West Ross hotel favoured by celebs up for sale
A WESTER Ross hotel with an illustrious guest list has gone on the market for offers over £695,000.
The Summer Isles Hotel in Achiltibuie has been a favourite bolthole for celebrities and politicans over the years.
Then-First Minister Alex Salmond is said to have taken a break at the hotel during the long run-up to last year’s independence referendum, while it has also hosted film stars from Charlie Chaplin to Sir Ian McKellen and Labour politicians John Smith and Robin Cook.
The Summer Isles Hotel is being sold by Terry Mackay who has owned and operated the business since 2008.
Mr Mackay said: "The hotel’s location and style have appealed to many famous people over the decades because of its remoteness and privacy, combined with the opportunity to enjoy fine food and wine at the end of a bracing day in the great outdoors.
"Charlie Chaplin stayed here multiple times in the late 1960s and one of the bedrooms is named after him.
"More recently, senior Labour politicians such as John Smith and Robin Cook have been guests, and stars of the theatre and films like Sir Ian McKellen and Richard Wilson have also enjoyed the hotel’s facilities.
"In 2013, First Minister Alex Salmond came for a short break in the lead-up to the Scottish Referendum."
The hotel was awarded a Michelin Star for 13 consecutive years.
Located on the Coigach peninsula, the Summer Isles Hotel provides a range of accommodation including suites in a terrace of cottages, alongside a log cabin with three individual bedrooms, as well as conventional hotel rooms in the main building.
Alistair Letham, a director in the UK hotels agency team at Colliers International which is marketing the hotel, said: "The Summer Isles Hotel has been described as an ‘oasis of civilisation’ and it is undoubtedly a fantastic hotel business. It would be ideal for anyone who is looking for a unique lifestyle business, along with an excellent home and a well-established and good income."
• The asking price is offers over £695,000, with the separate Matthew’s Cottage and the croft land also available by separate negotiation.
