{"id":83031,"date":"2023-09-19T13:28:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T13:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=83031"},"modified":"2023-09-19T13:28:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T13:28:11","slug":"why-the-inspector-gives-this-grand-scottish-hotel-a-near-perfect-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/travel\/why-the-inspector-gives-this-grand-scottish-hotel-a-near-perfect-score\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Inspector gives this grand Scottish hotel a near-perfect score"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>&#8216;It looks like a mini Balmoral&#8217;: The Inspector revels in the splendour of this Scottish Borders hotel, which has &#8216;sublime&#8217; food, a golf course and a huge spa<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Schloss Roxburghe hotel is located in the Scottish Borders near Kelso<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Remember, the Inspector pays his way&#8230; and tells it like it is\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Hotels are ONE FIFTH cheaper than Airbnbs, says Which?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From the outside, it looks like a mini Balmoral.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Inside, there\u2019s a mix of baronial splendour, smart modern living, sublime food and service, a huge spa with an inside\/outside swimming pool, beautiful gardens, golf, parkland.<\/p>\n<p>Somehow, you don\u2019t expect to find a place such as this in the wonderful Scottish Borders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, there\u2019s a case to be made that the Scottish Borders near Kelso is so wonderful because there\u2019s a dearth of such grand places.<\/p>\n<p>But Schloss Roxburghe works brilliantly. It used to be owned by the Duke of Roxburghe, before being sold to the German 12.18 Group.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/16\/10\/75500443-12525471-image-a-37_1694856109166.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Inspector calls at\u00a0Schloss Roxburghe, which lies in the &#8216;wonderful&#8217; Scottish Borders near Kelso\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/11\/75550881-12525471-image-a-23_1695031772268.jpg\" height=\"271\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Inspector remarks that from the outside, Schloss Roxburghe &#8216;looks like a mini Balmoral&#8217;. Above is the actual\u00a0Balmoral Castle<\/p>\n<p>Locals say \u00a350 million has been pumped into it, with a whole new wing, bringing the total number of rooms to 78.<\/p>\n<p>My room &#8211; Cessford &#8211; has high ceilings, a four-poster, two huge sash windows, antique furniture, a couple of armchairs. It\u2019s supremely comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>The same goes for downstairs, with its wood-panelled bar and drawing room, although I could do without the soppy piped music.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a \u2018fine dining\u2019 restaurant open only at weekends but you won\u2019t go wrong in Charlie\u2019s, which offers so-called \u2018Scottish bistronomy\u2019. My cured salmon starter comes with a little glass of Bloody Mary. It\u2019s as if the fish has leapt straight from the nearby River Tweed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/10\/75549741-12525471-The_property_which_is_said_to_have_undergone_a_50million_renovat-a-13_1695028780553.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The property, which has undergone a \u00a350million renovation according to locals, boasts a huge spa with an inside\/outside swimming pool<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/10\/75549739-12525471-The_property_used_to_be_owned_by_the_Duke_of_Roxburghe_before_be-a-1_1695114424095.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The property\u00a0used to be owned by the Duke of Roxburghe, before being sold to the German 12.18 Group<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/10\/75549735-12525471-image-a-10_1695028522821.jpg\" height=\"367\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Inspector says the\u00a0drawing room is &#8216;supremely comfortable&#8217;, though he admits he &#8216;could do without the soppy piped music&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/10\/75549733-12525471-image-a-11_1695028526553.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Guests can enjoy the hotel&#8217;s beautiful gardens and the adjoining golf course (above), the Inspector notes<\/p>\n<p>The spa is vast. Steam rises from the pool and invites guests to have a pre-breakfast swim.<\/p>\n<p>Breakfast is an all-buffet affair and one of the best ever. I\u2019ve never tasted haggis quite like it. What\u2019s more, a man in a smart suit walks around the dining room checking on everything.<\/p>\n<p>He might well be the hotel manager. To have a grown up in charge makes a big difference. The Scottish Borders deserves all this.<\/p>\n<h3>TRAVEL FACTS\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Schloss Roxburghe, Kelso, Roxburghshire, TD5 8JZ. Doubles from \u00a3157. For more information call\u00a001573 450331 or visit schlosshotel-roxburghe.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Rating out of five: 4.5 stars<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/travel\/article-12525471\/It-looks-like-mini-Balmoral-Inspector-revels-splendour-Scottish-Borders-hotel-sublime-food-golf-course-huge-spa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;It looks like a mini Balmoral&#8217;: The Inspector revels in the splendour of this Scottish Borders hotel, which has &#8216;sublime&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83030,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[688],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why the Inspector gives this grand Scottish hotel a near-perfect score - 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