Gleneagles Hotel
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| Gleneagles Hotel | |
|---|---|
 The Gleneagles Hotel and surrounding grounds. | |
| General information | |
| Location |
Auchterarder Perthshire, Scotland PH3 1NF |
| Opening | 7 June 1924 |
| Owner | Diageo |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Caledonian Railway Company |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 250 |
| Number of suites | 25 |
| Number of restaurants | 4 |
| Parking | 1000 |
| Website | |
| gleneagles.com | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Perth and Kinross, Scotland |
| Established | 1924 |
| Type | Private |
| Owned by | Diageo |
| Total holes | 63 |
| Tournaments hosted | Ryder Cup, Johnnie Walker Championship |
| Website | www.gleneagles.com |
| King's Course | |
| Designed by | James Braid |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,790 yards |
| Queen's Course | |
| Designed by | James Braid |
| Par | 68 |
| Length | 5,965 yards |
| PGA Centenary Course | |
| Designed by | Jack Nicklaus |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 7,320 yards |
| Wee Course (9 holes) | |
| Designed by | George Alexander |
| Par | 27 |
| Length | 1481 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 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 six 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. In addition can be found The Dormy Clubhouse, and the fourth restaurant is a fine dining restaurant, awarded two Michelin stars.[3][4]
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]
- Curtis Cup in 1936
- Women's British Open in 1957
- Scottish Open from 1987 to 1994
- McDonald's WPGA Championship of Europe from 1996 to 1999
- Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles from 1999 to present
- 40th Ryder Cup Matches in 2014
Transport Links
The closest Airport to Gleneagles is Dundee Airport at 27 miles (43 kilometres). The airport is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL).[6]
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:
- The Gleneagles Agreement on sporting contacts with South Africa at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1977.
- The 1986 meeting ( 25–27 April) of the Bilderberg Group
- 31st G8 summit in July 2005 – the London tube bombings took place in the middle of the summit. This meeting saw the foundation of the G8+5.
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.[7]
When the hotel was being built, an up-and-coming dance band leader named Henry Hall was involved in buying their pianos, and organising the dance band entertainment. He decided that radio broadcasts would be an ideal way to advertise the new hotel, so was given permission to move his Trafford Band from Manchester's Midland Hotel to the Gleneagles and form a new band in Manchester. The hotel's opening night was celebrated with Scotland's first ever outside broadcast on June 4, 1924. After the season ended, the band moved to the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool. Summer 1925 saw the band return to Gleneagles, although their commercial recordings were made in Manchester, and the winter seasons were in Liverpool.[8]
Glenmor Holiday Homes
The village of Glenmor has holiday homes set within the grounds of the hotel.[9]
Awards
Gleneagles Hotel has won/holds many awards,[10] including
- 5 Red AA Stars[11] (since 1986)
- Conde Nast Gold List 2009 - Best Hotel in the World for Facilities[12]
- Scotland's leading resort at the World Travel Awards 2008[13]
See also
References
- ↑ Diageo (19 April 2005). "Johnnie Walker Increases its Global Commitment to Golf". Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ↑ Simon Brown (1 February 2008). "Gleneagles Announces Launch of New Destination Spa". PR Web. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
- ↑ "Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles". Gleneagles Hotel. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ↑ "Andrew Fairlie's personal website". Andrew Fairlie's personal website. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ↑ "Golf championships at Gleneagles". Gleneagles Hotel. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ↑ HIAL http://www.hial.co.uk/dundee-airport.html
- ↑ "British School of Faconry at Gleneagles". Gleneagles Hotel. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
- ↑ "Henry Hall biography". John Wright. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
- ↑ "Glenmor holiday homes at Gleneagles". Gleneagles Hotel. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
- ↑ "Gleneagles' Awards". Gleneagles Hotel. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
- ↑ "5 red Stars from AA". Automobile Association. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
- ↑ "Conde Nast Gold List 2009". Conde Nast Traveller. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
- ↑ "World Travel Awards 2008". World Travel Awards. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
External links
Coordinates: 56°17′09″N 3°44′51″W / 56.28583°N 3.74750°W
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