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Hospitality group Turas Hotels has announced its acquisition of the Cairngorm Hotel within the Cairngorms National Park in the Scottish Highlands for an undisclosed sum.
The 32-bedroom Victorian-style hotel, which is situated across from the train station, is a centrepiece of Aviemore’s main promenade and has gained a reputation for food, drink and entertainment.
Previous owners, WKW Partnerships Limited, opened discussions with Turas Hotels five months ago due to imminent retirement and a desire to “pass the business to like-minded hospitality experts”.
Turas Hotels, which recently rebranded from J and R Group, also owns and operates the successful Boat Country Inn in nearby Boat of Garten within the National Park.
The group’s portfolio also comprises the Glen Mhor Hotel and Uile-bheist Distillery and Brewery in Inverness, the Seaforth Restaurant in Ullapool, and McKays Hotel in Pitlochry.
Richard Drummond, co-director of Turas Hotels, said: “The Cairngorm Hotel is an iconic building and Aviemore is now an all-year round destination within the A9 corridor. It fits exactly with the type of experience and location our group likes to offer.
“What we are acquiring is a solid business, well managed and well known, with an established team and that family feel which really resonates with our own approach.”
Jon Erasmus, co-director of Turas Hotels, added: “We feel grateful that the Cairngorm Hotel owners came to us as people they could trust to look after the business, which has a really good reputation” said fellow Director, Jon Erasmus. It is tailor-made for us.
“As a group, we were missing that final piece of the jigsaw. We want to provide our guests with the whole Highland journey where they can stay, eat, drink and experience, in great locations.”
