Condé Nast Johansels, the prestigious international luxury travel guide, has nominated Middleburg's Goodstone Inn & Estate for their Award for Excellence. Only select properties around the world are nominated for the honor. Winners will be announced before February 1st.

"We are so thrilled to be honored by Condé Nast Johansels as a nominee for the "Most Excellent Inn in the United States and Canada" award," said General Manager Brian Crook. "This is a top industry award and the nomination is a wonderful endorsement of our efforts to provide guests with the best service and most luxurious accommodations possible."

According to Crook, the recent addition of Hilltopper's Restaurant at the Goodstone Inn and Estate under the direction and expertise of Executive Chef Christopher Carey is simply another way the Inn seeks out innovative ways to accommodate guests and provide them with a truly exceptional experience in Hunt Country.

"Condé Nast Johansels recommends only properties that meet our exemplary standards, so the nominees for the Excellence Awards truly represent the best of the best. These are the very finest hotels, inns and resorts in the world," she concluded.

The Goodstone Inn & Estate is situated in the heart of Virginia's Hunt & Wine Country, less than an hour from Washington, D.C. and only forty minutes from Dulles International Airport. The historic property offers 5-star-quality lodging in five distinctive dwellings including the main building. Guests may choose between the elegantly converted Carriage House, The Dutch Cottage, The Manor House, The French Farm Cottage or The Spring House.

In addition to Hilltopper's superb cuisine and attentive service, the restaurant offers an extensive wine cellar. Recreational opportunities abound with a beautiful and unique swimming pool nestled within wisteria and ivy-covered ruins of the estate's original 19th century mansion, an all-season Jacuzzi, walking and hiking trails, mountain biking, boarding stables for guest's horses, canoeing, spa treatments and superb shopping, antiquing and dining opportunities in beautiful and historic Middleburg.

For more information please telephone 540 687 4645 or visit www.Goodstone.com.