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About our Maine Bed and Breakfasts

Through our quality assurance we have over 27 Maine Bed and Breakfasts that have earned the title of the "finest Bed and Breakfast" in Maine.

Each (member) inn is original and unique, a reflection of the personalities and tastes of the individual innkeeper-owners…this was never intended to be a total guide to bed and breakfasts of Maine, (but rather) a carefully selected group of bed and breakfasts. The purpose is to encourage travelers to visit…and to experience this unique type of personal hospitality that Maine is known for.

We know you will love our inns, have a great trip!

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About Select Registry

Select Registry carries out a quality assurance inspection for each of its Maine Bed and Breakfasts. This program involves independent inspectors-not employees of Select Registry with years of experience in the hospitality industry. The inspectors arrive unidentified, spend the night, and evaluate the bed and breakfast on a detailed point system, which translates into a pass/fail grade for the bed and breakfast. Maine Bed and Breakfasts applying for membership are inspected, as are existing members on a periodic schedule. Not all bed and breakfasts in Maine have what it takes to pass the inspections, and this process provides a guarantee to the traveling public that a Select Registry inn is in a class of its own.

No other online directory or organization of bed and breakfasts has a comparable inspection program. In fact, a recent New York Times article noted that the proliferation of "bed and breakfasts " has resulted in an industry rife with misrepresentation, lack of quality control, and widely varying room rates, Maine is no exception. With its rigorous inspection program, Select Registry has established quality as a hallmark of its member properties, including Maine.

Select Registry doesn't rank our Maine Bed and Breakfasts with diamonds or stars-although many of our bed and breakfasts carry the high ratings you'd expect from various groups that evaluate inns and bed and breakfasts. If you're a member of Select Registry in Maine, you're the cream of the crop. All of our bed and breakfasts are "the best"-and our inspections prove it!

Select Registry Membership Criteria
For Maine Bed and Breakfasts.

1. The Maine Bed and Breakfast must be owner-operated, or managed and operated as if it is.
2. The Bed and Breakfast should be the primary business of the owner/operator in Maine.
3. The Bed and Breakfast innkeeper must have been an active innkeeper for at least three years (this criteria may be reduced depending on prior experience in the hospitality industry).
4. The Bed and Breakfast in Maine must have a minimum of six guestrooms.
5. The Bed and Breakfast must pass Select Registry's Quality Assurance inspection, and be fully licensed according to state requirements in Maine.
6. A common room should be provided for guests only. This is not to be a bar, lounge, waiting room for the dining room, pass through lobby, etc.
7. All Bed and Breakfast meals must be pleasant dining experiences. If the evening meal is not provided on the premises, fine dining or quality regional dining in Maine must be readily available in the area, preferably within walking distance.
8. Personal hospitality in the Bed and Breakfast is the touchstone of innkeeping, and this quality will be of the utmost importance in evaluating new members in Maine.
9. The overriding objective of Select Registry is to admit Maine Bed and Breakfasts that will materially enhance the overall quality of the organization.
10. It is required that each member participate in the distribution of the Select Registry guidebook by giving a copy to each guest. Maine Bed and Breakfasts must also be willing to attend association meetings and to share their expertise with other members.

Criteria for Membership Application The overriding objective of Select Registry is to admit properties that will materially enhance the overall quality of the organization. The property must pass Select Registry’s Quality Assurance inspection. If the property fails the QA inspection, reapplication may be made after six months.
1. The property must be fully licensed according to national, regional, and local governmental requirements. 2. Breakfast must be offered on the premises. 3. Each guestroom or suite must have a private bath. 4. If the evening meal is not provided on the premises, fine dining or quality regional dining must be readily available in the area. 5. The property should have been in operation for a minimum of two years at the time of application (one year of operation if the owner/operator is a previous SR innkeeper) 6. The owner/operator or innkeeper should have at least three years of documented lodging management experience. 7. The property is encouraged to secure at least two endorsements from SR properties in good standing.
The Select Registry Board is the final arbiter of all applications and may, at its sole discretion, accept or decline any application for membership.
Procedural Considerations
A signed statement of accurate and complete information being supplied is required as part of the application. Information on applicants from members and staff research is important for the Board to be fully informed while making a decision on any applicant. If verified exceptional information is revealed by member, staff or other input, then the Board is informed prior to its final deliberation on the application. We will treat all applicants professionally, and we welcome all applications. Not all will be accepted, nor have they been. Our goal remains to grow the Association strategically and with member properties that will materially enhance our organization.