About 52weekends
52weekends takes a unique approach to travel guides by focussing only on Unique Accommodation in Country Victoria and presenting it in a quality, contemporary package. This large-format card system is now available in a specially designed presentation case and sold for a recommended $19.95 AUD.Professionally distributed by Waymore, you can buy 52weekends at better newagencies, and Angus & Robertson bookstores in Victoria. Mail orders accepted - please email us.
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WHY 52weekends?
52weekends is born of a need to identify and promote the very best of Victoria’s unique country accommodation, clearly enhancing the sector’s profile and distinguishing these properties from those of differing styles and/or standards.52weekends is different in other ways : no high-pressure sales tactics, no booking fees, no exhorbitant fees, no sneaky sign-ups, and no claims to huge sales when most are given away or sold at a fraction of the RRP. It is a review-based system, based on honesty and integrity.
The need for something different and more down-to-earth has been identified by dozens of luxury accommodation hosts in regional Victoria who have raised the matter with Peter Robinson over many years.
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THE PERSON BEHIND 52weekends
Peter Robinson has been a professional travel writer and photographer for 24 years, and has reviewed about 800 accommodation properties in Australia – mostly Victoria..
Peter's work has appeared in Weekends for Two, Beautiful B&Bs and Small Hotels (as chief reviewer/photographer), Good Weekends Away (The Age), Herald Sun, Sunday Sun, The Age, Australian Traveller magazine, and various Australian travel magazines no longer published since the advent of the internet.
Peter has maintained the veracity of his accommodation reviews by providing accurate, informative and honest text for publication. He believes this integrity best serves the interests of the accommodation industry and travelling public.
He rejects the flawed ethic of “pay up and you’re in.” Instead, 52weekends insists that each and every property is individually reviewed and assessed for that unique blend which cultivates guest approval and satisfaction. We have discovered this can’t be achieved by ticking boxes and awarding points, as found in major rating systems developed over two generations ago. .
.BENEFITS TO YOU OF 52weekends .
· Because it is not a book or brochure, yet still in print format, this is a unique product.
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· 52weekends has the advantage of fitting easily into glovebox, handbag or pocket, but (unlike a book) there’s no need to take the whole pack when travelling.
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· It focuses on unique and luxurious accommodation in country Victoria – 52 places to visit. It includes luxury small hotels, cottages, bed and breakfast houses, and luxury holiday apartments, plus a handful of great towns and regions to visit.
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· Each property has been visited and assessed by Peter Robinson prior to being invited to join 52weekends.
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· A fee was charged for each property invited into and accepting a place in 52weekends. This fee covered 1% of the cost of publication.
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· Shelf life will be two years before a fully revised second Victorian edition is published.
PRICE
The retail price is $19.95 in Australia. Postal orders are accepted - please email. Retail sales orders are also welcomed.
Peter Robinson
Director
52weekends Pty Ltd
Melbourne, 2009
February 2009 update:
Due to the catastrophic bushfires of 7th February Marysville has been devastated and over 200 people lost their lives. Marylands Country House no longer exists, along with most of this pretty town.
