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Copper bathtub in an arched tiled alcove within a the Secret Room, decorated with floral wallpaper.

Secret Room

Hidden behind a trompe-l’œil door and discovered by following the path of a special symbol, the Secret Room is dedicated to Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel – who was known for hiding doors behind screens in the hope that her guests might forget to leave – and the inspiration she drew from the Highlands of Scotland. Warm and romantic, the room features a walk-in wardrobe, bar area, and copper bath tucked within an arched niche.

  • approx 30m² / 323ft²
  • 2 Persons
Total Guests
The bed in front of a painted screen in the Secret Room.
A painted table in the Secret Room.
Cosy sitting area in Secret Room with a green velvet sofa, floral wallpaper, and a tray with a champagne bucket and glasses.
Scottish chinoiserie painted furniture in the Secret Room.
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Inside the Secret Room

Chanel’s interest in tweeds and Highland style began in 1925 when her lover, Hugh ‘Bendor’ Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, gifted her the mansion of Rosehall in Sutherland, which she decorated in floral Parisian wallpapers. She subsequently discovered Linton Tweeds, a textile mill over the border in Carlisle, and their collaboration resulted in the creation of her now-iconic Chanel tweed jacket.

Specially commissioned tweeds feature throughout the Secret Room, complemented by decorative touches drawn from Chanel’s 31 Rue Cambon apartment in Paris, from the wheat sheaf chandelier to the Art Deco mirror on the dressing table.

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Secret Room copper bathtub in alcove beneath a tiled wall with three recessed alcoves holding decorative vases.
Warm, richly decorated Secret Room bedroom featuring a large bed, floral wallpaper, and tall windows with draped curtains.
Copper bathtub in an arched tiled alcove within a the Secret Room, decorated with floral wallpaper.
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Specially commissioned tweed pillow in the Secret Room.

Chanel in the Highlands

Embracing the sporting life of the Highlands, Chanel was said to spend all day catching salmon during their retreats. She borrowed the Duke’s clothes, making his tweeds her own and wearing them with a panache not usually associated with traditional sporting garb. Churchill even wrote appreciatively of Chanel to his wife, ‘She fishes from morn till night, and in two months has killed 50 salmon. She is very agreeable – really a great and strong being, fit to rule a man or an Empire’.

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