Murrayshall Country House Hotel and Golf Club in Perthshire have put forward a £15 million development plan to planners. The proposal includes building 50 new rooms, creating a new swimming pool and spa, a golf academy, indoor games room, glamping units and lodges as well as upgraded staff accommodation. It also includes a request for residential development. Construction is due to start next month on The Student Hotel complex, part of the Candleriggs Square development in Glasgow. The hotel is the first construction phase of £300m development, a joint venture between Drum Property Group and Stamford Property Investments. Glasgow City Council initially approved plans for the 500-bedroom hotel in May 2020 which will be owned and operated by pioneering hotel brand The Student Hotel (TSH) which specialises in a ‘hybrid’ hospitality model offering hotel accommodation, co-living and co-working spaces, a bar and restaurant, conference rooms and fitness centre TSH already owns and operates 13 hotels across Europe
SCORES HOTEL SOLDfor AFTER New Owners St Andrews hotel 34 YEARS IN THE XXXX
The Best Western Scores Hotel in St Andrews, which opened in the 1930s and has been in the same family for 34 years, has been acquired by property agent Savills on behalf of the property and investment company, Wirefox. The 36-room hotel, next to the Old Course and Royal & Ancient Clubhouse, as well as enjoying spectacular panoramic views of the sea has been sold ahead of St Andrews hosting the 150th Open Golf Championship next year. Steven Fyfe, associate director in the hotel capital markets team at Savills Glasgow, said: “This was an extremely rare opportunity to acquire a special hotel next to the first tee of the Old Course itself. With plenty of opportunity to add value, the new owners plan to invest further capital to extend and enhance the property creating more jobs for the local economy.”
A GREEN ESCAPE AT THE BLYTHSWOOOD The Kimpton Blythswood Hotel in Glasgow has created ‘La Chambre Verte’ a unique, immersive hotel room experience filled with nature combining the theory of biophilic design with CBD rituals, meditation and sound therapy . In a Scottish first, the hotel teamed up with luxury CBD skincare brand, La Rue Verte, leading horticulturalists, Benholm and award-winning DJ, Brian D’Souza to create an exclusive multisensory hotel room journey. Connecting people to nature through biophilic design is a concept 4 • HOTELSCOTLAND
that dates back to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. As it became clear in 2020, access to green spaces is vital for maintaining a healthy mind and body. With an estimated 70% of the world’s population living in cities by the year 2050, bringing nature to urban spaces is more and more essential to our well-being. Echoing the practice of forestbathing, an ancient Japanese process of relaxation, La Chambre Verte encourages guests to unwind in the green space of their hotel room, while observing nature’s beauty; to feel stress levels reduced happiness increased, and importantly, have a better night’s sleep.
