Sir Andy Murray’s Cromlix Hotel in Dunblane is officially the best in the country. Since he and wife Kim took over the management of it in 2022, the awards have piled up. With Kim, 36, at the creative forefront, Cromlix has undergone a major renovation and has plenty of updates in the pipeline.
But how did it go from an outdated country hotel to best in the business? Cromlix first became a hotel in 1981, having been a private residence beforehand. It was a special place for the Murray family, with Andy’s grandparents – Roy and Shirley Erskine – celebrating 25 years of marriage there in 1982. This was also the hotel’s first function.
Jamie Murray, Andy’s brother, also wed Alejandra Gutierrez at the venue in 2010. When Cromlix came up for sale in 2013, Andy knew he had to have it and purchased the property for £1.8m.
At the time, Sir Andy said he wanted to create a “luxury hotel” and “give something back” to the community he grew up in. In 2015, he and Kim tied the knot at Dunblane Cathedral and held their reception at Cromlix. The hotel was managed by Inverlochy Castle Management International until December 2022, when the Murrays decided to take a more In 2021, during Andy’s grandfather Roy’s 90th birthday celebrations, Kim saw that work was needed.
She told : “He [Roy] gave a lovely speech about what this place means to them, but it was looking a bit knackered and hitting that point where it needed to be refurbished.” It was “perfect” timing .