In the summertime of 2023 Fairmont St Andrews launched two new luxurious Manor Houses, designed by famend inside designer Russell Sage for visitors on the lookout for an extended keep expertise on the resort. These unique properties supply a personal, premium expertise with entry to the resort’s five-star facilities, together with golf programs, eating places, bars, and spa. The Luxurious Editor workforce are devoted followers of the Fairmont St Andrew (learn our resort evaluate right here) so it was a delight to be requested to expertise a weekend in Kingask, one among their two ultra-luxury manor homes. Learn on to find extra.
Two Manor Homes – Queenask and Kingask
Based mostly on St Andrews’s well-known Swilcan Bridge, the 2 homes are adjoining to one another with a bridge connecting them. ‘Queenask’ is designed for luxurious household escapes, full with cinema room and a board video games room, whereas ‘Kingask’ serves as a really perfect location for elegant social gatherings with enhanced eating area, a video games and poker space, a library, and a Dram room. Positioned inside the resort’s 520-acre grounds they’re inside strolling distance of the primary resort, offering handy entry to the resort’s amenities all of which can be found throughout a keep at both manor home.
Each manor properties are infused with Scottish persona Impressed by Russell Sage’s imaginative and prescient (who has partnered with different prestigious luxurious properties together with The Savoy, Zetter Townhouse and The Fife Arms on inside design tasks), the inside design merges trendy Scottish luxurious with nods to the historic city of St Andrews, the wild panorama, the house of golf, and the Fairmont model.
Every Manor Dwelling, accommodating as much as 8 visitors, encompasses a farmhouse kitchen, breakfast bar, eating room, and a separate formal eating space. Company can both dine on the resort eating places or prepare for a personal chef expertise inside their Manor Dwelling. Impressed by the Artwork of Coorie, these properties supply a personal, cosy retreat inside the resort’s grounds.
Kingask
Outdoors
Providing parking for as much as 4 automobiles outdoors a big porch leads into the primary hallway, there’s additionally a kitchen door across the different aspect of the manor home.
Entrance Hallway
Like the remainder of the resort, you utilize a key card to enter the property so a number of playing cards may be provided relying on what number of visitors you’ve gotten staying – step into trendy Scottish luxurious as you enter the hallway. The sunshine and ethereal Scottish themed corridor is adorned with Arts and Crafts items together with a hanging oak Arts and Crafts bench found by an Edinburgh antiques supplier, a pair of oak Arts and Crafts aspect tables, and authentic prints of Scottish wildlife. The hallway additionally has a cloakroom.
Library & Video games Room
To the left of the hallway, you enter the library and video games room. Vintage leather-bound Scottish books adorn the area, including a contact of timeless appeal. An authentic {photograph} of the majestic lesser black-backed gull, native to Scotland’s southern coast, is displayed within the area whereas a chessboard by the window invitations critical gamers to indulge on this traditional pastime. This rigorously curated room invitations rest and provides a glimpse of Scotland’s magnificence and literary custom.
Sitting Room
Celebrating the shows present in St Andrews Museum, crystals from all over the world are featured within the sitting room. Matthew Forster Heddle, the founding father of the Mineralogy of Nice Britain, was additionally a professor of Chemistry at St. Andrews College. The sitting room additionally pays tribute to the tradition of research and tutorial apply at St. Andrews College. It showcases an authentic commissioned collage by artist Gill Flury, which takes inspiration from Matthew Forster Heddle. A small patio with all-weather furnishings leads off the lounge from which we used to get pleasure from a sundown whisky – or two.
Kitchen and Eating Room
The kitchen and eating room are impressed by Scottish artist Paul Bartlett and his art work of Puffins. Bartlett lives in St. Andrews, and his work may be seen within the Sproson Gallery. 5 authentic signed modern prints that includes splashes of blue and white by artist Paul Bartlett have impressed the kitchen palette. An vintage pair of Whitefrairs glass vases is featured within the room. Unique Scottish tweed is used within the upholstery. The kitchen is full of every little thing you could prepare dinner and entertain with – and if you’re wanting to place your toes up throughout your keep the resort can organise a personal chef too.
The manor home comes full with one of the vital indulgent complimentary mini bars I’ve seen to this point. Assist your self to smooth drinks and water within the fridge and head to the Welsh dresser the place every little thing aside from the alcoholic drinks is obtainable with compliments.
Eating Room
The Dram Room
Meet the ancestors over a dram underneath the hickory golf membership set up. A charcoal sketch of one of many outdated professors of St. Andrews adorns the room. Above the couch, there’s a show of authentic classic hickory golf golf equipment, complemented by uncommon vintage golf membership tables. The room additionally options a big classic pair of Caithness thistle-cut crystal mantle ornaments showcased on Scottish Victorian vintage aspect tables.
A choice of high drams and spirits is discovered within the video games room together with a value record.
Touchdown
Head upstairs to the touchdown which showcases a big cartwheel made from classic hickory golf golf equipment. Above the credenza is a big panorama within the model of John Kyffin Williams, depicting a Hebridean dawn. An authentic oil portray that includes the Hebridean dawn, and a show of classic hickory golf golf equipment create a dramatic point of interest on the staircase.
Bed room One – Previous Tom Morris
Impressed by Previous Tom Morris. Thomas Mitchell Morris, “the Grand Previous Man of Golf,” was born in St. Andrews. The son of a weaver, he was educated at Madras School and commenced taking part in golf on the age of 10. There’s a photograph of Previous Tom Morris taking part in golf in St. Andrews in 1908. The room additionally options an authentic Victorian Mahogany Scottish chest of drawers. The fabric palette consists of Scottish-made tweeds all through.
All bedrooms include a big flatscreen TV, walk-in wardrobe and ensuite rest room.
Bed room Two – Swilcan
Impressed by Options of the Hyperlinks. This room attracts inspiration from the distinctive components of the hyperlinks, significantly the long-lasting Swilcan Bridge. This bridge, which seems in quite a few St. Andrews posters, was traditionally known as Swilcanth. It spans the Swilcan Burn, connecting the first and 18th fairways on the Previous Course. An authentic railway journey poster showcasing the Swilcan Bridge provides to the atmosphere of the area. To additional improve the ambiance, Scottish-made tweeds that complement the art work may be discovered all through the room.
Bed room Three – The Hepburn
Impressed by Golf Imagery of the Nineteen Fifties. Throughout the Nineteen Fifties, many movie stars and well-known women took pleasure in taking part in golf. Audrey Hepburn was usually photographed having fun with a spherical. A photograph of Audrey Hepburn taking part in golf within the Nineteen Fifties, captured by Hulton, serves as inspiration for this room. To create an genuine ambiance, Scottish tweed materials are used all through the room as effectively.
Grasp Bed room – Fairway Flapper
Impressed by Artwork Deco {Golfing}. Well-known feminine golfers of the Thirties have been often called the Fairway Flappers. Right here, we have fun the graphic artwork of the period. The ‘Fairway Flapper’ art work is impressed by Edith Cummings, a Jazz Age golfer nicknamed the ‘Fairway Flapper’ because of her love for events, dancing, and ingesting. Edith achieved success by profitable the U.S. Newbie Championship within the Twenties.
This main bedroom has a view out throughout the golf green and onto the resort, with a big bed room, separate dressing room and big rest room with walk-in bathe and separate bathtub.
Resort Providers
Getting Round
If you wish to journey between the resort and clubhouse simply name concierge who will convey a automotive to the Manor Home and drive you to any a part of the resort resort. Complimentary pickup from Edinburgh Airport can also be included in any Manor Home keep.
Flip Down and Cleansing
Day by day cleansing and switch down are supplied and may be organized at a time to swimsuit you. On the primary evening we have been staying flip down introduced this enormous tray of desserts for us.
Golf & Spa
Torrance & Kittocks Programs Tee Occasions are 7:30 am – 6 pm and limitless complimentary golf and entry to the driving vary is included in a Manor Home Keep. The Spa can also be positioned within the resort and is open for limitless entry to all manor home visitors.
Pet Pleasant
The property is pet pleasant simply let the workforce know upfront and so they can present canine beds and treats for you.
Breakfast
A buffet breakfast takes place on the resort’s Squire Restaurant and is included with all stays for all visitors.
Closing Ideas
Fairmont St Andrews Manor Homes supply unimaginable luxurious and privateness to make lasting reminiscences with household and buddies, beginning at £1500 an evening with entry to all Fairmont facilities throughout a keep and inside straightforward attain of Edinburgh, Glasgow airport we can’t price them extremely sufficient.
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