Frommer's Scotland 8th Edition - To Parent Directory

THE BEST LUXURY HOTELS 15restaurant in one of the cellarsserves meals inspired by Scotland’straditions. See p. 80.• Holyrood Hotel (Edinburgh;& 0131/550-4500): This deluxecharmer launched itself into themillennium when it was proclaimed“Hotel of the Year inScotland.” Near the new ScottishParliament, it is a bastion of comfortwith luxury furnishings. Seep. 86.• The Malmaison (Leith, outsideEdinburgh; & 0131/555-6868):Malmaison is at the port of Leith,about a 15-minute ride northeastof Edinburgh’s center. Named afterJoséphine’s mansion outside Paris,it celebrates the Auld Alliance ofFrance and Scotland and was createdfrom a 1900 Victorian building.Malmaison once housedindigent seamen, but today is anoasis of chic. See p. 87.• Greywalls Hotel (East Lothian;& 01620/842-144): Although SirEdward Lutyens designed dozensof opulent Edwardian homesthroughout Britain, this is one ofthe few that’s been converted intoa hotel. Built in 1901 in whatarchitects praise as perfect harmonywith its setting, Greywallsfeatures walled gardens designedby the doyenne of eccentric turnof-the-20th-centurylandscapearchitects, Gertrude Jekyll. Thisnational treasure, representing theEmpire’s most ostentatious days, iseccentric but eminently comfortable.See p. 123.• Knockinaam Lodge (Portpatrick;& 01776/810-471): Memories ofWinston Churchill’s clandestinemeetings with General Eisenhower,a beacon of hope during the darkestdays of World War II, pervadethe Knockinaam. Today, the late-Victorian country house is as wellupholstered and wryly sedate asyou’d expect from a top-notchhotel with such a pedigree. Itsrestaurant is always included incritics’ lists of the best of Scotland.See p. 160.• One Devonshire Gardens (Glasgow;& 0141/339-2001): This isthe best-groomed building in aneighborhood filled with similarsandstone-fronted town houses.Ring the doorbell and an Edwardian-costumedmaid will answer,curtsy, and usher you inside as ifyou’re an extra in a Merchant-Ivory film. This re-creation of ahigh-bourgeois, very proper Scottishhome from the early 1900sboasts antique furnishings anddiscreetly concealed modern comforts.See p. 174.• St. Andrews Bay Golf Resort &Spa (St. Andrews; & 01334/837-000): This is the premier government-ratedfive-star hotel of EasternScotland, lying right outside“the home of golf,” as the town ofSt. Andrews is so often called.Boasting two championship golfcourses, the finest rooms andcuisine in the area, and a to-die-forspa and health club, the resort isthe creation of two entrepreneursfrom the southern U.S. state ofGeorgia. Did we mention thatPrince William is a member of thehealth club? See p. 253.• Gleneagles Hotel (Auchterarder;& 01764/662-231): This isBritain’s greatest golf hotel, a government-ratedfive-star resort thatalso offers such extras as a deluxespa and hunting excursions. Betterthan ever after major renovationsand expansion, it is also a gourmetcitadel with one of Scotland’smost awarded chefs, Andrew Fairlie,overseeing those pots andpans. See p. 294.• Kinnaird Estate (Dunkeld;& 01796/482-440): An 18thcenturyhunting lodge for the