ONE of Scotland premier hotels has been evacuated after being sent a "threatening message".
The luxury Cameron House on the banks of Loch Lomond was at the centre of the scare which has prompted a police investigation.
Emergency services were called to the five star resort on Monday evening after the alarm was raised.
Police confirmed specialist bomb officers attended and thorough searches were made.
Guests and staff were allowed to return to the hotel after searches found nothing of concern.
The threat came after hotel bosses hosted world leaders and dignitaries for the global COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow which has now come to an end.
Former US president Barack Obama was among those who stayed at Cameron House.
The Loch Lomond-side venue also welcomed Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, president of the Maldives, earlier this month and access to the hotel was restricted for five days “to manage security for guests attending a private event”.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Officers are investigating following a threatening message received by a premises near Loch Lomond, Alexandria, on Monday, 15 November, 2021.
"Specialist officers attended and the premises was evacuated while extensive searches were carried out.
"These were negative for anything of concern and members of the public have been permitted access back to the premises. Enquiries remain ongoing."
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said they had attended a "police incident".
Cameron House was devastated by a horror fire in December 2017 which led to guests Simon Midgley, 32, and his partner Richard Dyson, 38, losing their lives.
After significant refurbishment, it reopened to the public in September.
Night porter Christopher O'Malley and the resort's owners pleaded guilty in December to the health and safety breaches that caused the fire.
Mr O'Malley was ordered to carry out unpaid work as a punishment, while Cameron House Resort (Loch Lomond) Limited was fined £500,000.
The Crown Office previously decided the circumstances of the deaths had been established and that public interest would not be further served by a fatal accident inquiry (FAI).
However after Mr Midgley’s family asked for a re-evaluation of that decision, an independent Crown Office review concluded an FAI should be held.
The resort's owners secured planning permission in early 2020 for a £17.5million extension to the hotel, including a ballroom and 68 bedrooms.
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