Historic Ross-shire hotel changes hands
AN HISTORIC four-star hotel in Easter Ross has been sold for an undisclosed sum.
Kincraig Castle Hotel at Tomich, near Invergordon, has been bought by the Nairn-headquartered Grant Hotels Limited from Wickman Hotels Limited.
The luxury 15-bedroom hotel, which features crow step gables, ornamental turrets and stone mullions, is set in over 10 acres of grounds overlooking the Cromarty Firth.
Planning consent was previously granted to convert the former steading buildings alongside Kincraig Castle, which could see the development of additional bedroom accommodation and a conference and function facility.
Built in the early 1800s, the castle is steeped in history and had a long association with the Clan Mackenzie.
Alistair Letham, a director with the Edinburgh-based selling agent Colliers International, said: "Kincraig Castle Hotel is an outstandingly attractive, typically Scottish, property and its quality of product and service is reflected in its numerous awards.
"The business has enjoyed year-on-year growth, boosted by the excellent commercial business centred on the Cromarty Firth area, which should offer further opportunities for growth in 2014 and beyond."
Amy Grant, the hotel’s managing director, added: "Our top priority is to provide the very best service possible and to enhance guests’ overall experience while staying and dining at the Kincraig Castle Hotel."
