Ardanaiseig Hotel Review
The Ardanaseig Hotel is located on the beautiful banks of Loch Awe and is 21 miles from the ruined Kilchurn Castle and 22 miles from Ben Cruachan. It was built in 1834 with a clourful history and is now owned by Bennie Gray who bought the property in 1995.
The drive from Edinburgh took approx. three hours however the journey passed very quickly because the scenery en route is just so beautiful. And as you loop in on the final approach you can almost see the hotel across the Loch – tucked away behind the trees. Hidden from the world around it. And this notion of solitude becomes even more evident the further you travel up the single file bumpy country road that leads the to hotel.
Arrival
The entrance gateposts are rickety ? not what you?d expect to welcome you from an award winning 4-Star Two AA Rosettes hotel. The rambling gardens and colourful wild flowers are a refreshing change to the perfectly manicured lawns that edge even more perfectly manicured golf courses of many of the luxury we hotels we visit. My first glimpse of the hotel stirs mixed emotions; it looks so spooky I?ll never sleep a wink quickly overshadowed by its ancient quirky charm. I?m instantly intrigued and cannot wait to venture inside.
We park the car in the small car park and as we unload we can hear an unfamiliar buzzing sound. After a pause or two we realise the sound is coming from the bright flowers high above us clearly these bees were very busy. This was to be the first of many moments wh...
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