Traitors-style Scottish hotel owned by major sports star closes for several months
A HOTEL owned by a major British sports star has closed ahead of a huge transformation.
Three-time tennis Grand Slam winner Andy Murray has closed the hotel he owns, just three miles from his hometown of Dunblane, in Scotland.
The closure comes ahead of a major transformation to the hotel, which sits on a Victorian country estate sprawling over 34 acres with its own chapel and small loch.
Over the coming months, the hotel will remain closed while a new 80-seat restaurant with a ‘living’ roof covered in plants is built.
A smaller, fine dining restaurant will be added to the hotel as well.
The current restaurant, The Glasshouse, will be transformed into an afternoon tea and event space.
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As for accommodation, three bedrooms will be added and there will be a new wellness cottage too.
Back in 2023, planning permission was also granted for nine new cabins to be built in the woodland, though whether these are going ahead is unclear.
The hotel is then expected to reopen in May of this year.
The tennis player and his wife, Kim, purchased the mansion back in 2013 for a rumoured £1.8million.
Via the hotel’s Instagram account, Cromlix said: “Our team is all set to pack away the house, but we’re already counting down to 15th May when we’ll welcome you back.
“While our doors are closed, our team is still here and ready to take your bookings for spring and beyond.”
Inside the hotel, guests will find a billiards room with vaulted wooden ceilings adding to The Traitors feel of the mansion.
Guests can also request in-room spa treatments such as a back, neck and shoulder massage from £80 or a full body massage from £95.
In the grounds, visitors will be able to spot beehives, chickens, deer and red squirrels across a number of woodland trails.
In classic Murray style, the hotel of course has outdoor tennis courts where guests can have private coaching sessions.
There are a number of different rooms in the hotel including ‘Turret Suites’ – though, they aren’t as small as The Traitors turret.
Inside the rooms, visitors will find statement furniture, country house patterns and botanical features.
In total there are 10 bedrooms and five suites, and they have different views, including of the garden and woodland.
Though, if you fancy something a little more private then you can book The Laurel Gate Lodge.
Inside there is a small turret, kitchen, living room, king-size bedroom and a family bathroom with a walk-in shower and separate bath.
If you do want to bring your kids, there is a pull-out sofa bed too.
Though it isn’t cheap, as it costs from £555 to stay in the lodge.
Prices for rooms and suites in the main building vary from around £300 a night.
For wider exploring, the hotel is sat between Glasgow and Edinburgh, with both cities just an hour away.
The mansion was previously passed down generations of the Drummond family.
In that time it has even survived a fire in 1878 and then later was transformed from a house into a hotel.
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