Grand Central Hotel Scotland

Grand Central Hotel

After a £20m refurbishment the Grand Central is back. A magnificent building, steeped in history, with a multitude of stars who have stayed there. We will have to wait until the hotel decides to develop it history into the powerful tool of mar...

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Gleneagles Scotland

Gleneagles

"Why do I have such great affection for Scotland? The people are so warm ... and you've got Gleneagles. If only you had the Californian weather, I'd move there." Bob Hope "I have always thought that Gleneagles is one of the greatest places in the wor...

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Balmoral Scotland

Balmoral

According to a clue she left in a hotel room on 11. January 2007, Harry Potter author J K Rowling finished the last lines of her last Harry Potter book at The Balmoral, in Scotland's capital city Edinburgh. Soon after the startled staff discovered...

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The Caledonian Featured

The Caledonian

  At the end of Princess Street presides the Queen of Edinburgh, the 'Caley'. Lush green gardens offer a walk in the park to museums, shops and the old castle district on the hill. After checking-in at the Waldorf Astoria Edinbur...

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Turnberry Scotland

Turnberry

In summer 2009 the Turnberry reopened after extensive renovations. In 1901 this was the private estate of the Marquess of Ailsa with a private course. In 1906 it became the Turnberry hotel and railway station, creating the first golfing resort of it&...

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