Andy Murray buys hotel near Dunblane ‘to give something back’
ByPress Association
The Cromlix House Hotel near Dunblane.
Andy Murray has bought the £1.8 million luxury hotel where his brother wed three years ago.
The US Open and Olympic champion has purchased Cromlix House Hotel close to his home town of Dunblane in Stirlingshire.
Murray plans to transform the Victorian mansion, where brother Jamie married Colombian bride Alejandra Gutierrez in 2010, into a five-star venue.
The refurbished hotel is scheduled to reopen next spring ahead of the 2014 Ryder Cup, which is being staged a short drive away at Gleneagles.
Murray said in a statement: “I am pleased to have acquired Cromlix House and look forward to securing its future as a successful business.
“By re-establishing Cromlix as a leading luxury hotel at the heart of the Dunblane community we will be able to attract new visitors to the area, create a number of new jobs and focus on supporting other local businesses.
“I’m pleased to be able to give something back to the community I grew up in.”
