# Fogo Island Inn

> Fogo Island Inn is a 29-room, all-inclusive luxury hotel in Joe Batt's Arm, Newfoundland, built by Shorefast as an economic engine for a remote fishing community. Guests buy rooms, meals, local excursions and access to a striking Todd Saunders-designed building; the community receives jobs, supplier spending and every operating surplus through Shorefast's charitable programs. Its most transferable idea is not the architecture but the plumbing: community ownership, local procurement, transparent Economic Nutrition labels and a deliberately limited scale.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Joe Batt's Arm, Fogo Island, Canada
- **Founders:** Zita Cobb (Co-founder of Shorefast and Innkeeper), Anthony Cobb (Co-founder of Shorefast), Alan Cobb (Co-founder of Shorefast)
- **Team size:** 86 employees (provided company data; date not specified)
- **Products:** Full-board rooms and suites, Fogo Island dining, Community-hosted island experiences, Private stays and gatherings, Cultural and wellness amenities
- **Notable:** Opened in 2013 after a three-year build and a longer community-design process., Awarded Three Michelin Keys in 2024, one of two Canadian properties at the top level that year., Retained Three Michelin Keys in the 2025 Canada selection.

## Products & services

- **Full-board rooms and suites** — Twenty-nine ocean-facing rooms and suites sold with meals, non-alcoholic beverages, amenities, gratuities and most land-based experiences included.
- **Fogo Island dining** — Seasonal cooking built around Newfoundland ingredients, local foodways, preservation and low-waste techniques; meals are included for resident guests.
- **Community-hosted island experiences** — Personalized orientations, hikes and cultural encounters led by local hosts, plus bicycles, weather gear and on-island transport.
- **Private stays and gatherings** — Whole-inn buyouts, celebrations, retreats and group programs using the Inn's rooms, dining and meeting spaces.
- **Cultural and wellness amenities** — An art gallery, heritage library, cinema, rooftop hot tubs, wood-fired saunas and fitness facilities available to guests.

## Achievements

- Opened in 2013 after a three-year build and a longer community-design process.
- Awarded Three Michelin Keys in 2024, one of two Canadian properties at the top level that year.
- Retained Three Michelin Keys in the 2025 Canada selection.
- Joined Relais & Châteaux in November 2023.
- Won the National Cultural Tourism Award at the 2013 Canadian Tourism Awards.
- Created a visible market for locally made furniture and textiles that developed into Fogo Island Workshops.
- Shorefast reported that the Inn generated an estimated CA$32.1 million contribution to Newfoundland and Labrador GDP based on 2022 gross revenue and Statistics Canada multipliers.
- Shorefast reported that its organizations employed 25% of Fogo Island's labour force in 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Fogo Island Inn retained Three Michelin Keys in Michelin's 2025 Canadian hotel selection.
- **2025-08** — Former executive chef Jonathan Gushue returned for a collaborative culinary event with executive chef Timothy Charles.
- **2025-05** — The Inn hosted a culinary partnership with Restaurant Pearl Morissette.
- **2024-09** — The Inn received the inaugural top-level Three Michelin Key distinction in Canada.
- **2023-11** — Fogo Island Inn joined Relais & Châteaux in its tenth year of operation.

## Links

- Website: https://fogoislandinn.ca
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fogo-island-inn/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/fogoislandinn
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fogoislandinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fogoislandinn

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