Gleneagles Hotel | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Hotel |
Architectural style | Georgian |
Address | Auchterarder Perthshire PH3 1NF |
Country | Scotland |
Coordinates | 56°17′09″N 3°44′51″W / 56.28583°N 3.74750°W |
Construction started | 1913 (paused 1914 – 1922) |
Completed | 1924 |
Opened | 7 June 1924 |
Owner | Ennismore |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 3-storey with attics |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Matthew Adam |
Architecture firm | Caledonian Railway Divisional Engineer |
Developer | Caledonian Railway |
Other designers | Charles W. Swanson (interior designer) |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 232 |
Number of restaurants | 6 (The Strathearn; Andrew Fairlie; The Birnam; The Dormy; Glendevon; Garden Cafe) |
Number of bars | 4 (Auchterader 70; The Century Bar; The American Bar; Inglenook) |
Public transit access | Gleneagles |
Website | |
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Listed Building – Category B | |
Official name | Gleneagles Hotel |
Designated | 8 April 1980 |
Reference no. | LB4570 |
Club information | |
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Location | Auchterarder, Scotland, UK |
Established | 1924 |
Type | Private |
Owned by | Ennismore |
Total holes | 63 |
Events hosted | Ryder Cup, Johnnie Walker Championship |
Website | www |
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 |
Gleneagles Hotel is a hotel near Auchterarder, Scotland. It was commissioned by the Caledonian Railway and opened in 1924. The bandleader Henry Hall performed at the hotel before the Second World War during which it served as a military hospital. There are three tournament-standard golf courses in the grounds and the hotel was redeveloped for the 40th Ryder Cup in 2014. Significant conferences at the hotel have included the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1977 and the 31st G8 summit in July 2005. It is a Category B listed building.[1]