Macdonald Hotels Ltd, formed in 1990 by Donald Macdonald, is a hotel company based in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.
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.
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. 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. In 2007 the company sold 24 hotels to Moorfield Real Estate Fund. 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 AviemoreMacdonald Norwood Hall HotelAberdeen 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 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 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
External links Company website Macdonald Resorts website The Scotsman Topic devoted to Macdonald Hotels