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The Fife Arms

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The Fife Arms

Artfarm (Iwan & Manuela Wirth) · Restored Victorian coaching inn with a museum-grade art collection · Braemar, Cairngorms National Park, Royal Deeside

A 19th-century coaching inn in the heart of Braemar, reimagined by the gallerists behind Hauser & Wirth into one of Britain's most singular hotels. Forty-six individually conceived rooms sit among works ranging from Picasso and Lucian Freud to a Bruegel and a ceiling installation by Richard Jackson. The result is part Highland sporting lodge, part living museum, executed with no concession to restraint.

Why we recommend it

The most original luxury hotel in Scotland, where a serious art collection and genuine Highland sporting tradition share the same roof.

Signature

Curated collection of fine art and antiques throughout the public roomsThe Clunie Dining Room beneath a mural commissioned from Guillermo KuitcaElsa's cocktail bar and Bertie's whisky bar, with stalking and fishing arranged on Mar Lodge and surrounding estates

Book The Fife Arms with us

We reserve The Fife Arms through Fora — a Virtuoso member agency — at the same rate you’d pay direct, with VIP perks such as room upgrades, daily breakfast and a property credit layered on at no extra cost. There is no fee to you.

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