Tripadvisor ranks a Brewster B&B number #1 in the US and #2 in the world. Here’s why

BREWSTER — Just after 6 decades of efforts to renovate, upgrade and increase a lot more guest pampering and personal provider at Candleberry Inn on Cape Cod, co-operator Marco DiDomizio mentioned he was a minimal shocked to study it had all translated to leading global attention.

Candleberry Inn rose to the distinction this 7 days of currently being rated the No. 1 bed and breakfast/inn in the U.S. for 2022 and No. 2 in the entire planet, in accordance to tourists rating their stays on the Tripadvisor travel internet site.

“We’ve gotten wonderful rankings in the earlier, but I hardly ever believed that we’d access this amount, so it is just awesome,” DiDomizio mentioned by telephone Wednesday, a day just after to begin with hearing the information from a past guest from England. “We’re so grateful to our attendees for supporting us this way and for our staff for serving to us to reach this.”

Cape Cod B&Bs make Tripadvisor’s major 25 list for B&Bs and Inns

That was not the only fantastic information for Cape Cod from the study: A few other area lodging ended up also picked out for Tripadvisor’s major 25 record of B&Bs and inns for the U.S., explained as “sweet, serene stays that mellowed out travelers.”

Queen Vic Visitor House in Provincetown arrived in at No. 6, with a traveler’s advice that it’s “THE put to continue to be in PTOWN, so considerably charm!”

Sea Street Inn in Hyannis ranked No. 20 (“Amazing B&B” and also cited amid the finest this yr by Yankee journal).

The Inn at Cook dinner Road in Provincetown was No. 22 (“Incredible food stuff, unbelievable area, extraordinary experience”).

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Why Candleberry Inn in Brewster, MA tops the checklist

But Candleberry Inn, in properties that day back to the 1700s and are shown on the Nationwide Sign up of Historic Spots, topped the U.S. listing, and only The Toulson Courtroom in Scarborough, England conquer it out for world-wide bragging legal rights. The 9-area boutique B&B at 1822 Key St. was just a single of 4 U.S. inns represented on that entire world listing at all.

Tale continues

In Tripadvisor’s most current annual “Best of the Best” record, the Candleberry Inn was explained by enthusiasts as a “perfect put for a passionate, tranquil weekend (or a lot more!)” and “a fantastic practical experience over and above our expectations!”

Candleberry has gotten observed before following DiDomizio and spouse Angelo Ferraro still left work in worldwide finance/promoting and architecture, respectively, to take around the former sea captain’s home. In 2021, the inn, which has been used for lodgings for just about a century, topped out as No. 3 in the U.S. on that same Tripadvisor checklist and No. 8 in the world.

“It’s been a dependable progression because we took around the assets,” DiDomizio reported.

What is so distinctive about Candleberry Inn on Cape Cod?

Past a particular touch through stays (“without hovering”), claimed DiDomizio, who handles the organization and rooms side of the inn, prime priorities have been keeping in touch with company by frequent weblogs and emails, advertising and marketing and encouraging repeat enterprise.

The inn is a quarter-mile from Breakwater Beach, a small walk from both Spinnaker cafe and Brewster Chowder Dwelling, and about a half-mile from the Cape Cod Rail Trail’s approximate midway issue, according to its internet site.

Facilities include things like 600 thread-count sheets, Turkish towels and robes, a “sprawling, perfectly-manicured property,” a multi-system connoisseur breakfast, ample USB ports and charging stations, and “next-level” cleanliness and protection protocols, it suggests.

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“We’ve put in a lot of amenities to make the visitor encounter as great as it can be,” DiDomizio explained. “We gutted and upgraded all of the loos past yr, so every little thing now is marble and stone, and there are soaker tubs. 1 other detail that we’ve continually carried out since the starting is amp up the breakfast menu.”

Not only did Ferraro use his architect competencies to oversee the creating upgrades, DiDomizio mentioned, he’s the well known on-website chef, who would make and serves a multi-system breakfast every single morning that is plated and served rather than established out as a buffet and that is tailor-made to any guest’s meals limitations.

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Ferraro also bakes treats that are still left out for guests in the afternoon, independently wrapped with their names on them — a pandemic technique that DiDomizio claimed is heading to continue to be because “it’s like Christmastime in the dining room. … That own touch seriously does surprise and delight our visitors.”

“When the friends come right here, it truly is truly just an escape from their each day earth, like a minimal haven for them to just be pampered,” he explained. “We truly enjoy the concept of ‘Be our individual visitor and be cared for.’ We’re only 9 rooms so we can do that for the 18 to 20 visitors who are right here at any given time.”

According to Tripadvisor, the Travelers’ Selection Awards are decided dependent on the excellent and quantity of traveler assessments and ratings posted on Tripadvisor during the preceding 12 months.

Contact Kathi Scrizzi Driscoll at [email protected]. Comply with on Twitter: @KathiSDCCT.

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