Starlight, Star Bright

The Point Shines Bright with Forbes Five-Star Rating

 
A true beacon of exceptional hospitality born of another era, the upstate New York Relais & Châteaux property, The Point in Saranac Lake, has always been a star among the hotel elite. In continuing what has become a grand tradition, the legendary resort has once again been honored with the coveted Forbes (formerly Mobil) Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2010.
 
Since its inception in 1986, The Point has endeavored to provide an unparalleled level of service for an inn getaway. To that end, the exclusive resort has transformed itself from William Avery Rockefeller’s family retreat during the “Great Camp Era,” to an elegant rustic adult escape for the ultimate discerning traveler, “exceptionally well-heeled travelers seeking a glamorous version of roughing it head straight to The Point,” says Forbes.
 
The Point is truly in rarified company; of the more than 50,000 hotels in North America, a mere 54 typically receive the Five-Star honor. For more than 50 years, the Forbes Travel Guide has set the gold-standard for hotel ratings. To be named a Five-Star hotel, the requirements are steep and expectations are endless, as the property must provide “consistently superlative service in an exceptionally distinctive luxury environment with expanded services,” says Forbes, “attention to detail is evident throughout.”
 
The Point is a member of Relais & Châteaux, the prestigious international association of privately owned hotels and restaurants embodying the highest culinary standards and the French “art de vivre.”