Ardbeg House on Islay has appointed Richard Needham as General Manager. He joins following four years as Operations Manager and Hotel Manager at the Fife Arms.
The 12-room boutique hotel in Port Ellen, that also features a restaurant and bar, opened in September this year after Glenmorangie Company acquired the long-established Islay Hotel to create a whisky-focused offering under the Ardbeg brand.
Designed in partnership with Russell Sage Studio, Ardbeg House includes individually themed rooms that reference Ardbeg releases and Islay folklore, with fixtures made by more than 20 Scottish and island-based makers.
The hotel also brought back the Islay Bar, once a fixture of the original building, which now stocks a broad range of Islay whiskies and the site-exclusive Ardbeg House Reserve.
Richard Needham said, “I’m thrilled to be joining the team and am looking forward to welcoming many whisky lovers old and new through our doors to discover this completely unique hotel, restaurant and bar on Islay.”
