2012 US Open and Olympic champion, Andy Murray has set his
eyes beyond tennis to grow his million dollar fortune by buying a hotel near
his hometown in Scotland. The acquisition will see the 3rd ranked
Scott remodel the Cromlix House
Hotel near Dunblane into a 15-room five-star
edifice in time for next year’s Ryder Cup, taking place at Gleneagles, 13 miles
away.
The British no.1 and the first British man since 1936 to win
a Grand Slam singles tournament says he is ‘pleased to give something back to
the community I grew up in.’ He added, “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.”
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| Hotel's chapel where Murray's brother got married in 2010 |
Murray has a great deal of sentimental attachment to the hotel as his brother Jamie Murray got married to Venezuelan actress and model Alejandra Gutierrez at the hotel in 2010 of which Andy was the best man.
Cromlix House is a Victorian Mansion near Kinbuck, Pentshire. It was built in 1874 and initially used as a family residence before it operated as a hotel and later closed to the public and put up for sale in 2011.
The Eden family who are the previous owners of the property
are delighted that the hotel which sits on 50 acres of woodland is retaining
local ownership.
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