Auchterarder, Perthshire
The Gleneagles Hotel
Gleneagles is a country house hotel and golf resort in Strathearn, Perthshire, conceived by the Caledonian Railway's general manager Donald Matheson and opened on 7 June 1924. James Braid's King's and Queen's courses opened in the grounds in 1919 and Jack Nicklaus's PGA Centenary Course came later, alongside a shooting school, an equestrian school and a spa.
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About the property
- Opened
- 1924
- Rooms
- 205
- Suites
- 28
- Renovated
- 2019
- Developer
- Caledonian Railway
- Architecture
- James Miller · Matthew Adam
- Owned by
- Ennismore
From our stays
We stayed in October 2025
Rooms and suites
Country Room
30 sq m · main house · no extra beds or cots
Manor Room
30–40 sq m · main house · either larger with limited views or smaller with estate views
Estate Room, Main House
40 sq m · estate view · average size · period features such as fireplaces, high ceilings and cornicing
Estate Room, Braid House
40 sq m · estate view · average size · working fireplace · most have balconies · in the newer wing near the gym, pools and spa
Suites
Estate Suite
70 sq m · hotel grounds view · average size · sitting room with dining area
One Bedroom Whisky Suite
90 sq m · estate view · average size · sitting and dining room
Two Bedroom Whisky Suite
110 sq m · estate view · average size · two bedrooms
Royal Lochnagar Suite
153 sq m · Glendevon and Ochil Hills view · the signature suite · four-poster bed, sitting and dining room
The Tower Suite
156 sq m · the largest suite · one bedroom over two floors in the former library, private dining room and rooftop terrace
Dining and wellness
- Restaurant Andrew Fairlie
- modern French restaurant
- The Strathearn
- modern Scottish fine dining
- The Birnam
- Italian-leaning brasserie
- The Dormy
- pizza and curry restaurant
- The Garden Cafe
- café · atrium · lunch
- Afternoon Tea in the Glendevon
- afternoon tea · the Glendevon · afternoon tea
- The American Bar
- cocktail bar
- The Century Bar
- all-day whisky bar
- Auchterarder 70
- craft beer bar
- Wellness
- The Spa at Gleneagles, plus a Gym & Swim club with a lagoon-shaped family pool, an adults-only indoor pool, an outdoor thermal pool, a thermal suite with herbal and Himalayan salt saunas and steam room, and a Technogym ARTIS and Skill gym.
Where it is
- Gleneagles station
- 2 min by the hotel’s car
- London King's Cross
- 5 h 30 by train
- Edinburgh Airport
- 1 h by car
- Glasgow Airport
- 1 h by car
Perthshire
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Ask for an Estate Room: they are the largest bedrooms and have estate views, and those in Braid House add a working fireplace and sit in the newer wing close to the gym, pools and spa. Manor Rooms trade size for view: the larger ones have limited views, the smaller ones look over the estate.
Country Room (30 sq m); Manor Room (30–40 sq m); Estate Room, Main House (40 sq m) and Estate Room, Braid House (40 sq m). Suites: Estate Suite (70 sq m), One Bedroom Whisky Suite (90 sq m), Two Bedroom Whisky Suite (110 sq m), Royal Lochnagar Suite (153 sq m) and The Tower Suite (156 sq m).
Where the hotel takes part in a partner programme, you get a room upgrade on arrival where one is free, breakfast for two each day, a hotel credit to spend on dining or the spa, and early check-in or late checkout when the hotel can give it, at no extra cost to you.
Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, modern French (Two MICHELIN stars (MICHELIN Guide 2025); opened by the late Andrew Fairlie in 2001); The Strathearn, modern Scottish fine dining with gueridon service (Grand piano, candlelight); The Birnam, italian-leaning brasserie: handmade pasta and steaks over open flame (Open fire and winter garden); The Dormy, stone-baked pizza, tandoor curries and classics (Overlooking the greens); The Garden Cafe, coffee, lunches and in-house pastry (Dog-friendly atrium); Afternoon Tea in the Glendevon, seasonal afternoon tea; The American Bar, cocktails and vintage Champagne (1920s cocktail lounge); The Century Bar, all-day bar with 400 whiskies and Auchterarder 70, craft beer and comfort food (Views over the greens).
The Spa at Gleneagles, plus a Gym & Swim club with a lagoon-shaped family pool, an adults-only indoor pool, an outdoor thermal pool, a thermal suite with herbal and Himalayan salt saunas and steam room, and a Technogym ARTIS and Skill gym.
Just outside Auchterarder in Perthshire; Gleneagles station is less than two minutes from the hotel, with direct trains from London King's Cross in just over five and a half hours.
Edinburgh and Glasgow airports are both about an hour's drive away; helicopters can land at the hotel.
The Gleneagles Hotel opened in 1924. It was last renovated in 2019: the Strathearn restaurant and the retail arcade.
Construction began in 1914 to a design by James Miller and was halted by the First World War; Matthew Adam of the Caledonian Railway's engineer's office completed it after the war, and the tower over the entrance is dated 1924. A large Georgian-style hotel with French pavilion roofs, with interiors by the Edinburgh decorator Charles W. Swanson.
