[2][3] Queen Victoria spent a week at Inverlochy during an 1873 visit to Balmoral, remarking "I never saw a lovelier or more romantic spot".
[4] The house and estate were sold in 1944 to a Canadian entrepreneur, Joseph Hobbs, the owner of the nearby Ben Nevis distillery.
Upon inheriting the estate, Hobbs' son converted the house into a hotel, which opened for the first guests in 1969.
[2] It was voted the number 17 "best hotel in Europe" by Travel + Leisure magazine in 2001.
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