Station Hotel, Ayr, Scotland

Station Hotel, Ayr

The Station Hotel is a grand Victorian building, attached the railway station in Ayr town centre. The hotel has retained almost all of its original features inside and out.

Visited February 2018  UK Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Abandoned

The Station Hotel is a grand Victorian building situated in the heart of Ayr town centre. The hotel consists of 71 bedrooms, complete with en-suite bathrooms, plus a host of suits for functions and a cocktail lounge.

The hotel, which is attached to Ayr railway station, was originally opened by the Glasgow and South Western Railway in June 1866 and become part of the British Transport Hotels (BTH) at Nationalisation. 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.

The Station Hotel is currently the oldest and most famous hotel in Ayr. The hotel has retained almost all of its original features inside and out. The hotel started to turn away customers in 2014 and closed around 2015. After suffering neglect for some time beforehand, the building is now deteriorating; the railway station have had to take action to safeguard their customers from falling debris.

Station Hotel, Ayr - The car park is fenced off due to parts of the exterior falling off
Station Hotel, Ayr – The car park is fenced off due to parts of the exterior falling off
Station Hotel, Ayr - Entrance Hall
Station Hotel, Ayr – Entrance Hall
Station Hotel, Ayr - Reception
Station Hotel, Ayr – Reception
Station Hotel, Ayr - Reception
Station Hotel, Ayr – Reception
Station Hotel, Ayr - Lift and staircase on the first floor
Station Hotel, Ayr – Lift and staircase on the first floor
Station Hotel, Ayr - Cocktail lounge and corridor
Station Hotel, Ayr – Cocktail lounge and corridor
Station Hotel, Ayr - The comfortable cocktail lounge
Station Hotel, Ayr – The comfortable cocktail lounge
Station Hotel, Ayr - Bar in the cocktail lounge
Station Hotel, Ayr – Bar in the cocktail lounge
Station Hotel, Ayr - The cocktail lounge
Station Hotel, Ayr – The cocktail lounge
Station Hotel, Ayr - The corridor leading to the next parts was suffering decay due to leaks in the roof
Station Hotel, Ayr – The corridor leading to the next parts was suffering decay due to leaks in the roof
Station Hotel, Ayr - The Arran Suite was used for functions and events
Station Hotel, Ayr – The Arran Suite was used for functions and events
Station Hotel, Ayr - Another view of the Arran Suite
Station Hotel, Ayr – Another view of the Arran Suite
Station Hotel, Ayr - Next we head into the hotel's restaurant
Station Hotel, Ayr – Next we head into the hotel’s restaurant
Station Hotel, Ayr - The restaurant
Station Hotel, Ayr – The restaurant
Station Hotel, Ayr - The restaurant
Station Hotel, Ayr – The restaurant
Station Hotel, Ayr - Kitchen
Station Hotel, Ayr – Kitchen
Station Hotel, Ayr - Kitchen
Station Hotel, Ayr – Kitchen
Station Hotel, Ayr - The Kyle Suite bar area
Station Hotel, Ayr – The Kyle Suite bar area
Station Hotel, Ayr - The Carrick Room was a space for meetings and corporate events
Station Hotel, Ayr – The Carrick Room was a space for meetings and corporate events
Station Hotel, Ayr - The Kintyre Suite was suitable for wedding receptions. The room had been modernised and now suffers extensive water ingress.
Station Hotel, Ayr – The Kintyre Suite was suitable for wedding receptions. The room had been modernised and now suffers extensive water ingress.
Station Hotel, Ayr - The Kyle Suite bar area
Station Hotel, Ayr – The Kyle Suite bar area
Station Hotel, Ayr - The Kintyre Suite was suitable for wedding receptions. The room had been modernised and now suffers extensive water ingress.
Station Hotel, Ayr – The Kintyre Suite was suitable for wedding receptions. The room had been modernised and now suffers extensive water ingress.
Station Hotel, Ayr - Heading upstairs into the hotel rooms
Station Hotel, Ayr – Heading upstairs into the hotel rooms
Station Hotel, Ayr - One of the 71 hotel rooms
Station Hotel, Ayr – One of the 71 hotel rooms
Station Hotel, Ayr - Hotel room
Station Hotel, Ayr – Hotel room
Station Hotel, Ayr - Hotel room
Station Hotel, Ayr – Hotel room
Station Hotel, Ayr - Rear of the hotel (viewed through a dirty window)
Station Hotel, Ayr – Rear of the hotel (viewed through a dirty window)
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10 thoughts on Station Hotel, Ayr, Scotland

  1. Such a shame to see this Grand Old Dame reduced to this. I use the station every day and shudder at the delapidation of the outside. Hopefully now that South Ayrshire Council have slapped a dangerous building order on it the owner may take some action, even if it is given to a developer for £1 something may survive.

  2. No confidence that SAC will do anything meaningful to save this beautiful old building. It will be allowed to die like the rest of the town centre during their watch.

  3. SAC and Network Rail are making the building out to be in a worse condition than it is. It can and should be saved. The council has a pot of £11 million to build new offices. The building should be converted with one wing used for council offices including business gateway/enterprise, the other wing should be converted to offer serviced offices for businesses to come to/stay in Ayr. The building in the middle should be a hub with meeting rooms, conference centre and hospitality facilities.

  4. So many memories. My gran spent the last two years of her life there. Leo,the manager, looked after her so well.

  5. Interior of the Kintyre Suite so changed since I had my wedding reception here with over 200 guests in 1970. Recent events so sad.

  6. I worked there 47 years ago it was a magnificent hotel and always very busy, now it is a total eyesore and time to take it down and build a new gateway to Ayr and hopefully let the town thrive again.

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