Hotels

The Scottish hotel sector maintained steady occupancy levels in November, yet rising operational pressures meant that modest revenue growth failed to reach the bottom line, leading to a dip in year-on-year profitability, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker.

The Udny Arms Hotel, a historic boutique hotel in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, that dates back to 1865, has been placed into administration by its directors in an effort to safeguard up to 40 full and part-time jobs. Kevin Mapstone of Begbies Traynor was appointed as administrator of the Udny Arms Hotel

According to the RSM Hotels Tracker, the Scottish hotel sector recorded substantial year-on-year growth in both occupancy and revenue per available room (RevPAR) in October, successfully converting higher revenue into greater profit, despite rising operational costs. The data, which is compiled and

Apex Hotels Group has formally rebranded as Apex Hospitality Group (AHG), signalling a strategic evolution in the organisation’s structure and leadership as it expands across both urban and rural hospitality markets. The family-owned business, founded in 1996, now operates under a new group st

Whitbread PLC, the owner of the Premier Inn hotel chain, has received confirmation from the City of Edinburgh Council that it has granted planning permission for the conversion of Capital House into a 195-bedroom Premier Inn.  Whitbread will invest £21 million in the conversion and rear e

Maven Capital Partners has sold ibis Styles Glasgow Centre George Square to an undisclosed international hotel group, for a total consideration of approximately £7.5 million.

The Ship Inn, a traditional hostelry with eleven letting bedrooms which sits on Stonehaven harbourside, has been sold for an undisclosed sum by its long-term proprietor, Simon Cruickshank who is now set to enjoy a well-earned retirement. And remarkably, its new owner, is another Simon Cruickshank, n

Scotland’s luxury and mid-market hotels enjoyed a rise in occupancy, room rates and profits in August year-on-year, with budget hotels also seeing growth in room rates and profits, despite a slowdown in the wider UK market, RSM Hotels Tracker: Focus on Asset Classes has revealed. The data, whi

Scotland’s hotels bucked the wider UK trend in August despite higher staffing costs, following the double boost to the hotel market from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Oasis concerts, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker.

Apex Hotels has added the iconic Dunblane Hydro to its portfolio, with the hotel officially reopening as Apex Dunblane Hydro Hotel on 28th November 2025. The business acquired the historic property in November 2024, and from November 2025 the hotel will form part of Apex Hotels’ portfolio.

Artfarm Ltd, the UK operator of Braemar’s Fife Arms Hotel, saw its losses nearly double to £11.4 million last year, according to new accounts filed at Companies House. The figure is a significant increase from the £6.6m loss recorded in the previous year.

The outlook was bright for Scotland’s hotel sector in July as school holidays, staycations and a summer heatwave meant occupancy, room rates and profits all exceeded the previous year’s figures, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker.

The owners of the Oswald House Hotel in Kirkcaldy have successfully completed an extensive refurbishment project thanks to a six-figure business term loan from the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Administrators overseeing the sale of the historic 24-room Scottish boutique hotel have sold the hotel business, its contents and a residential dwelling to a duo of experienced hotel operators, Charlie Maclachlan and Sam Wignell of Fyne Hospitality, for £3.05 million in a deal that will save u

Demand for Scotland's hotels has increased in June with people still wanting to travel this summer, but this was not enough to offset increasing staff costs as profits fall, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker.