HAGGLING IN A HARD MARKET ALASTAIR ROY

CAMERON HOUSE HOTEL LOCH LOMOND

BY SUSAN YOUNG

Cameron House Hotel has reopened after a, multimillion-pound restoration and development project and it is looking amazing.

The brief to the the architects and designers was to marry the building’s heritage with the requirements of a 21st century, five-star hotel and keep a sense of familiarity, but offer an even more grand, luxurious and sumptuous hotel and they have certainly done that.

Andy Roger, resort director, comments,“With the storied heritage of Cameron House, throughout the design process it has been important to celebrate the history of the building, yet at the same time, modernise the layout. Originally built as a Baronial mansion, we have worked to sensitively adapt the building for the number of guests coming through the door each year. Integral to the work has been making the most of the setting, developing the spectacular views across Loch Lomond and making the space feel more open and visually impressive, whilst still maintaining the atmosphere created by the hotel’s several hundred-year history.”

The principal rooms on the main reception floor have been lovingly restored, including the hotel’s public spaces, the foyer, library, bar and morning room. The original fireplaces were recovered, restored and reinstated in the principal rooms and main entrance, retaining their significance as the focal point in each of the spaces as they would have been for centuries before. These rooms now have striking black lacquered panelling with bronze velvets and antique brass fixtures, Emperador marble and dark oak herringbone flooring,