Andy Murray and Kim Sears set April date for their wedding \nAndy Murray is set to tie the knot with Kim Sears at the \u00a31.8million luxury hotel he owns in Scotland.
\nThe couple are understood to be arranging the private service for April 11 at the five-star Cromlix House Hotel, close to his home town of Dunblane.
\nBut just last summer the hotel\u2019s restaurant, which is run by renowned chef Albert Roux, failed a hygiene inspection and was issued with an \u2018improvement required\u2019 rating by Food Standards Agency at Stirling Council. The issue was swiftly rectified by hotel bosses.
\nThe tennis ace proposed to his 27-year-old girlfriend of nine years with a jaw dropping three-carat diamond engagement ring, believed to be worth around \u00a3200,000, in November.
\nAhead of his proposal Murray, who became the first British man to win the Wimbledon singles title in 2013 since 1936, was repeatedly forced to bat off questions about when he would ask Miss Sears to marry him.
\nThe usually tight lipped star opened up about his wedding plans in an on-court interview at the recent Australian Open that he might wear a kilt with no underwear at their wedding.
\nMurray bought Cromlix in 2013 for \u00a31.8 million and it opened last year after a refurbishment.
\nThe privacy conscious couple will be able to say \u2018I do\u2019 away from prying eyes, as the hotel boasts its very own private chapel.
\nThe wedding party will also have 10 bedrooms and five suites to chose from, each of which is named after a great Scot, including Robert the Bruce, William Wallace, Robert Burns and even fellow sporting legends Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Chris Hoy.
\nSeveral of the luxury suites feature hand-painted freestanding gold, silver and copper baths and the rooms\u2019 32in televisions screens are disguised as mirrors.
\nThe hotel overlooks 34-acres of secluded woodland, manicured grounds and tennis courts.
\nMr Murray and Miss Sears will also be following in the footsteps of the star\u2019s older brother, Jamie ,who also got married at Cromlix.
\nHe wed Alejandra Guitierrez in a 2010 ceremony, in which Mr Murray acted as best man.
\nLast month Jamie revealed he had not yet been asked to return the favour.
\nJust weeks after it opened its doors to guests the hotel, where guests can expect to pay up to \u00a3595 a night during peak season, was named Scottish hotel of the year.
\nCromlix took the top prize at the Scottish Hotel Awards during a ceremony in Edinburgh with judges calling it a \u2018national treasure\u2019.
\nThe hotel restaurant was inspected in July last year by the Food Standards Agency at Stirling Council and issued with an \u2018improvement required\u2019 rating.
\nAt the time the FSA said the classification means that the restaurant, which is run by renowned chef Albert Roux, \u2018had not achieved an acceptable level of compliance with requirements of food hygiene law\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"