New York City
Tucked away on a tree-lined street just off Madison Avenue, this gem brings an English country house to mind with fireplaces, terraces and superb décor and impeccable service.

Best Rooms
Twin Farms, Barnard, Vermont
Over 1000 sq. ft each, luxuriously decorated and placed around the property for maximum views of gardens, trees, meadows and ponds. Breathtaking.

Where to Eat:

Best Breakfast
Clary's, Savannah, Georgia
This place will take you back with homemade hash, awesome grits, original Coke glasses and sassy service.

Best Sandwich
Provisions, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Fresh roasted turkey, homemade dressing, savory gravy and cranberry sauce on Portuguese bread – it's Thanksgiving any day of the year.

Best Pizza
DeLorenzo's, Trenton, New Jersey
We heard the raves but didn't believe it until we tried it. This "tomato pie" is hands down the best pizza we ever had. Well worth the detour off I-95 or just hop off Amtrak.

Best Pub
Brick Alley Pub, Newport, Rhode Island
This beloved Newport institution has it all: a fireplace in winter, courtyard in summer, great food, a surprising Wine Spectator list, warm camaraderie
and owners everyone loves.

Best Burger
A 3-way tie! Burger Joint at Parker Meridian hotel, New York City; Mrs. Bartley's Cottage, Cambridge, MA; Your Place, Charleston, SC
The common thread: tender, run-down-your-fingers juicy burgers on soft rolls.

Best Dining Experience
Inn at Little Washington, Little Washington, Virginia
Winning every restaurant award since the day it opened, this place has spectacular food and service in a romantic setting just 90 minutes from DC. Worth every penny.

What to Do:

Miacomet Beach, Nantucket, MA
Miles of pristine sand, this is a secluded beach that shares its charms three seasons of the year. Glorious at sunset.

Spy Museum, Washington, DC
Fascinating tales of espionage and spies plying their trade await in DC"s newest museum, located in the nation capital's hottest
neighborhood, Penn Quarter.

Sail the Hamptons
Climb aboard George Wilson's 50-ft. sketch, the Aliento, and sail Long Island Sound. See how the other half lives with the breeze in your hair and sun at your back.

Stowe Recreation Path, Stowe, VT
New England at its outdoor best – with 5+ miles winding through woods beside bubbling brooks, open fields and picturesque bridges. Perfect for walking, running, biking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.

Fly me to . . . the Island
Take a morning seaplane from Key West to the undeveloped Dry Tortugas about 70 miles from Key West. Swim, snorkel, explore and picnic in a secluded corner of the Caribbean.

 

BEST OF THE BEST – THE DESTINATION OF THE YEAR

Charleston, SC
For a city of just 100,000 people, Charleston has enough charm to fascinate millions. The moderate climate, close-by beaches, deep sea fishing, intimate sense of history, stunning architecture, world class art galleries, wonderful accommodations and terrific restaurants make Charleston the top choice for your best weekend.

 

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