CAPTAIN LORD MANSION HERALDED AMONG CONDE NAST’S WORLD’S BEST PLACES TO STAY
Media singles out Captain Lord Mansion as Great Value and Editor’s Pick

Kennebunkport, ME – Just entering their 31st year of ownership, Captain Lord Mansion innkeepers Rick Litchfield and Bev Davis have gathered their share of media accolades.  Yet, the addition of Captain Lord Mansion to Conde Nast’s 2008 World’s Best Places to Stay was a true honor.  Shortly afterward, Travel & Leisure Magazine singled out Captain Lord Mansion as a “great value in Southern Maine” in its Weekends special section.

“We’re honored and humbled to be included in Conde Nast’s World’s Best Places to Stay list, “said Rick Litchfield.  “Taking our place alongside the world’s best lodging is a tribute to the quality we strive to consistently maintain,” finished Litchfield.

The Captain Lord Mansion has received many awards and media acknowledgements throughout the 31 years of Litchfield/Davis ownership, including:
 - One of the Original "Top 10 Inns in North America" Country Inns Bed & Breakfast Magazine (Inaugural year) January 1989 by Gail Kent and Charles Silver
- Co-choice "Best Bed and Breakfast in United States" Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report December 1989
- 29 years Four Diamond AAA Rating
- Heralded as the Most Romantic Bed & Breakfast by the readers of the York County Coast Star for 4 consecutive years
- 1996 Super Star Hotel Award - Reed Travel Group
- Designated as a "Star Select" property by both Fodor's and Frommer's Guidebooks
- 2000 Millennium International Award of Excellence as one of America's Top 100 Country Inns presented to The Captain Lord Mansion November 2, 1999 in Las Vegas, Nevada by the International Restaurant and Hospitality Rating Bureau
- Selected as one of the 400 Distinguished Country Inns of North America by the Select Registry, Marshall, Michigan.
- Selected as Yankee Editor’s Pick, 2003
- Selected among Most Romantic Inns by BedandBreakfast.com

The Captain Lord Mansion is a premier bed and breakfast inn located in the heart of Kennebunkport, Maine.  Combining luxury amenities with spa services, an extensive gift and wine shop, beautifully appointed guest rooms and haute hospitality, all within Southern Maine’s extensive beaches and recreation, Captain Lord Mansion is the ideal choice for romantic getaways and celebration vacations. Selected among the top 100 Hotels in the World by Conde Nast Traveler and an AAA four diamond rated inn for 29 years, Captain Lord Mansion takes its place among New England’s most distinctive inns.  For more information on Captain Lord Mansion, visit www.captainlord.com or call 800-522-3141 to order Captain Lord Mansion gift certificates. 

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