Inverlochy Castle Hotel

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Inverlochy Castle Hotel, formerly known as Inverlochy Castle, is a 19th-century baronial mansion near Fort William, Scotland.{{cite book|title=The Scottish Law Reporter, volume 44: 1906-07|publisher=John Baxter & Son|year=1907|language=english|page=529}} It is located about two miles away from the 13th century Inverlochy Castle, after which it was named. This is a baronial mansion was built in 1863 by William Scarlett, 3rd Baron Abinger, soon after succeeding his father as Baron Abinger in 1861.{{cite web|url=http://www.rampantscotland.com/stay/bldev_stay_inverlochy1.htm |title=Inverlochy Castle, Torlundy |publisher=rampantscotland.com |accessdate=1 November 2015}}{{cite book|isbn=18-9863-008-9|title=Ben Nevis & Glen Coe (Pevensey Guides)|author=Alan Hall|publisher=David & Charles|year=2001|language=english|page=75}} Queen Victoria spent a week at Inverlochy during an 1873 visit to Balmoral, remarking "I never saw a lovelier or more romantic spot".{{cite web |url=http://www.inverlochycastlehotel.com/about.html |title=About Inverlochy |publisher=Inverlochy Castle Hotel |accessdate=2008-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014222819/http://inverlochycastlehotel.com/about.html |archive-date=2008-10-14 |url-status=dead }} The house and estate were sold in 1944 to a Canadian entrepreneur, Joseph Hobbs, the owner of the nearby Ben Nevis distillery. Upon inheriting the estate, Hobbs' son converted the house into a hotel, which opened for the first guests in 1969.

It was voted the number 17 "best hotel in Europe" by Travel + Leisure magazine in 2001.{{cite web |url=http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-best-2001-top-hotels-in-europe |title=World's Best 2001 |publisher=Travel + Leisure |accessdate=1 November 2015}}

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