Robert Parker Hotel Collection to be sold off as owner retires

Robert and Gina Parker, owners of luxury boutique hotel group the Robert Parker Hotel Collection, have announced their decision to retire and sell the four properties in the group.

Dalhousie Castle & Aqueous Spa in Edinburgh; Ednam House Hotel in Kelso; Doxford Hall Hotel & Spa in Alnwick and Eshott Hall in Morpeth, both Northumberland, will be brought to market by business property advisers Christie & Co from 1 May.

Dalhousie Castle is Scotland’s oldest inhabited castle with 35 bedrooms, a spa and two-AA-rosette Dungeon restaurant, while the 200-year-old Doxford Hall has 41 bedrooms, a spa, two-AA-rosette restaurant and Europe’s largest yew tree maze.

Ednam House in Kelso is a 33-bedroom property situated on the banks of the River Tweed, while Eshott Hall, a 17th century manor house with 11 bedrooms in the main hall and a further 13 bedrooms in adjacent buildings is also being jointly marketed by Galbraith and Sanderson Young for sale on the residential market. It also has 38 acres of gardens and woodland, a tennis court, a walled kitchen garden and a Victorian fernery.

Robert Parker said: “It has been a real privilege to own the four hotels in the Robert Parker Collection, but retirement becomes an inevitability as ones reaches the grand old age of 80 years.

“We have been blessed throughout our ownership of them, with fabulous staff who have delivered a quality level of ‘environment’, ‘food’ and ‘service’ which is second to none. We owe them a great debt for all that they have contributed for so many years.

“I have no doubt that into the future we shall become regular paying guests. I simply have to go back to each of the hotels as often as I possibly can.”

Gary Witham, director – hotels at Christie & Co, added: “These are stunning heritage assets in prime locations, which Robert and his team have placed well to perform very profitably going forward. Dalhousie Castle in particular will allow any investor to reap the rewards of the Edinburgh luxury leisure market and own a true slice of history and we look forward to hearing from interested parties.”