Station Hotel

History

An old photo of the property in use.

's Station Hotel is a beautiful Victorian building in the middle of the town. The hotel attached to the station was originally opened by the Glasgow and South Western Railway in June 1866; and it became part of the British Transport Hotels (BTH) at nationalisation. Future President Woodrow Wilson stayed in the hotel during his cycling trip in Britain in 1899. It was sold by BTH in October 1951 and has changed ownership a number of times, having been owned by Stakis Hotels, Quality, and Swallow Hotels. Together with the railway station building, it is a category B listed building. The Station Hotel is currently derelict and is on the Buildings at Risk register for Scotland. Its poor condition had necessitated an exclusion zone that covered a portion of the station platforms and tracks.

The hotel from the train station side.

From downstairs to top, here is the reception with a lovely old sign.

A downstairs function room. There was another bar down the other end of the corridor, but this had changed so drastically since prior reports. The entire ceiling had collapsed and there was a foot of water on the ground.

The first floor was easily the most interesting. At the entrance to the staircase, you could see a detailed lift shaft and ornate staircase.

The hotel's main bar. It has been a bit more trashed but probably not recently.

The awesome corridor heading past the Arran Suite to the restaurant and kitchens.

Arran Suite.

Restaurant.

The upstairs rooms consist of staff and visitor bedrooms. It is very repetitive so here are a selective few shots.