An exciting, new holiday resort destination just 25 minutes from Glasgow city centre is set to open this summer as 18 luxury lodges, available for rental all year round, get under construction on the picturesque banks of the Clyde.
The £2.5m investment project is being undertaken by River View Luxury Lodges, whose site is located by the end of the M8 at West Ferry, Langbank, Renfrewshire. Ground has been broken this week and the owners expect to welcome their first visitors this summer when the first tranche of 6 lodges open.
Situated right on the southern edge of the river Clyde, with spectacular outlooks, each lodge will have uninterrupted views of Dumbarton Rock and beyond. Easy access is a key attraction, either from the M8 or Langbank railway station which sits on the Glasgow Central – Gourock line.
Guests will be able to choose from two and three-bed high-end self-catering lodges, complete with jacuzzi, barrel steam room, a full suite of on-demand TV packages and BBQ. In addition there will be a dedicated space for weddings and other events.
Popular local attractions include the Finlaystone Country Estate, with its woodlands, play areas and garden centre, hotel and leisure complex, Gleddoch Golf and Spa Resort, Coast Bar and Restaurant and Ingliston Hotel and Country Club.
River View Luxury Lodges is a venture led by Calum Melville, CEO of Edison Capital, whose operations include East Kilbride-headquartered Principal Building, which will construct and install the lodges.
Photo: Calum Melville, CEO of Edison Capital
Mr Melville said: “It has been a long road getting to this point but now that we have all the planning permissions in place, we are looking forward to seeing our vision made a reality.
“The popularity of luxury self-catering lodges in Scotland over the last ten years is well-documented and West Ferry will offer not only a relaxing stay in an idyllic setting but is also readily accessible to a huge swathe of Scotland’s population, being just 10 minutes from the airport and 25 minutes from Glasgow city centre.
“Langbank is a lovely, friendly village with a fine golf course and a hospitality venue that attracts wedding guests and others all year round, so we anticipate that the local economy will be given a welcome economic boost by the River View Luxury Lodges and the steady number of visitors we hope to attract.
“In the wider area there’s something for everyone within a 30-minute drive including prestigious golf courses, fine dining, historical landmarks, and fantastic outdoor activities and scenery.”
Photo: A view users of luxury lodges will see
Headline image: An image of the area where the luxury lodges will be built
Unfortunately doing business with this firm does come with a small health warning.
The culture of any company starts at the top where unfortunately the behaviour of the Director/CEO/Owner of the Edison Group/Edison Capital is far from customer focussed.
Not only that but going out of their way to avoid contractual obligations and ignore court decrees when found against them.
Long story short in June 2023 ‘Edison Alchemy 2 Ltd ta Edinburgh Driveway Company’ put in a Resin Bound Driveway at my home in Musselburgh extremally poorly, almost immediately the driveway started sinking under the weight of cars. This driveway had a 10yr guarantee attached to it.
After 7months of being promised ‘I won’t ignore you’ I had to take this company to court via the ScotsCourt simple procedure, case reference EDI-SG3608-24, where the court found in my favour. Even now this is now being ignored by the Director/CEO Calum Melville of the Edison Group/Edson Capital.
You now can’t find this firm as Calum Melville has ‘wound this company up.’ I’ll let potential future customers of any subsidiary of the ‘Edison Group/Edison Capital’ make of that what you will.
So in essence this firm doesn’t honour its contractual obligations, ignores court decisions, and is the perfect example of being the opposite of customer focussed.