The Scotsman. The group owns 31 hotels and resorts across England and Scotland, including the enormous four star hotel on Manchester's London Road - the city centre's largest four star.It also has a strong presence in Cheshire, with three spa and golf hotels, and in Wigan with the luxury Kilhey Court.The move has been described as 'a tragedy', with bosses saying that monthly outgoings run at £2 million despite the government's furlough scheme covering most staffing costs.Group deputy chairman Gordon Fraser said: “We had really hoped to avoid this very unwelcome step, but with no realistic prospects of a return to anything like normal trading for the foreseeable future, we were simply left with no choice."Potentially, we are looking at.