In 1997 the hotel was bought by Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. and operated under the Westin Brand until October 2008, at which point Leisurecorp, Dubai World's sport and leisure subsidiary, purchased the resort, with Starwood Hotels & Resorts continuing to manage operations under the The Luxury Collection brand.
With the change of ownership, an extensive £30 million restoration began. Led by interior designer Mary Fox Linton, the renovation will return the 103-year-old hotel to the original vision of its architect, James Miller, keeping the red-roofed Turnberry Resort in its rightful place as one of the world's top hotels for years and years to come. Phase one of this extensive refurbishment targeted the public spaces, and selected bedrooms in order to open to the world's press and media in time for The Open 2009.
After successfully completing The Rutland Hotel in Edinburgh, based on a CUK Audio design, audio specialists Global Integrated Solutions turned to CUK Audio once again for a design to set their offering above that of the competition all trying to be involved in this prestigious installation. CUK Audio's Stuart Cunningham once again delivered a bespoke system designed around the functions needs of the client and the aesthetic considerations of the venue and Leisurecorp's interior designers.
For the majority of the public spaces the ceiling construction made it impossible to use ceiling speakers, and the cable runs meant that 100V line was the only sensible option. Then, considering the multi-source / multi-zone audio distribution issues, a CobraNetTM network proved to be the right choice. The result was to utilise sixty-eight Audica Professional MICROpoint loudspeakers (with externally mounted 100V transformers) throughout the public spaces, where they blend seamlessly into the background and ornate cornicing. The ceiling construction in some of the meeting rooms allowed ceiling speakers to be deployed and, in this case, Community Cloud 6 ceiling speakers ceiling speakers were chosen.
