The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Owners of hotel unveil ambitious luxury spa plans
Plans for a multimillion-pound luxury spa development in Fife have been revealed. Owners of the Dean Park Hotel in Kirkcaldy plan to spend millions and create 50 jobs with the project.
The spa, which will be linked to the hotel, will also include eight treatment rooms.
The development will have hair and beauty facilities, sauna, showers, an ice room, cafe, members’ lounge, Champagne bar, gym with studio, jacuzzi and 25-metre swimming pool.
The spa is the latest in a series of investments made at the hotel since it was bought by Margaret and Colin Smart in 2019.
The husband-and-wife team also own Kingdom Homes, which operates 12 care homes in Fife.
Since buying the hotel
they have upgraded all the existing bedrooms and improved the infrastructure and grounds.
They have also started work on a 12-bedroom extension.
Mr Smart said owning a hotel had been a long-held dream.
He added: “It’s been a challenging time with Covid but we love operating the hotel and seeing it become one of the market leaders in the area.
“We’ve invested not just in the hotel but in people as well. We now have 70 staff.
“The spa development is the next step – it will turn us into a destination hotel.
“It will be high end and a multi-millionpound investment.
“The aim is for it to be one of the best in Scotland if not the UK.”
The couple have been encouraged by the 75 wedding bookings at the hotel next year.
A lack of local spa provision also gives them confidence in the venture.
“It will be something really positive for Kirkcaldy and create in the region of 50 jobs,” Mr Smart adds.
“Our customers are all very excited about the prospect of the spa.
“We are investing in bringing the best facilities to our local community.”
The couple hope to win planning permission in the spring.
The spa development will then take 12-15 months to complete.
A public consultation evening will take place from 6-8pm next Tuesday at the hotel.
People attending will be able to see a computergenerated model of how the extension will look.
Architect Stewart Davidson and Margaret and Colin Smith will be at the event.