Glenburn Hotel Explained

Hotel Name:Glenburn Hotel
Alternate Names:The Hydro
Location:Glenburn Road,
Rothesay,
Argyll and Bute,
Scotland
Coordinates:55.8415°N -5.0426°W
Pushpin Map:UK Scotland#Scotland Argyll and Bute
Opening Date:1843
Number Of Rooms:121
Floors:5 (including basement)
Website:Official website

The Glenburn Hotel is a hotel located on Glenburn Road in Rothesay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is a Category B listed building built in the first half of the 19th century.[1] It opened for business in 1843. It was rebuilt, in ashlar stone, in 1892, on a grander scale, after a fire.[2] It was originally Glenburn Hydropathic, Scotland's first spa.[1] [2] A brick chimney to the east of the property served the laundry and the steam heating.[2]

The hotel, which has 121 bedrooms,[3] is known colloquially, especially amongst the older generation, as the Hydro.[2]

The Glenburn was extensively refurbished in 2016. It has been closed since November 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with staff initially being placed on furlough. In March 2022, it was announced that the hotel has been sold to the hotel group Bespoke Hotels for an undisclosed sum.[4]

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  1. https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB44849 GLENBURN ROAD, GLENBURN HOTEL INCLUDING TERRACE WALL, BOUNDARY WALLS, GATEPIERS AND COTTAGES
  2. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/19/rothesay-decline-seaside-resort-skye-glasgow "Rothesay’s decline as a seaside resort is not unique, but its beauty most certainly is"
  3. https://www.thecaterer.com/news/hotel/bay-glenburn-hotel-sold-to-malaysian-buyer "Bay Glenburn hotel sold to Malaysian buyer"
  4. News: Grand seaside hotel in Rothesay saved from administration. 28 March 2022. BBC.com.