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Golf View Hotel and Spa is a stunning seaside hotel situated alongside Nairn Golf Course – host of the 2012 Walker Cup, and Nairn Dunbar just 5 minutes away.

For the discerning golfer, Castle Stuart golf course - host to the 2012/13 Scottish Open, and the highly rated Moray Golf Course are also within a short drive, creating a memorable golfing experience from the North of Scotland.

The Fairways Restaurant at the Golf View offers fine dining and has been awarded AA 1 Rosette status. Furthermore, the Links Brasserie offers and informal setting with impressive vistas of the golden sands and Moray Firth coastline. A wide range of bars and restaurants are available in Inverness, just 7 miles away and golfers can also unwind at one of several “locals” in Nairn.

The Golf View boasts an impressive range of leisure facilities including a heated indoor pool, Jacuzzi, tennis courts and a Spa and beauty salon on-site.

Explore the local area and visit the famous attractions within easy driving distance such as Loch Ness, Culloden Battlefield as well as Cawdor and Brodie Castle.

With Inverness Airport just a short drive away, airport transfers or car rental may be arranged for you on request through Ascot Golf.

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Golf View Hotel and Spa

Double Bedroom

Four Poster Double Bedroom

The Links Brasserie

Indoor Pool

Hot Tub

Nairn Golf Course

Golf View Hotel from the Beach

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Golf View Hotel and Spa

Guest Rooms

The Golf View Hotel and Spa offers 42 well-appointed rooms in total - 29 master double/twin rooms, 13 with sea view, 2 master single rooms, 1 double-bedded suite, 4 four-poster rooms and six family units.

Bar/Dining

Links Brasserie - Impressive yet informal, you can enjoy fabulous views of the surrounding Nairn coastline and the Moray Firth, while sampling a range of tasty dishes from the main menu.

Fairways Restaurant (AA Rosette) - Let the chefs treat your golfing group with a variety of delicious dishes, prepared with the best locally-sourced ingredients from the north of Scotland.

The Hotel Bar - Enjoy your favourite drink or sample the selection of Cairngorm Ales.

Leisure Facilities

Golf View Hotel and Spa boasts the following leisure facilities:

• 14 metre swimming pool

• Club Lounge

• Nautilus and Star Trac Fitness equipment

• Pool-side Spa and Jacuzzi

• Outdoor Hot Tub

• Sauna

• Steam Room

• Beauty Salon

• Tennis Courts

Local Area

The Moray Firth is famously home to the most northerly colony of Bottlenose Dolphin and the largest in the world, growing up to four meters in length and sometimes living for over 40 years. Ecoventures Tours run daily boat trips in The Moray Firth where you can witness this wonderful sea life in their own habitat.

Historical Site - Cawdor Castle - a magical name which is romantically linked with Macbeth by Shakespeare. It has superb gardens with the walled garden dating back to 1620, and was the original kitchen garden for the castle. Part of the garden is now a holly maze.

Historical Site - Fort George - quite simply the finest example of 18th-century military engineering you’ll find anywhere in the British Isles. This vast garrison fortress was begun in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden (1746) and it took over 20 years to complete. It remains virtually unaltered today and perfect for a great day out.

Nairn

Par: 72 Length: 6721 yards Course designer: Archie Simpson, Tom Morris, James Braid Venue: Walker Cup

Nairn is a traditional Scottish links carved out of the natural landscape along the shores of the Moray Firth. The course is a fine test with three par 5s over 530 yards and a premium on accurate driving and precision second shots. There are humps and hollows lurking in the fairways and the smooth greens are tricky to master. Beware of the opening holes, as it is all too easy to strike the ball into the sea on each of the first seven! Eighty years ago, having played the Championship Course, James Braid commented - “The texture of the turf and character of the greens is unrivalled.”

Castle Stewart

Par: 72 Length: 7009 yards Course designer: Mark Parsinen & Gil Hanse

Castle Stewart Championship Links Course opened in the summer of 2009 and “might be the most perfectly conceived and executed design ever built” - Ron Whitten (Golf Digest USA). The first three holes on each nine hug the coastline of the Moray Firth – between Inverness and Nairn where the North Sea is protected by dramatic sea walls. The rest of the layout is mostly on a plateau, with the natural links style creating the impression that every green is hanging over the edge of the water – creating an “infinity greens” effect. Castle Stewart will host the Barclays Scottish Open in 2011 where two-time Open Champion Padraig Harrington, Phil Mickelson, and Graeme McDowell will compete for the trophy.

Nairn Dunbar

Par: 72 Length: 6765 yards Course designer: Unknown

Situated on the shores of the Moray Firth, the Nairn Dunbar golf course, founded in 1899, is a highly rated Scottish links championship course representing a formidable challenge with its gorse-lined fairways. Renowned for its excellent condition and friendly reception to visitors, the club regularly hosts national amateur events. Facilities in the newly reopened clubhouse include comfortable lounge bars, dining room, extensive locker room facilities with visitors room and showers.

Royal Dornoch

Par: 72 Length: 6711 yards Course designer: Old Tom Morris

Dornoch Golf Club was formed in 1877, became Royal in 1906 courtesy of King Edward VII, and has always been operated as a private members club. However, since the very beginning, the members and the people of Dornoch have realised the joy that their course gives to golfers and the value of the tourism to the area so have welcomed visitors ever since the first ball was struck. The par 70 course is evenly distributed over the two halves, each featuring two par threes, a par five and six par fours. If the wind blows the course will demand more from the player especially the par four finishing hole where a par can be considered a birdie. Old Tom Morris was the architect responsible for extending the original 9 holes layout to 18 holes in 1866. He introduced the plateau greens which are the soul of the course, their uniqueness lies in their size and their inverted saucer shapes.