Dalmahoy Hotel undergoes ‘major’ £2m refurbishment

The Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club, on the outskirts of Edinburgh, is undergoing a £1.6m refurbishment of its bedrooms that will be completed in spring 2019.

The three-month modernisation project, led by Scottish design firm 10 Design, is part of a two-year £2m upgrade of the resort, which the hotel said comes with “minimal guest disruption”.

With a history dating back to the 13th century, the former home of the Douglas family, one of Scotland’s most influential families, is now a four-star, independently-run hotel with 215 bedrooms including seven suites.

The latest upgrade, which includes all 208 of the bedrooms in the newer part of the hotel, marks the latest in a series of major investments that have been made since the hotel became an independent property in August 2016. The seven manor house rooms and suites were recently refurbished.

Alistair Kinchin, GM of Dalmahoy said: “This is a very exciting time for Dalmahoy. In the two years since we began operating as an independent resort we have increased our turnover and substantially increased our profits.

“We have also created seven new jobs across reservations, marketing and sales for the wider Edinburgh hospitality market.  By putting a major investment into our resort, this will ensure we continue to grow in Edinburgh’s highly competitive four-star market.”