Glenburn Hotel

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]

Glenburn Hotel
The hotel in 2010
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Alternative names	The Hydro
General information
Location	Glenburn Road, Rothesay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Coordinates	55.84153°N 5.04262°W / 55.84153; -5.04262
Opening	1843
Technical details
Floor count	5 (including basement)
Other information
Number of rooms	121
Website
https://bespokehotels.com/glenburn-hotel/

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]

Gallery

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  Viewed from Rothesay Bay, 2009

See also

• List of listed buildings in Argyll and Bute