Gleneagles Hotel

Gleneagles Hotel

The Gleneagles Hotel is a luxury hotel near Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The hotel has 232 bedrooms, including 26 suites.

History of the Hotel

The hotel was built by the former Caledonian Railway Company and opened in 1924, with its own railway station. The hotel's golf course and luxurious surroundings meant that by the 1950's Gleneagles was a fixed part of high society's calendar.

Between 1982 and 1986, £11 million was spent on renovation and since 1986 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.

The hotel is currently undergoing redevelopment [cite news
url = http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb668824.htm
title = Gleneagles Announces Launch of New Destination Spa
author = Simon Brown
publisher = PR Web
accessdate = 2008-02-01
date = February 01, 2008] in preparation for hosting the 40th Ryder Cup Matches in 2014 which will be played on the PGA Centenary Course.

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:

*Curtis Cup in 1936
*Women's British Open in 1957
*Scottish Open from 1987 to 1994
*Scottish PGA/Johnnie Walker Champs. from 1999 to present
*40th Ryder Cup Matches in 2014

Conference Venue

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 Conference in 1977.
*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.

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

See also

*Gleneagles, Scotland

External links

* [http://www.gleneagles.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.perthshireg8.com/ Perthshire G8 Official website]
* [http://www.ukhotel.com/central-scotland/map/gleneagles-hotel-alrdcdc.htm Gleneagles map]

References


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