The Sybaritic Single believes that if Coco Chanel were a luxury hotel, she would be the Ritz Paris where the great couturier was a resident for more than 35 years before passing away on Sunday, 10 January 1971. Apparently, almost half a century later a new hotel might claim being more Chanel than any other.

Sitting on 700 acres two hours away from Inverness, the mansion includes five outbuildings, a garden, a lake and a river on its expansive grounds. This is where Chanel fell in love with tweed, which has been carried through the house’s collections until today.
Gabrielle was also known to enjoy the surrounding nature with the Duke and their guests. “This is a very agreeable house in a Highland valley,” wrote the then-future prime minister Winston Churchill in May 1927. “Well-equipped with salmon, trout, and snipe. The air is most exhilarating, keen and yet caressing. It is quite different to England. Coco got three fish yesterday.”
After being abandoned for 52 years, the estate was recently acquired by a foreign buyer and will soon be turned into a luxury hotel. The restoration is expected to be slow, however the Sybaritic Single looks forward to staying at this boutique hotel as soon as it opens. The legacy is believed to remain very Chanel.