Thainstone House Hotel

Frommer's Review

One of northeast Scotland's most elegant country hotels, set on 16 hectares (40 acres), the Thainstone House is a Palladian-style mansion whose adornments give it the air of a country club. It can serve as both a retreat and a center for exploring this historic part of Scotland, including the Malt Whisky Trail. Guests enter the mansion, which was designed by Archibald Simpson (the famed architect of many of Aberdeen's public buildings), through a grand portal up an elegant stairway. The high ceilings, columns, neoclassical plaster reliefs, and cornices evoke Simpson's trip to Italy. A modern section of the house skillfully blends the old with the new. The elegantly furnished guest rooms vary in size and offer extra touches such as sherry and shortbread.

The chef at Simpson's Restaurant turns out a Continental and Scottish menu with a light, inventive touch.

Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; indoor pool; health club; spa; Jacuzzi; room service; massage; babysitting; laundry service; steam room; nonsmoking rooms

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