Interiors of Andy Murray’s Cromlix revealed as hotel opens (United Kingdom)
The glorious era of grand country house living is reinvented today (April 1, 2014) with the opening of Cromlix, Andy Murray’s Perthshire hotel.
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Interiors of Andy Murray’s Cromlix revealed as hotel opens (United Kingdom)
The glorious era of grand country house living is reinvented today (April 1, 2014) with the opening of Cromlix, Andy Murray’s Perthshire hotel.
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Category: Europe - United Kingdom - Industry economy
- Hotel opening
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2014-04-02
The Wimbledon champion launches his latest venture with the first tantalising glimpse into the sumptuous interiors of the 15-bedroom hotel.
The Victorian mansion, just three miles from Andy’s home town of Dunblane, has been renovated to showcase much of the original heritage, including its own enchanting little private chapel and loch, and furnished with an elegant blend of antique Scottish furniture.
From the sky blue and gold leaf of the bar to the French navy and moss green of the glass-walled Chez Roux dining room and the shimmering hand-painted baths, the house is a feast for the senses.
The accommodation features five suites and ten bedrooms, all light-filled and subtly decorated, many with views over the manicured grounds and tennis courts. The suites, all named by Andy after famous Scots – Burns, Bowes-Lyon, Bruce, Eden and Ferguson – each have their own individual character, gorgeous freestanding gold, silver and copper baths and 32in televisions screens disguised as mirrors.
The hotel also offers endless possibilities for dining, entertaining and celebrating. Chez Roux restaurant, overseen by legendary French chef Albert Roux and run by award-winning Executive Head Chef Darin Campbell’s, is housed in an elegant conservatory overlooking the grounds and offers diners a ringside view of the chefs at work in the extensive open kitchen.
Throughout the hotel there numerous other opportunities for private dining – including the intimacy of a small study seating up to 10 or the traditional atmosphere of the first-floor snooker room where a full-size snooker table ingeniously flips over from green baize to dining or boardroom table seating 20.
Guests can also relax in the whisky room, the drawing room with its muted sofas and open fire – one of nine open fireplaces in the hotel – or in the stunning bar where the pale wash on the walls is a perfect foil for the exquisite hand-painted gold leaf peacock and blooms reminiscent of chinoiserie.
At the foot of the staircase are the exposed pipes of the organ, beyond which lies the chapel, a magical setting for a wedding party of up to 30.
Add to that the landscaped grounds, the tennis courts and practise wall in the Wimbledon colours of purple and green and its clear Andy Murray has matched his talent on the court to his ambition to champion the best of his Scottish heritage.
The hotel is being managed on behalf of Andy by Inverlochy Castle Management International (ICMI). Norbert Lieder, managing director, said: “Cromlix and Chez Roux combine to truly offer one of the best hotel and restaurant experiences in the country. The interiors, service, food and attention to every detail of the customer journey will make sure Cromlix becomes as well known for its service as it is for its famous owner.
“We look forward to welcoming guests from all over Scotland, the UK and the world.”
ICMI already manage eight other renowned independent properties around Scotland, including Inverlochy Castle, near Fort William, Greywalls Hotel in Gullane and The Atholl, in Edinburgh. ICMI’s group of industry experts includes Albert Roux OBE, KFO, owner of Le Gavroche in London, the first UK restaurant to be awarded three Michelin stars.
Mike Cantlay, Chairman of VisitScotland, said:
“We are delighted that one of our greatest sportsmen, Andy Murray, has entered the tourism game and I’m sure he will be a terrific ambassador for the industry. The revamped Cromlix is bound to be a huge draw for visitors from all over the world, generating the kind of excitement that Andy creates on court. As a local boy, from nearby Callander, the hotel itself has a very personal, special place in my heart and to see such an amazing redevelopment is truly inspirational. I am positive this venture will be a resounding success and we wish the team all the very best.”
About ICMIICMI was founded by the senior management of Inverlochy Castle Hotel, Scotland's most renowned small luxury hotel, to provide a consulting and management service to the hotel and hospitality industries.
The management team has the expertise, experience and structure to assist small to medium size businesses to achieve profitability through sound management and robust innovative marketing. In addition, it also has extensive entrepreneurial experience in real estate, adding a useful adjunct to viewing an under-performing property.
Properties within the ICMI portfolio are:
• Inverlochy Castle, Fort William
• Rocpool Reserve Hotel and Chez Roux Restaurant, Inverness
• Greywalls Hotel and Chez Roux Restaurant, Muirfield
• Inver Lodge Hotel and Chez Roux Restaurant, Lochinver
• Blanefield House, Ayr
• The Atholl, Edinburgh
• Rocpool Reserve Apartments, Edinburgh
About Small Luxury Hotels of the WorldThe Small Luxury Hotels of the World™ (SLH) brand is an unrivalled portfolio of some of the world’s finest small independent hotels. Comprising over 520 hotels in more than 70 countries, the diversity of the individual hotels, and the experiences that they offer, is exceptional. From cutting-edge design hotels to palatial 17th century mansions, city centre sanctuaries to remote private islands, historic country houses to idyllic resorts, Small Luxury Hotels of the World offers only the very best.
Cromlix and Chez Roux brings the SLH Scottish member count up to three joining Edinburgh property The Nira Caledonia and The Marcliffe Hotel & Spa located on the outskirts of Aberdeen.
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