HotelChatter - Tag: Scotland Hotels

Fort Augustus: The Lovat Loch Ness Promises a Green Stay, But No Monster Sightings

Heidi Atwal — 2009-10-14T15:23:35-05:00

We know Loch Ness for its mysterious monster lore and tranquil scenery, but not so much for its green environmental efforts. Which isn't to say that the Scottish aren't pioneering eco-saving projects overseas, specifically in the hotel sector, but other well-known chains like Kimpton have been ruling the news lately.

We recently stumbled across The Lovat Arms, an unassuming hotel that offers views of the surrounding Highlands (and maybe that elusive plesiosaur), touts itself as being "eco-conscious," and has earned a Silver rating from the Green Tourism Business Scheme, the UK's "national sustainable tourism certification" organization.

Edinburgh: Hotel Missoni Opens Today, But Why In Edinburgh?

JetSetCD — 2009-06-08T13:17:08-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/MissoniCucina.jpg" class="top"> Finally, we get another picture (the restaurant) from the interior of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Missoni+Edinburgh/local/1514">Hotel Missoni</a> which opened today in Edinburgh, Scotland. You'd think that during their recent visit to the property, the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/jun/07/fashion-houses-hotels-missoni-edinburgh">Guardian UK</a> would have taken a few more shots, but instead they focused their energies on asking Missoni matriarch Rosita her reasons for choosing Edinburgh for the first hotel of her brand. Her response, after citing comfort over pretentiousness, is even-handed: <blockquote>I admit that in the rain, Scotland can seem cold and dark and terrible, but in the sun you see its true beauty. I first came here 30 years ago for the festival, and went walking, out through the highlands, and I remember

Edinburgh: Hotel Missoni Edinburgh Now Open to Missonis; Opens to Public Next Week

JetSetCD — 2009-06-04T08:57:05-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/MissoniFamily.jpg" class="top"> Where can we score a Missoni kilt for ourselves? Oh yes, perhaps at the almost-open Hotel Missoni Edinburgh! This first entry into what will be a series of Missoni HotelsKuwait's coming in fallis prepping their Italian espresso machines and straightening out the creases in the striped bedsheets with only a few days until their June 8 opening to guests. This past weekend however, the Missoni family themselves stopped in to survey how their fashion brand has translated into a physical hotel property. As you can see in the picture above, Scottish hospitality showed in spades as the family was welcomed by Missoni kilt-wearing waiters from the Cucina Missoni restaurant as well as a traditional bagpipe player. Rooms

Edinburgh: Get Psyched for the Debut of Missoni Hotels in June...in Scotland

JetSetCD — 2009-05-06T08:46:50-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/MissoniEdin.jpg" class="top"> Search the back of your closet for that Missoni piece you totally splurged on at a sale last year, because the first <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Missoni%20Hotels">Missoni Hotels</a> property is on the brink of throwing open its brightly-patterned doors in Edinburgh, Scotland. It'll be all the colors and patterns your weary tourist eyes can handle in June, when the hotel opens and we finally get to see more than renderings of what looks to be a vibrant Italian fashion fantasyland plopped into Scotland. The opening itself will be quite an imported spectacle, with Rosita Missoni herself cutting the ribbon to the 136-room property on the Scottish capital's historic Royal Mile. Not to mention that some of the furnishings are from

Snooping Around Hotel Missoni's New Website

JetSetCD — 2009-01-09T11:37:35-05:00

[Update: The first Missoni Hotel will open in Edinburgh, then Kuwait and never in Dubai. We've changed the story below to reflect that.]

They may have picked the oddest cities for debuting their high-fashion concept properties, but Missoni Hotels is gung-ho to get guests in between their brightly-patterned sheets by the end of this spring.

The first in the line of hotels from Italian fashion brand Missoni will open in Edinburgh, Scotland (of all places) in May 2009. Apparently they think the Scots need a healthy dose of Italian sun and frivolous color.