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Our History
The original hotel was built in 1856 as the Marine Hotel and a few years later a number of rooms were let to the exclusive Clyde Yacht Club.In 1872 the Club received Royal patronage, became the Royal Clyde Yacht Club and in 1875 purchased the hotel. In 1888 the hotel was gutted by a fire and the Club engaged the services of the famous architect T L Watson, to design a new building.
Meanwhile the first telegraph office in Scotland (now the pretty "wee" shop at the entrance gate) was opened to relay yacht race results to London.
The housewarming of the new hotel coincided with the opening season of yachting on the Clyde in 1890 and the building renamed The Royal Marine Hotel.
The list of members of the club now read like "Who's Who" including aristocracy and the cream of British business men amongst its members
In those days members used to arrive by steamer and stay for a leisurely weekend, nowadays guests at the Royal Marine arrive by road or by fast, efficient ferries but still stay for leisurely weekends!
