Macdonald Hotels

Macdonald Hotels Ltd, formed in 1990 by Donald Macdonald, is a 3.7 star hotel company based in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.[1]

Its main subsidiary, Macdonald Hotels and Resorts, owns or operates hotels and holiday resorts in the UK and Spain.

History

In 1990, Managing Director of Stakis hotels, Donald Macdonald, created Macdonald Hotels Ltd by purchasing two Scottish hotels. The company continued to grow through various acquisitions, including hotels formerly owned by De Vere hotels and The Rank Organisation, as well as managing resorts in Spain under time-share, through a contract with Barratt Developments.[1]

Macdonald Hotels was bought from shareholders by its management in 2003 in a management buyout facilitated by Bank of Scotland. The value of the transaction was £590 million.[2] It expanded rapidly with the purchase of some "Forte Heritage Hotels" from Forte Hotels after the latter's takeover by Granada plc. In March 2005 the company reported a 600% web revenue increase, owing the tangible increase to a new online marketing strategy.[3] In 2007 the company sold 24 hotels to Moorfield Real Estate Fund.[4] It subsequently bid for the Management Contract to continue running these hotels but lost out to AccorHotels.

List of hotels
Hotel City
The Macdonald Berystede Hotel & Spa Ascot, Nr Windsor
Macdonald Highlands Hotel Aviemore
Macdonald Norwood Hall Hotel Aberdeen
Macdonald Aviemore Hotel Aviemore
Macdonald Morlich Hotel Aviemore
Macdonald Highland Lodges Aviemore
Macdonald Bath Spa Bath
Macdonald Burlington Hotel Birmingham
Macdonald Frimley Hall Hotel & Spa Camberley
Macdonald Portal Hotel, Golf & Spa Cheshire
The Lymm Hotel Cheshire
Macdonald New Blossoms Hotel Chester
Macdonald Hill Valley Spa, Hotel & Golf Whitchurch
Macdonald Holyrood Hotel Edinburgh
Macdonald Houstoun House Uphall, Nr Livingston
Macdonald Crutherland House East Kilbride
Macdonald Inchyra Hotel & Spa Central Scotland
Swan Hotel Grasmere
Macdonald Drumossie Hotel Inverness
Macdonald Loch Rannoch Hotel & Resort Kinloch Rannoch
Macdonald Compleat Angler Hotel Marlow
Macdonald Marine Hotel & Spa North Berwick
Macdonald Forest Hills Hotel & Resort Nr Aberfoyle
Macdonald Craxton Wood Hotel Nr Chester
Macdonald Pittodrie Hotel Nr Aberdeen
Macdonald Linden Hall, Golf & Country Club Nr Morpeth
Macdonald Manchester Hotel Manchester
Macdonald Botley Park Hotel, Golf & Spa Nr Southampton
Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa Peebles Nr Edinburgh
Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel Preston
Macdonald Alveston Manor Hotel Stratford-upon-Avon
Macdonald Swan's Nest Hotel Stratford-upon-Avon
Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel & Resort The New Forest
Macdonald Leeming House Ullswater
Macdonald Ansty Hall Warwickshire
Macdonald Kilhey Court Hotel & Spa Wigan
Macdonald Old England Hotel & Spa Windermere
Macdonald Windsor Hotel Windsor
Macdonald Bear Hotel Woodstock

References
  1. Morrison, Alison J. (1999). Entrepreneurship in the hospitality, tourism and leisure industries. Mike Rimmington, Claire Williams. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-7506-4097-8. OCLC 474931006.
  2. "All-clear for Macdonald Hotels' bid to go private". The Scotsman. 3 September 2003.
  3. Gay, Richard (2007). Online marketing : a customer-led approach. Alan Charlesworth, Rita Esen. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-926585-5. OCLC 71238459.
  4. "Macdonald raises £400m in hotels deal". The Scotsman. 28 January 2007.
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