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Unique bed and breakfast blends into Newfoundland landscape in Canadian Maritimes
Added: (Tue Aug 09 2005)
Bed and Breakfast travelers will find more than they expect in a B&B when they visit Fishers' Loft Inn, crafted to embrace and enhance the Bonavista Peninsula on the scenic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Canadian travel writer Gordon Turner details his visit to "The Rock" in the latest feature at www.Travel-Wise.com.
When travelers think about bed and breakfast lodging, they often envision a single dwelling, sharing meals and accommodation with the owners. John and Peggy Fisher had a bigger vision when they conceived and built their award-winning B&B complex.
"The five wooden buildings that comprise Fishers’ Loft Inn at Port Rexton on Newfoundland’s Bonavista Peninsula seem to have stood patiently on the steep hillside for decades," describes travel writer Gordon Turner in the latest story featured at www.Travel-Wise.com. "They belong there, no doubt about it."
Recognized in 2003 with the coveted Orchid Award as Newfoundland's top inn, the Fishers' Loft Inn has achieved the optimal blend of intimacy and privacy.
"Five buildings may suggest a large-scale operation, yet all told, Fishers’ Loft Inn has only seven suites and 14 bedrooms," notes Turner. "(and) the owners want to keep it this way."
“If we were to expand, maybe the inn would lose some of the individuality we want to preserve,” John told the travel writer.
Architecturally, the two largest buildings are best defined as second-generation Trinity Bay salt boxes, circa 1860–1900, a popular style of summer home in rural Newfoundland.
Such was the inn’s success that owners John and Peggy Fisher designed and built in 2003 two additional buildings, Forest Ridge – a third salt box – and Mansard, with its concave lower roof.
All five are distinctive, yet blend agreeably with one another and the landscape.
To furnish the inn, the Fishers turned to Michael Paterson, owner of a highly regarded woodworking business at Upper Amherst Cove, 15 miles from Port Rexton. Furniture is of traditional outport design and materials, sometimes adapted to modern requirements. Still, furniture and buildings complement each other pleasingly.
Fishers' Loft In has been home to movie stars such as Kevin Spacey and Judi Dench shooting in the scenic Trinity Bight region of the Maritimes. There are 12 distinct communities in the surrounding area, offering historic buildings, whale-watching, iceberg sightings and top-rated hiking trails.
For more details about the bed and breakfast Fishers' Loft Inn, as well as other B&Bs and destinations around the world, visit www.Travel-Wise.com - "Where Smart Travelers Come First!" New travel reviews by professional travel writers are featured each week at this leading international travel website.
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