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The Loans Inn
Loans, Scotland, United Kingdom · Independent · Accessible Luxury
The Loans Inn was a coaching inn on Main Street, and for a time it was called The Bruce, before Malcolm and Karen Simpson bought it in 1996 and made it the first house of SimpsInns. In 2008 they shut the place and rebuilt it: twenty bedrooms and a cottage next door, in the village of Loans, a few minutes from Royal Troon. It has been named Scotland's Small Golf Hotel of the Year four times. The restaurant and bar have since had a £200,000 refit.
- 20 rooms
- Opened 2008
About The Loans Inn
- The 2008 rebuild ran about £1.8 million over nine months. They bought the cottage next door so the work could go through.
- The Gailes, the Simpsons' Irvine hotel, is about five minutes away, with the spa and the range. Turnberry and Prestwick sit further along the same coast.
History
A coaching inn on Main Street in Loans, once called The Bruce. Malcolm and Karen Simpson bought it in 1996, added food, and in 2008 closed it for a rebuild of about £1.8 million: twenty bedrooms and the cottage next door. That was the start of SimpsInns. The restaurant and bar later had a £200,000 refit. The hotel has been named Scotland's Small Golf Hotel of the Year four times.
The setting
31-33 Main Street, Loans, Troon, KA10 7EX, a small village just inland from Royal Troon. The championship course is a few minutes away. The Gailes at Irvine, the sister hotel, is about five minutes by car.
Experiences
- Quiz Night Fridays — Recurring quiz night held on Fridays; listed on 30 October 2026 and 27 November 2026.
Amenities
- Beer garden
- Sheltered outdoor seating area
- Car parking
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