Tennis ace Andy Murray has yet another reason to celebrate after his five-star hotel was hailed as one of the best in Scotland.
Cromlix House, on the edge of the 27-year-old’s home town Dunblane, scored a top accolade in the Scottish Hotel Awards.
The establishment, where Murray and his bride Kim Sears held their wedding reception earlier this month, was named luxury hotel of the year.
Murray bought the Cromlix, which has its own chapel, in 2013 and re-opened it last year following a £1.8 million refurbishment.
The hotel had been the venue for his brother Jamie’s wedding in 2010.
The Cromlix was named hotel of the year at last year’s awards ceremony, but this time round the top title went to the Auchrannie Resort on Arran, described by judges as “Scotland in miniature”.
And despite hosting the wedding celebration of 2015, the Cromlix didn’t take home the wedding hotel of the year gong that honour went to Balbirnie House at Glenrothes.
Elsewhere in Courier Country, the Lake of Menteith Hotel at the Trossachs National Park received the small country hotel award, while the Malmaison in Dundee was named style hotel of the year.
The Kinloch Lodge on Skye received the coveted breakfast of the year award.
Restaurant of the year went to the five-star Inverlochy Castle near Fort William, while the romantic hotel award was picked up by Shieldhill on the site of a 12th-Century castle in Bigger on the upper Clyde.
The winners were announced last night at a sell-out party in Glasgow attended by more than 500 hoteliers, staff and guests.
Judging involved three months of mystery visits to venues across nine regions. All regional winners were eligible to win in the national categories.
Explaining the choice of Auchrannie for the top prize, Damian Riley-Smith, managing director of awards organiser Paragraph Publishing, said: “Auchrannie is an inspiring Scottish tourism success story.
“It is a creatively designed destination resort offering excellent accommodation, hospitality, leisure facilities and a luxury spa where guests of all ages can experience care-free relaxation and family fun for a true getaway island escape.”