Top Ayrshire Hotel Reveals Plans for New £3million Sea View Spa in Spring 2025

Andrea Thompson

ByAndrea Thompson

October 7, 2024

Ayrshire’s leading hospitality group, SimpsInns, has revealed its plans to launch a new £3million sea view spa in spring 2025.

The Waterside Hotel at West Kilbride will be the home of the new state-of-the-art spa with its commanding sea views over the Firth of Clyde towards the Isle of Arran.

Computer-generated images released today offer a first impression of what people can expect to see when The Waterside opens the doors to the new spa and 17 additional guest rooms early next year.

Special features will include six treatment rooms, a four-person Rasul experience, indoor thermal area with sauna and steam room, as well as three experience showers.

The new spa will also overlook the beach and will have a strong focus on the outdoors with a large hydro pool, outdoor shower, cold bucket, a sheltered firepit and seating area.

Located just 40 minutes from Glasgow, The Waterside will begin work on its transformation over the winter months. Once complete, the major project will create 30 new jobs, including 25 in the spa and an additional five people in housekeeping.

SimpsInns is the driving force behind The Waterside Hotel, as well as the group’s flagship venue, The Gailes Hotel & Spa, which is located just 20 minutes’ drive away in Irvine.

Jack Simpson from SimpsInns, said: “The Waterside has quickly established itself as one of the region’s leading hotels, leisure and wedding venues since its launch in 2015.“Our latest £3million investment for 2025 will introduce guests to a new luxury spa experience with an iconic Ayrshire coast backdrop. We’re creating the perfect oasis to escape the stresses of everyday life and offer people the opportunity to take back time for themselves to relax, rejuvenate and renew.”

Jack added: “We’re committed to exceeding our guests’ expectations and are regularly investing in our hotel and leisure facilities. Our new sea view spa is a really significant milestone, not only for The Waterside Hotel and the wider SimpsInns group, but for the Ayrshire coast as one of Scotland’s leading luxury spa and wellness destinations.”

The computer-generated images released today are for illustrative purposes and offer an early indication of what to expect when The Waterside Hotel launches its new spa next year. These initial plans are subject to change. The project is expected to be completed by spring 2025.