A historic Scottish hotel is to undergo a £7m renovation in order to create a leading hospitality centre with 40 four-star hotel rooms, as well as spa, conference and events facilities.
Royal Deeside's former Potarch Hotel in Aberdeenshire is to be developed by Ballogie Estate Enterprises, which will apply for planning permission in February 2014.
If permission is granted, work on the Ballogie Hotel & Spa could begin midway through next year.
The developers hope that the hotel will open in the autumn of 2015, with the potential of creating around 40 jobs during the hotel's peak periods.
The centre will cater for 200 people attending receptions, or around 150 people coming to partake in weddings and conferences, among other events to be hosted at the site.
The Ballogie Hotel & Spa will also feature an informal bar-style area and a more formal bistro section with seating for 60 people.
“We looked at a number of options for developing the hotel and surrounding area. We are passionate about Ballogie and this part of Scotland and we want the new hotel to be a principal attraction for people in the north east, as well as providing a unique destination experience which will attract more visitors to Royal Deeside,” said Randall Nicol, partner in Ballogie Estate Enterprises.
“Having commissioned two in-depth economic appraisals and held a public consultation to get local feedback, we decided the best option was to invest in the hotel to bring it up to a very good four-star standard, plus build a new conference and events centre, and a state of the art spa and leisure complex.”
The Aberdeenshire area is famous for housing hospitality and events facilities, with over 1220 people getting married in the county each year.
More information on the developers and the proposed hotel is available here
