Rosemont House opens
Auchrannie Hotel staff move into the recently renovated accommodation at a former nursing home, now called Rosemont House, as the development progresses.
More staff are moving into the former Montrose House which is being converted into staff accommodation by the Auchrannnie Resort.
As previously reported in The Banner the hotel bought the former nursing home which it is converting into luxury staff accommodation which, in a play on the old name, is now called Rosemont House.
When complete the four wings of the building will be able to house 22 members of staff, including some couples, with another three staff being housed in the adjacent cottage.
The first 12 occupants moved in back in July and in the past couple of weeks another nine have moved into the completed second wing.
Each room has been tastefully decorated and all have a flat screen wall-mounted TV, a small fridge freezer, a sink and black out blinds. The spacious kitchen area has two separate cooking and washing up areas and a food storage cupboard for every room and a communal eating area.
Each wing, which has a controlled entry system, also has its own laundry area, and extra showers, toilets and bathrooms have been added to give the residents more facilities.
Staff accommodation has always been an issue for the Auchrannie and with 160 staff on their books at the height of the season the problem is not one that will go away any time soon.
Managing director Linda Johnston said: ‘We have carried out extensive works at Rosemont House to give staff quality accommodation. We believe that keeping staff happy with decent accommodation benefits both the individual and the business. We have carried out significant upgrading work of the building using only local tradesmen and when it is finished it will give us a good staff accommodation block near to the hotel.’
‘We will now be suspending work on the rest of the property now until after New Year to concentrate on other projects,’ Linda added. That will involve converted the east wing into more rooms and facilities. Staff accommodation manager, Jackie Morrison, who now co-ordinates all staff housing, said: ‘The first residents who moved in are the happiest bunch you could meet.’