Media Reviews

Take a moment to read about what the media has to say about Blair Hill Inn.

2010, Victoria Magazine features Blair Hill Inn in a mulit-page editorial

2010, Yankee Magazine features Blair Hill Inn as one of New England's top restaurants for 'Dinner with a View'

2010, Press Release from Select Registry highlights Blair Hill Inn

Select Registry is pleased to present five spectacular and unique wedding venues from among their over 400 members.  A press release highlighting these five special inss went out across the country yesterday and should begin to appear in national and regional magazines over the next several months.  Blair Hill Inn is honored to be one of the 5 wedding destinations selected for this recognition. 

2009, Bangor Metro Magazine names Blair Hill Inn a 'Best Destination Restaurant'

"While every morsel they serve is delicious, right down to the homemade sorbet at meal's end, the true dessert is the view.  Overlooking Moosehead Lake, the inn has views stretching from Mt. Washington to Canada, and the sunsets have been known to inspire standing ovations."  Bangor Metro Business & Lifestyle magazine, August 2009. 

2009, Blair Hill named as one of Maine's most successful businesses across all industry segments!

We have been recognized in many different travel publications as one of Maine's best lodging establishments.  However, in a special 2009 publication of   'Maine Biz', the business magazine of Maine, identified 13, of over 500 businesses, as the most successful businesses in Maine across all industries.  Along with companies such as FairPoint Communications, Cross Insurance and Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Blair Hill Inn was selected for our story of entrepreneurship, ingenuity and business success. 

2009 New England Travel magazine selects Blair Hill Inn for the 6th year to be named to their annual 'Best of New England' list.

In what is called "Your Everything Guide to Perfect Getaways", the editor's of Boston Magazine's annual 'Travel New England' issue, not only lists Blair Hill Inn  but honors the inn with their coveted *STAR* appointment to highlight them as among the best of the best!  

2009, Yankee Magazine's Annual 'Best of New England' Travel Guide names Blair Hill Inn as "The Best Northwood's Oasis!

"The views over Moosehead Lake are spectacular from Blair Hill Inn, Dan and Ruth McLaughlin's oasis of elegance in the rugged wilds of Northern Maine.  Gourmet breakfasts, five course dinners on summer weekends, and sunset cocktails on the porch provide respite from the area activities."

2009, the editors of BedandBreakfast.com name Blair Hill Inn as one of their Top 12 'Most Romantic Inns of North America'

When National Geopgraphic Magazine asked BedandBreakfast.com editors to give them a list of their top 12 most romantic inns of North America, Blair Hill Inn was ever so grateful to be one of those inns selected by BedandBreakfast.com as the most romantic in the country! 

2008, Travel + Leisure Magazine states Blair Hill Inn is "arguably the finest inn of all inland Maine".

Blair Hill Inn is named as one of Maine's top luxury, designer, boutique hotels.  "Arguably the finest inn in all of inland Maine (and possibly the entire state), the Blair Hill Inn is pure North Woods fantasy."

2008 Down East Magazine features Blair Hill Inn

Blair Hill Inn is selected as one of 4 perfect Maine locations for a "Fabulous Fall Weekend".
"The Blair Hill Inn offers romance and comfort enough that guests by have trouble getting out the door.  Sitting high on its eponymous hill, the inn features a westerly panorama of Moosehead Lake."                  

2008 National Geographic Adventure Magazine features Blair Hill Inn

In a feature article about Moosehead Lake as the idyllic summer retreat, Blair Hill Inn is cited as the luxury respite of choice!  

2008 Yankee Magazine presents Blair Hill Inn as one of the Top 5 Inns of New England

Blair Hill Inn receives one of its most meaningful honors in a feature article written by famous travel author Christina Tree.  When posed the question by Yankee editors "If you were only able to stay at 5 inns in all of New England, which would they be?", Blair Hill Inn, Chris states, came immediately to the top of the list! 

2008 Maine Food & Lifestyle Magazine editiorial feature on Blair Hill Inn's dining experience

In a feature article about Blair Hill Inn, the inn's dining room is lauded as a premiere dining destination of inland Maine.

2008 New England Travel & Life Magazine

Blair Hill Inn is honored in the 'Best of New England" feature.  

2008 Miami Herald

"Blair Hill Inn's got the right attitude.  Spaces are classically beautiful, traditional, romantic and restful, the special touches are thoughtful and dinner brings its own unexpected moment of gourmet awe." 

2007 American Historic Inns

Blair Hill Inn attains the prestigious award of 'Top Ten Most Romantic Inns of North America'.   

2007 GQ Magazine selects Blair Hill Inn as one of their '10 Perfect Escapes'

This national magazine featured Blair Hill Inn as one of '10 Perfect Escapes'. 

February 2007 'Bill Green's Maine'

Bill Green, a Maine icon who hosts a weekly televison show entitled 'Bill Green's Maine', featured Blair Hill Inn's lodging and dining showcasing the inn as one of Maine's finest romantic getaways.

May 2007 Real Maine Weddings Magazine

Complete with full color photographs, this feature article presented Blair Hill Inn as one of the most scenic wedding destinations of Maine.

2006, 2005, 2003, 2000 Yankee Magazine

In each of these years Blair Hill Inn received Yankee Magazine's prestigious  Editor's Choice Award.  

September 2006 Yankee Magazine

recommends Blair Hill Inn for lodging and dining.  “Dinner at Blair Hill Inn, it’ the perfect place to linger … Spectacular sunsets paint pale colors across an endless sky.”

2005 and prior years included

Lexus Magazine (2005), Ladies Home Journal (2005), Portland Magazine (2005), The Boston Globe (2002), Travel & Leisure (2001), Outside Traveler (2005), New England Travel & Life names Blair Hill Inn as one of New England's ''Top 15' inns, State of Maine awards Blair Hill Inn one of its five select Editor's Picks for the best Maine has to offer, Conde Nast Magazine, so forth and so on.   

July 2003 Down East Magazine

"The Best Restaurants in Maine"
As if our feature article in the April, 2003 issue were not enough, the July issue presented a special section entitled "The Best" of Maine. Within it, was a review of the 'Best Restaurants' and listed among the top 10 was Blair Hill Inn! To be placed in the company of White Barn Inn, Arrows and Primos was a real honor for which we are so grateful!

Blair Hill Inn receives coveted travel stars

Both independent travel guides, Fodors and Frommers have given Blair Hill Inn their highest star rating of any inland Maine lodging & dining establishment for nearly 10 consecutive years!

Featured on two national television shows

including primetime and HGTV