US/UK: Hotel and golf resort brand Marine & Lawn has expanded its portfolio in Scotland and North Carolina, marking the group’s debut in the United States.
AJ Capital Partners, which owns the Marine & Lawn brand, has acquired the Greywalls Hotel next to Muirfield Golf Course in Scotland, alongside the Mid Pines Inn and Pine Needles Lodge in the Pinehurst region of North Carolina.
The Mid Pines Inn and Pine Needles Lodge, two 1920s-era sister properties that sit beside Donald Ross-designed championship courses, will undergo a renovation led by AJ Capital’s design team.
Plans include upgrades to the guest rooms, new dining concepts, and updated public spaces. Hotel guests will also receive priority access to the golf courses and curated golf packages.
Greywalls is an Edwardian estate designed in 1901 by architect Sir Edwin Lutyens and landscape designer Gertrude Jekyll. It has been privately owned by the Weaver family since 1926.
Through a relationship with The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, guests of Greywalls will receive access to Muirfield. The hotel will also undergo a renovation of its interiors and F&B programming.
“These acquisitions represent a pivotal milestone for Marine & Lawn,” said Ben Weprin, founder of Marine & Lawn Hotels & Resorts and CEO and founder of AJ Capital Partners. “Since launching the brand in 2019, our ambition has always been to honour golf’s most legendary locales with world-class hospitality. The addition of these iconic properties—each with deep roots in golf’s history—allows us to bring that vision to life on both sides of the Atlantic.”
The latest hotel additions brings the Marine & Lawn portfolio to eight properties.
Highlights:
• Marine & Lawn Hotels & Resorts has expanded into the US market, acquiring Mid Pines Inn and Pine Needles Lodge in North Carolina.
• The group also acquired Greywalls Hotel in Scotland, adjacent to Muirfield Golf Course.
• All three properties will undergo renovations including guest room upgrades, new food and beverage concepts, and modernised public areas.
• Guests will receive priority access to Muirfield, Mid Pines and Pine Needles golf courses.
• The additions bring Marine & Lawn’s total portfolio to eight properties.
