AJ Capital acquires Dornoch Hotel in Scotland
The hotel is currently closed and will undergo renovations of all guest rooms, public spaces, exterior and grounds including the installation of a putting green, fire pits and additional outdoor amenities.
Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners, a US real estate business, has acquired the Dornoch Hotel in Dornoch, Scotland, for an undisclosed sum.
The property will join AJ Capital Partners’ Marine and Lawn Hotels and Resorts collection of hotels “located in the world’s most premier golf destinations”.
AJ Capital, based in Nashville, Tennessee, will reposition the property as Dornoch Station hotel, “honouring the hotel’s original name dating back to 1902, the Station Hotel”.
The hotel is currently closed and will undergo renovations of all guest rooms, public spaces, exterior and grounds including the installation of a putting green, fire pits and additional outdoor amenities.
The hotel is expected to reopen in the summer of 2023. During renovations, the 122-room hotel will be “reimagined and reconfigured” to expand many of the smaller guest rooms. The fully renovated property will offer 89 more rooms “that reflect the Marine and Lawn brand standards”.
Phillip Allen, president of Marine and Lawn Hotels and Resorts, said: “We are thrilled to expand the Marine and Lawn collection with the addition of the Dornoch Station hotel. The hotel marks our fourth in Scotland and our first in the Scottish Highlands, a beautiful and rugged area steeped in history and myth.
“Few golf courses in the world can match Royal Dornoch’s excellence and character, and we are eager to welcome many of its visitors to our hotel. We’re honoured to be stewards of historic properties such as Dornoch Station and look forward to continuing its legacy for many years to come.”
The hotel is situated close to the Royal Dornoch Golf Club, the Dornoch Station hotel is the fifth property in the Marine and Lawn collection, joining Rusacks St Andrews in St Andrews, Marine North Berwick in North Berwick, Marine Troon in Troon, and Slieve Donard in Northern Ireland.
AJ Capital also owns and operates Graduate Hotels, which includes The Randolph Hotel in Oxford, England and Graduate Cambridge in Cambridge.
