Ardanaiseig Hotel - Loch Awe
About
Ardanaiseig is a mysterious, baronial-style, 4* country house hotel that rests at the foot of Ben Cruachan, on the shores of Loch Awe in the Scottish Highlands. Its tranquil setting makes for an ideal romantic escape or relaxing retreat. The consistently high level of service under award-winning Manager Peter Webster draws people back to the hotel time and time again.
As well as being a delight to behold, Ardanaiseig is firmly established as a food-lovers hotel. The seven-course gourmet meals never fail to impress, thanks to the unique culinary flair of Head Chef and Medaille d’Or winner Gary Goldie and his use of the very finest local and international ingredients. During the course of twelve years at Ardanaiseig, Gary’s reputation has gone from strength to strength as he continues to draw upon new inspirations and an endless resource of passion and creativity.
The ground, sky and waters around Ardanaiseig offer up an abundance of delightful ingredients. Gary regularly incorporates local produce into his recipes and can often be seen foraging or hunting for ingredients himself. The hotel as a year-round license to shoot roe deer and the Loch offers up a fine assortment of fish. In the grounds, garlic, wild leek, hogweed, purple clover, wood sorrel, meadowsweet, land cress, nettles, elderflower, elder berries, raspberries, blackberries and rowan berries, to name but a few, are in plentiful supply.
Whilst for some, Ardanaiseig is the perfect place to unwind or find creative inspiration, for others it is the resting place after a day of outdoor adventure. A number of activities can be arranged as part of a stay at Ardanaiseig – from chauffeured tours and wildlife photography, to horse riding, flying, sailing climbing, deer stalking, fishing, clay pigeon shooting and foraging.
Ardanaiseig can be hired for exclusive use and is particularly popular for weddings and celebrations. Ardanaiseig also offers gift vouchers for a number of special events an packages at the hotel, from murder mystery weekends and pamper packages to Fine Fod & Whisky experiences and VIP mini-breaks.
Ardanaiseig’s awards include 3 AA rosettes, 3 AA red stars, AA Inspector’s Choice status , Favourite Scottish Hotel of Conde Nast Traveller Magazine Readers 2010, 3rd Favourite UK hotel of Conde Nast Traveller’s Readers 2010, Chef’s Medaille d’Or 2010, Gold Medal for Housekeeping 2010, Scottish Intimate Wedding Hotel of the Year 2010, and Romantic Hotel Restaurant of the Year 2010.
Contact Information
Ardanaiseig Hotel
Kilchrenan
By Taynuilt
Argyll
PA35 1HE
Tel: 01866 833333
Web: www.ardanaiseig.com
Email: info@ardanaiseig.com