HILLSDALE HOUSE INN CHOSEN AMONG TOP 10 B&B’s IN CANADA

ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, NS December 8, 2011 -- Hillsdale House Inn in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia has been selected among the Top 10 B&B’s in Canada in the seventh annual Best of BedandBreakfast.com™ Awards, 2011-2012. Hillsdale House Inn is recognized as a top inn around the world providing the best travel experience, hospitality and customer service.

BedandBreakfast.com is the most comprehensive global site for finding bed and breakfast properties around the world, with more than 11,000 properties worldwide.

The Best of BedandBreakfast.com Award winners are selected based on the quality and quantity of the traveler reviews from the past year on BedandBreakfast.com, as well as the quality of inns’ photos, listing descriptions and overall online customer experience on BedandBreakfast.com.

“The Best of BedandBreakfast.com Award winners, including Hillsdale House Inn really exemplify the special experience that travelers expect from staying in a bed and breakfast,” says Martin Slagter, vice president of HomeAway, Inc, which owns BedandBreakfast.com. “Take one look at Hillsdale House Inn’s reviews and you’ll see guests who share stellar accolades for its quality accommodations, breakfasts, amenities and outstanding hospitality and service.”

"It's a true honor to be chosen for a Best of BedandBreakfast.com Award, and we thank our guests for the positive reviews that resulted in this award, says Val & Paul Stackhouse, Innkeepers. "It is gratifying that our guests took the time to share their comments about our hospitality, accommodations, breakfasts and attention to the details which set our Inn apart." Here's an excerpt from one of our reviews: “We loved this experience. The Inn was wonderfully cared for. The breakfast was exceptional. The furnishings throughout were thoughtful. Perfectly located within walking distance of all there is to see and do in the town.”

For a complete list of Best of BedandBreakfast.com Award winners, please visit http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/about/BestofBedandBreakfast.aspx

This recognition is now added to the TripAdvisor® Travellers’ Choice Awards that the Inn received in 2010 and 2011 where it also placed among the Top 10 Inn’s in Canada.

For more information please contact the Inn directly by phone 902-532-2345 or email info@hillsdalehouseinn.ca.

Hillsdale House Inn receives TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Award for the second year in a row

TripAdvisor® has recognized Hillsdale House Inn with a 2011 Travellers’ Choice Award placing it among the top 10 B&B’s/Inns in Canada. This is the second consecutive year that the Inn has been honoured with this award. Once again Hillsdale House Inn is the only recipient east of Ontario. TripAdvisor® Travellers’ Choice Award winners are determined based on the unbiased reviews and opinions of subscribers about accommodations on TripAdvisor.com and other web content.

“We are so pleased to hear that Hillsdale House Inn has been recognized as one of the top ten Inns in the country by these prestigious awards,” said Percy Paris, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism. “I commend Paul and Val Stackhouse, and all of their staff, for helping to build Nova Scotia as a world-class travel destination.” Phil Roberts, Mayor of Annapolis Royal, was extremely pleased to hear of the recognition received by the Hillsdale House Inn. “Annapolis Royal is noted for its fine accommodations, ranging from large Inns to small Bed-&-Breakfasts. We are proud of them all, but particularly proud of the Hillsdale House Inn in having received its second national TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award — the only one east of Niagara-on-the Lake Ontario to do so. Congratulations to Innkeepers Paul & Val!”

For their part the owners are honoured and determined to continue to make the TripAdvisor.com Award an annual honour. To learn more about the Inn and to see what past guests have been saying go to www.hillsdalehouseinn.ca and follow the link to TripAdvisor® Travellers’ Choice Award.

2008 Crystal Tourism Award of Excellence Winner!!

On Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at the annual Tourism Summit Gala Dinner held at the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia the Hillsdale House Inn was one of the recipients of a Crystal Tourism Award of Excellence. Val and I attended the dinner to receive the Tourism Atlantic Technology Award. This award recognizes innovative and strategic use of technology benefiting your business and the Tourism Industry as a whole.