Kinnaird Estate owner Constance Cluett Ward has announced she is retiring from the hotel business leaving the future of the Perthshire hotel and restaurant hanging in the balance.
A 30 day consultation period started on Tuesday to decide the best way forward for the nine-bedroom luxury hotel on the estate and its staff.
Ward, who has been receiving guests at the estate since turning it into a hotel 19 years ago, recently turned 80 which has prompted her retirement plans.
A spokesperson for the estate said a range of options would be looked at during the consultation period, including finding a new owner for the hotel or turning it back into a private estate, although no decision would be made until the end of the consultation.
Kinnaird, a member of Relaix & Chateaux, employed husband and wife team Anne and Max Schaeflien as house manager and food & beverage manager respectively less than a year ago and its restaurant is home to Scottish Chef of the Year 2009 Jean-Baptiste Bady and Chaine des Rotisseurs Young Commis Chef 2009 Thomas Helyer.