Nova Scotia small luxury hotel wins accolades as luxury destination

The top gourmet travel web site, foodvacation.com, has named Atlantic Canada among the top 5 overlooked luxury travel destinations for 2007, and singled out Trout Point Lodge as Nova Scotia's top small luxury hotel.

The top 5 list is published each March by this popular travel web site.

The Lodge, which opened in 2000 as a unique backwoods retreat adjacent to a vast wilderness area, offers cooking vacations as well as boutique hotel accommodations. Trout Point also announces its recent membership with Elegant Small Hotels and its choice for inclusion in the "Hot List" published by Directory of Hotels.

Trout Point has recently become a participant in public controversy over the Tobeatic Wilderness Area in Nova Scotia. The Lodge promotes the improvement of public access and wilderness trails in this UNESCO World Biosphere Preserve.

Small Elegant Hotels includes a membership of worldwide boutique hotels and publishes guides both book and internet form.