The Top 13 Hotels Near Trump Turnberry
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Porters in tartan kilts meet you at the door of this Forbes Five Star Ayrshire resort, which sits on 800 acres of links land above a coastline rugged enough to explain the Scottish temperament. Three courses hug the cliffs, the Ailsa among them having hosted multiple British Opens. When the wind finally defeats you, there's a spa, archery, horse riding, and a lighthouse you can actually sleep in.
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A private cove on the Irish Sea sits just steps from the front door, which tells you immediately what kind of place this is: a ten-room lodge on the remote Scottish west coast where the whole point is disappearing properly. The interiors run contemporary-classic, heavy on the classic, and one suite is named for Churchill, who once stayed here. A kitchen garden supplies a fine-dining restaurant doing four courses at lunch and seven at dinner.
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Harris tweed upholstery on the sofas gives away that you're firmly in Scotland, but the Georgian townhouse wrapping around Blythswood Square could pass for Edinburgh on a good day. This hundred-room luxury boutique hotel pairs marble baths and Egyptian-cotton beds with a full-service spa, a proper bar, and a restaurant in the old ballroom. The Michelin Guide has it among its selected hotels.
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A Neo-Gothic manor on the Clyde, a short drive from Glasgow, with 240 acres of estate and an 18-hole championship course on the grounds. This is a golf and spa resort where the Grand Suites come with grand pianos and pool tables, and the activities desk can arrange falconry or axe-throwing for when you've had enough of both. Afternoon tea, a marble-topped champagne bar, and a full wellness spa round out the picture.
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Self-check-in kiosks replace the front desk at this design-forward city-center hotel, so you're in your room before the usual lobby small talk can even begin. The rooms are compact but smartly laid out, with oversized beds, floor-to-ceiling windows, and mini-iPads that control everything from the mood lighting to the blackout blinds. The lobby fills with Eames chairs and iMacs, designed to feel like a co-working space that happens to have room keys.
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A quiet row of converted Victorian townhouses on a residential Glasgow street, Hotel du Vin at One Devonshire Gardens runs on mahogany four-posters and high-pressure rain showers rather than flashy design or packed nightclubs. The 49 rooms are spacious and elegant without being precious, and the bistro and whisky bar give you a reason to linger downstairs. Visiting actors and pop stars are regulars, which the hotel is too well-mannered to advertise.