A SCOTTISH hotel has been named the best in Britain by one of the world’s top travel mags. The Fife Arms in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, walked off with the top gong in the prestigious Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards , for the second time in three years. 10 The Fife Arms is set in the gorgeous village of Braemar on Royal Deeside 10 Inside the hotel is eclectic and stuffed full of art and antiques Credit: Trip Advisor The Royal Deeside grand dame was crowned this week in the acclaimed awards , in the section which span the width and breadth of the UK , from iconic hotels in London , to stunning country house spas and a flurry of new places to stay Edinburgh .
And that’s where the only other Scottish entry in the Top 10 in the UK is based - The Gleneagles Townhouse on the city’s St Andrew Square in the city’s New Town, which came in at an impressive number seven. The Fife Arms , a former Victorian hunting lodge, is described by Conde Nast as ‘flamboyantly cool’ and owned by Swiss art-loving couple Manuela and Iwan Wirth. It overlooks the Clunie Water in the popular ski town and features a pub, the Flying Stag which comes complete with a taxidermy one with massive swan’s wings, bar and restaurant .
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