Supporting Luxury Hotels, Resorts and Apartments Globally
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A first class experience, where everything meets expectations.
Engage us to help you develop, deliver and manage your sales and marketing plans and you’ll enjoy exclusive perks, VIP treatment and impeccable service tailored to you and your clients.
Working with you to form a close relationship and a bespoke service drives activity that creates a strong brand and builds awareness to secure multiple return visits from your favoured guests, increasing your sales.
Our hotel marketing solutions blend a mix of outstanding experience and refined value to your clients. Here are some of our partner hotels and resorts benefiting from our services.
Killochan Castle
Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Killochan is set on an estate which covers 143 acres of land, with inviting forests, a beautiful river fed by smaller streams and landscaped gardens. The castle has full fishing rights which can be arrange for our guests and is a short 12 minute drive from the award winning Trump Turnberry Championship golf courses.
At Killochan Castle, the welcome is warm, the facilities luxurious and the memories eternal. Nestled in the breath-taking surroundings of never-ending countryside, on the banks of the Girvan, stands the elegant and spacious 14th Century authentic Scottish Castle – and one of the finest fortified southern houses in Scotland.
Step back in time, walking through the wooden doors leading into the Gothic front entrance hall of Killochan Castle, a grade A listed stone building dating back 700 years. Feel immersed in the medieval atmosphere that the original stone staircase creates as it gently guides you into the most important room of Killochan – The Great Hall – where you will find not a stone fortress for Medieval soldiers, but a luxurious palatial home that can accommodate parties for up to 20 (10 bedrooms) people and dinner parties for up to 20 guests.
Available for exclusive hire, to allow you to become King or Queen of your very own castle for a truly memorable experience. The Castle is a multi faceted estate with options for overnight stays, weddings conferences and events.
The Stand Out Features You Need to Know
- The 18th century Gatehouse was built at the same time as the new wing was added to the castle. It boasts oak panelling balustrades along with a dramatic hand printed wallpaper on an antique gold ground and carpet runner on a deep walnut floor.
- Stronghold of the Catharts–There are exceptional traditional features throughout the Castle including the turrets with gun and arrow holes, a dungeon in the basement and a machicolation on the fifth floor directly above the front door from which boiling oil, boiling water or hot sand was dumped on unwanted guests attempting to enter the front door!
- The outstanding ceiling mural was created by an Italian artist from Florence and it depicts the battle of Killochan.
- The Great Hall–By far the most impressive and largest room here and Killochan Castle, the majestically decorated Great Hall with elaborate art. Graced with antique furniture and original fireplace above which rests the coat of arms for Cathcart of Carleton. The impressive chandelier is over 2 metres in length. This vast and spacious room would not be out of place in any European palace, with dimensions of 11.1m x 5.9m and a ceiling height of 4.5 metres. In the Great Hall Room you will find access to a further two turret staircases, the service staircase and the secret staircase leading you to one of the master bedrooms above.
Meetings And Events
Accommodating parties as small as 10 and as large as 60, whilst the castle has grandness, it also provides comfort and tranquillity for those wanting to escape and live in the magical atmosphere that this castle provides.
Master
This suite has been decorated and refurbished to a very high standard and comes with a spacious en-suite bathroom. Its antique furniture and paintings give the room an ancient charm enhancing this with the secret door that leads onto the second castle turret and the service staircase leading down to the drawing room and onto the lower levels of the castle to the Private Room. A beautifully presented fireplace sits centre of the wall and two large case and sash windows ensure the room is flooded with natural light.
The Great Hall
The impressive and spacious Great Hall is the heart of the castle.
Graced with antique furniture, artwork depicting historical scenes and events associated with the castle, a restored original grand fireplace, above which sits the Cathcart of Carleton coat of arms, a nod to the original family owners. The impressive chandelier is over 2 metres in length.
Filming Location
Killochan Castle is a sensational location and venue for productions and we welcome everything from international drama TV series and Hollywood feature films. Scotland has been inspiring filmmakers for about as long as the moving image has been captured.
Modern films made in Scotland such as Highlander, Trainspotting, James Bond’s Skyfall, and The Wicker Man have all featured Scottish locales as a character in its own right rather than just a pretty backdrop and it’s no wonder.
Things To Do On Your Stay
Killochan Castle is set on the estate which is covers 143 acres of land, with inviting forests, the beautiful River Girvan fed by smaller streams and landscaped gardens.
The castle has full rights for fishing and hunting which can all be arranged for our guests.
Fishing
We offer excellent fishing right on our castle property. The River Girvan flows right through the property and is renowned for excellent Atlantic Salmon, Brown Trout, and Sea Trout fishing. We have exclusive use of a total of 2.8 miles frontage on the River Girvan, much of it double bank fishing.
In addition to fishing on our estate there is also additional fishing in the immediate vicinity including surf casting for sea bass three miles away in the coastal town of Girvan and additional river fishing at the nearby Girvan Mains Fishing Club and The River Girvan Angling Club.
Golf
We are surrounded by Championship Golf Courses. Guests of all ages and abilities, including children, can book lessons with some of the nearby Golf Clubs– various Trump Golf courses, Girvan Golf Course, Royal Troon, and more!
Ranked Top 10 from Golf Digest’s “World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses”. Home of four Open Championships, the legendary Ailsa course has hosted some of the most iconic names in golf.
Distance from Killochan: 6.9 miles
In the Saddle
No escape to the country would be complete without an equestrian element.
Killochan Castle can organise your experience at the Equestrian Centre which caters for riders of all ages and abilities, so whether you fancy a private lesson or a trek across the country, the staff at the Equestrian Centre can arrange this for you