Andy Murray’s Cromlix Hotel was named Luxury Hotel of the Year at last night’s Scottish Hotel Awards. The tennis superstar bought the hotel near his family home at Dunblane three years ago and it was awarded five-star status in 2014.
Balbirnie House hotel in Fife fought off competition from flagship venues in Edinburgh and Glasgow to carry off the top prize.
At a ceremony in Edinburgh last night. the Georgian mansion house at rural Markinch was named Scottish Hotel of the Year after a face-off with the Grand Central and Mar Hall hotels in the West and the Balmoral and Caledonian hotels in the capital.
The 13th annual awards, judged between January and March each year by a panel of 10 with over 50 peer judges, featured 29 categories including four new ones to reflect changing trends in the industry. They were Boutique Hotel of the Year (The Raeburn, Edinburgh) , Events Hotel of the Year (Caledonian) , Bar Dining of the Year (Piper’s Tryst, Glasgow) and Pet Friendly Hotel of the Year (Dryburgh Abbey Hotel).
The hotly-contested Luxury Hotel of the Year award was grabbed by Cromlix despite competition from Links House at Royal Dornoch, Ardanaiseig Hotel in Argyll, Mar Hall Hotel & Spa near Glasgow, and the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa where the event was held and which won four awards including Breakfast of the Year. The B&B/Guesthouse award was won by Craigatin House & Courtyard at Pitlochry.
The awards are staged by Paragraph Publishing, publishers of Scotland Magazine.
They include awards to 12 individuals such as Chef of the Year (Mark Saddler of Greywalls at Muirfield) Receptionist of the Year (Morag Mouzer, Dumfries Arms) Concierge of the Year (John Laurie, Hilton Glasgow) and Marketing Manager of the Year (Beverley McKinlay, Maryculter House Hotel).
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