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Gleneagles Hotel

Coordinates: 56°17′09″N 3°44′51″W / 56.28583°N 3.74750°W / 56.28583; -3.74750
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Gleneagles Hotel
The Gleneagles Hotel and surrounding grounds.
Map
General information
LocationAuchterarder
Perthshire, Scotland
PH3 1NF
Opening7 June 1924
OwnerDiageo
Design and construction
DeveloperCaledonian Railway Company
Other information
Number of rooms232
Number of suites26
Number of restaurants4
Website
gleneagles.com
Gleneagles Hotel
Club information
LocationPerth and Kinross, Scotland
Established1924
TypePrivate
Owned byDiageo
Total holes63
Events hostedRyder Cup, Johnnie Walker Championship
Websitewww.gleneagles.com
King's Course
Designed byJames Braid
Par71
Length6,790 yards
Queen's Course
Designed byJames Braid
Par68
Length5,965 yards
PGA Centenary Course
Designed byJack Nicklaus
Par73
Length7,320 yards
Wee Course (9 holes)
Designed byGeorge Alexander
Par?
Length? yards

The Gleneagles Hotel is a luxury hotel near Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

History

Opened in 1924, the hotel was built by the former Caledonian Railway Company and retains its own railway station. The hotel's golf course and luxurious surroundings meant that golf and grouse shooting at Gleneagles had, by the 1950s, become a fixed part of high society's calendar, along with yachting at Cowes and polo at Deauville.

Between 1982 and 1986, £11 million was spent on renovation and since 1982 the hotel has been open all year round. In 1986, and every year since, the hotel has been awarded five red stars by the AA. The hotel is now owned by the international alcoholic beverage firm Diageo.[1]

The hotel is currently undergoing redevelopment[2] in preparation for hosting the 40th Ryder Cup Matches in 2014 which will be played on the PGA Centenary Course.

Facilities

Restaurants

Gleneagles has four restaurants. The Strathearn (fine dining, Head Chef Paul Devonshire) is the hotel's main and most formal Restaurant, and is the location in which guests take breakfast. The Deseo restaurant is a Mediterranean, family restaurant. It has 6 main areas: the main restaurant floor; Braids coffee bar; Deseo cocktail bar; Deseo at the spa; the quiet area (which is an adults-only quiet dining area) and the food emporium. The last contains an area filled with the fresh produce used by the chefs, and an area from which one can watch the chefs work behind a fish, meat and cheese counter (Head Chef Ronan Macdonnel). In addition can be found The Dormy Clubhouse (Head Chef Jeremy Brazelle), and the fourth restaurant is Andrew Fairlie's, a fine dining restaurant, awarded two Michelin stars, which is owned and run by chef Andrew Fairlie.[3][4] Every kitchen in Gleneagles (apart from Fairlie's) is presided over by Executive Chef Allan Gibb.

Golf

Gleneagles has remained famous for its world class golf courses, the King's Course, Queen's Course and PGA Centenary Course, previously known as the Monarch's Course. There is also a 9 hole course called the Wee Course and a Golf Academy which opened in 1994. The Jack Nicklaus designed PGA Centenary Course opened in 1993 and will host the Ryder Cup in 2014.

Significant tournaments that have taken place (or will take place) at Gleneagles include:[5]

The closest Airport to Gleneagles is Dundee Airport at 27 miles (43 kilometres). The airport is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL). http://www.hial.co.uk/dundee-airport.html

Conference venue

The facade of the hotel.

Its luxury and degree of remoteness have made Gleneagles an ideal location for international conferences and as a spa retreat.

Significant conferences that have taken place (or will take place) at Gleneagles include:

Other facilities

Sir Jackie Stewart, of Formula One fame, developed close ties with Gleneagles Hotel and established a successful clay-pigeon shooting school.

The British School of Falconry has been located at Gleneagles since 1992.[6]

Glenmor Holiday Homes

The village of Glenmor has holiday homes set within the grounds of the hotel.[7]

Awards

Gleneagles Hotel has won/holds many awards,[8] including

  • 5 Red AA Stars[9] (since 1986)
  • Conde Nast Gold List 2009 - Best Hotel in the World for Facilities[10]
  • Scotland's leading resort at the World Travel Awards 2008[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Diageo (19 April 2005). "Johnnie Walker Increases its Global Commitment to Golf". Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  2. ^ Simon Brown (1 February 2008). "Gleneagles Announces Launch of New Destination Spa". PR Web. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  3. ^ "Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles". Gleneagles Hotel. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Andrew Fairlie's personal website". Andrew Fairlie's personal website. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Golf championships at Gleneagles". Gleneagles Hotel. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  6. ^ "British School of Faconry at Gleneagles". Gleneagles Hotel. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Glenmor holiday homes at Gleneagles". Gleneagles Hotel. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  8. ^ "Gleneagles' Awards". Gleneagles Hotel. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  9. ^ "5 red Stars from AA". Automobile Association. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  10. ^ "Conde Nast Gold List 2009". Conde Nast Traveller. Retrieved 19 January 2009. [dead link‍]
  11. ^ "World Travel Awards 2008". World Travel Awards. Retrieved 19 January 2009.

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