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The Grandtully Hotel ‘The Grandtully Hotel’ is an eight-room hotel in a quiet Highland village. An unexpected outpost of simple design-led chic serving the kind of food you’d happily queue for elsewhere. Grandtully, in deepest Perthshire, is the sort of village you might blink and drive through, which would be a pity - not least because award-winning Highland Chocolatier Iain Burnett’s shop is next door to the ‘The Grandtully Hotel’. Pitlochry and the nearest railway station is 10 miles away, while Aberfeldy - a proper market town with an Art Deco cinema, old-fashioned draper’s shop and terrific bookshop/café - is only five miles down the road. Whisky enthusiasts will delight in ‘Edradour’ - the smallest distillery in Scotland - about 8 miles away. The focus at ‘The Grandtully Hotel’ is on good food and good drink in relaxed surroundings. You’ll be tempted by the zinc tables and chairs outside - there’s a wood fire to keep you warm. Inside the busy bar serves a mean ‘Lovage Smash’ - absinthe, gin, lovage and lemon - and that’s a “yes please” from me or try nasturtium-infused rum, lime, ginger and soda number. A shop in reception sells a considered selection of good wine and foodie treats - things like quality local rapeseed oil, meritorious homemade muesli, local honey, and colourful tins of ‘Perello Gordo’ olives. The décor differs from room to room, each with its own particular features, whether a record player (with vinyl provided), modern four-poster bed, dressing room or private terrace. Comfort is well-covered in matters both large and small: super-king beds with thick mattress toppers, good drench showers, whisky-scented shower gel, cafetières with proper coffee and fresh milk, and even hot water bottles. ‘The Grandtully Hotel’ by ‘Ballintaggart’, Grandtully, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. #neonurchin #neonurchinblog #dedicatedtothethingswelove #suzyurchin #ollyurchin #art #music #photography #fashion #film #words #pictures #neon #urchin #scotland #grandtullyperthkinross #retreat #foodies #walkers #whiskey #edradour #andrewrowley #chrisrowley #rachelrowley #ballintaggartfarm #thegrandtullyhotel (at The Grandtully Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMCM-HNFxck/?igshid=tlz5qcedjwca