Midwest Relais & Chateaux: Four Star Luxury Inn: Press Room

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Relais & Châteaux is a group of independently owned hotels and restaurants known for their charm, prestige and the highest culinary standards. The Paris-based association unites over 450 highly-acclaimed establishments in more than 40 countries worldwide. Each provides an experience genuine to its region while offering guests an idyllic blend of quality, refinement, comfort and tradition.

Consistently ranked #1 by guests worldwide, only a handful of properties in the United States meet Relais & Châteaux standards. Canoe Bay is the first and only lodging establishment in the Midwest to become a member of Relais & Châteaux.

The 2010 Zagat Survey again rates Canoe Bay the #1 Hotel in the Midwest in numerous categories, including Romance, Design, Water Views, and all around Top Small Hotel.

Canoe Bay is proud of its distinction as the ONLY Four-Star Inn in the Midwest, and Wisconsin's FIRST & ONLY Exxon/Mobil Travel Guide Four-Star Inn.

Canoe Bay

"I Dream about being at Canoe Bay when I'm not there. :) Really; It is a slice of heaven. The cabins are so comfortable, romantic and well equipped that it's easy to not want to leave them at all during your stay."

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Wine Spectator's Award Program recognizes restaurants with lists that offer a well-chosen selection of quality producers, along with a thematic match to the menu in both price and style.

The ForbesTraveler 400 is a comprehensive list of the top 400 hotels and resorts in the world. A board of more than 75 luxury travel experts participated in the selection of the 400 properties that comprise the list. Canoe Bay is honored to be counted among the best hotels in the world.

Winner of Relais & Châteaux Tranquility Trophy 2008

Since its foundation, Relais & Châteaux has attached great importance to the excellence of its environment: pleasant and relaxing stays, properties imbued with serenity. This is what truly differentiates its member properties.

The Tranquility Trophy is presented to select properties which have distinguished themselves through the elegant serenity and calming tranquility of their exceptional settings.