The King’s Course
James Braid’s course, opened in 1919: a round costs hotel guests £250 in October 2026 and £140 in November, on the official green fees.
Gleneagles
Gleneagles, at Auchterarder in Perthshire, is a 1924 railway hotel on an 850-acre estate with 3 championship golf courses, hawks, gundogs, horses and a station on the London–Inverness line.
A week here, month by monthFor families and golfers who want 3 or 4 days without leaving the estate, Gleneagles starts at £390 for one night for 2 adults in January 2027: the lowest seller’s price on Google. For the hush of a country house, choose a smaller one: Gleneagles is large and busy.
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The room to ask for
I would ask for an Estate Room in Braid House: about 40 m², a working fireplace and, in most, a balcony over the entrance and the Ochil Hills, close to the children’s clubs and the pool.
The weeks that cost less
Look at 18–20 January 2027: single nights for 2 adults were £390 to £395 on Google, read 15 October 2026, and £394 to £395 from 25 to 27 January. The dearest night shown, 2 January 2027, was £3,827.
What the bill adds
Expect a discretionary 5% service charge on the room rate and 12.5% on dining and activities. A dog up to the size of a Labrador adds £100 a night; the estate kennels cost £40 a night.
Breakfast in the room
The Strathearn takes no breakfast bookings and is usually busiest from 9am to 10am; leave the order form on your door the night before, and room service brings breakfast to your room at the hour you choose.
What Gleneagles is
The Caledonian Railway planned it, and Gleneagles has a station of its own; James Braid’s King’s and Queen’s courses opened on 1 May 1919, 5 years before the hotel (history). Today the estate runs to 850 acres at the foot of the Ochil Hills: 3 championship courses plus the 9-hole Wee Course, the shooting school, gundogs, hawks, horses, off-road tracks and Frandy Water’s wood-fired sauna. The 205 bedrooms and 28 suites are in the 1924 house and in Braid House, the wing opened in 2002.
You eat without leaving. Breakfast, in every rate, is the Scullery buffet in The Strathearn’s dining room, which at night serves 3 courses for £125, with trolleys at the table and a piano. Andrew Fairlie, 2 Michelin stars since 2006, opens every evening from 6pm; The Birnam grills over an open fire and The Dormy, at the clubhouse, does pizza and tandoor. The Century Bar keeps over 400 whiskies.
The bikes, the pitch and putt and the pools are free; the rest is paid for: £140 a head for the hawks, £165 for clay shooting, £250 for a round of golf in October 2026 and £140 in November. Children have Little Glen up to 8, The Den up to 15 and the family pool. On busy days allow for waiting: the FAQs themselves name 9 to 10am as breakfast’s busiest hour.
In the Lumina Guide
Lumina Guide 2027
Gleneagles, at Auchterarder in Perthshire, is a 1924 railway hotel on an 850-acre estate with 3 championship golf courses, hawks, gundogs, horses and a station on the London–Inverness line.
Distinctions
Our reading, point by point
What we found reading the hotel’s own pages, one thing at a time.
Location
850 acres below the Ochils, a station 6 minutes away
Character
The 1924 railway hotel and Braid’s 1919 courses
Rooms
9 categories from 30 to 156 m²
Food and social life
Andrew Fairlie, The Strathearn and breakfast included
Wellness
A 20-room spa, 3 pools and the Frandy Water sauna
The stay as a whole
Full days for families and golfers
The 5 things that matter, as guests tell them
What do Gleneagles’s guests say? They write it in their reviews, even those who only came for a drink or dinner: we read every one and tell the 5 things that matter, from the location to the bill.
Location
9 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. The estate, its lawns kept like greens and the hills all round come up in almost every account; the nearest town is a drive away, and a few guests say so.
Room
7 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Guests praise spacious rooms, comfortable beds and bathrooms with heated floors; some mention thin walls, dated air conditioning or windows without a view in the smaller rooms.
Staff and service
8 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Guests remember the doormen in kilts and tweed and courteous staff everywhere, from the bars to the pursuits; on busy days there is a wait at check-in.
Breakfast
8 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. The Strathearn buffet impresses with its choice, and many call it the best they have seen; on full mornings there is a wait for a table and the service slows.
Price
5 in 10 guests who mention the price find it fair. For many it is the price of a special occasion, gladly paid; others count the extras on top of the room, from the pursuits to the restaurants.
Where Gleneagles leads
- Staff and service
On staff and service it shares first place with Cromlix among the 6 hotels compared in the Scottish countryside.
- Price
On the bill it comes ahead of the 5 other hotels it is compared with in the Scottish countryside.
The numbers, and how we count them
| What | Score out of 10 | Guests who mention it | Happy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | 8.4 | 85 | 91% |
| Room | 6.9 | 85 | 71% |
| Staff and service | 8.3 | 347 | 84% |
| Breakfast | 7.6 | 59 | 78% |
| Price | – | 64 | 52% |
The scores come from 500 Google reviews with text, left from 8 March 2023 to 9 October 2026. The other hotels are the ones weighed for a stay in the Scottish countryside: for each we read its latest 500 Google reviews with text, or all of them where there are fewer, as of 15 October 2026. The score is the average of what they say, from 0 if they speak of it very badly to 10 if they speak of it very well. Where only a few mention something, the score stays close to the guide’s average: a handful of voices does not make a reputation.
The hotels we weigh it against in the Scottish countryside:
- Cromlix
- Old Course Hotel
- Trump Turnberry
- Fairmont St Andrews
- The Fife Arms
Price: for two on the night of 18 January 2027, from £390 (seen on Google Hotels on 15 October 2026).
What a night costs, season by season
From 4 January to 22 March 2027 single nights for 2 adults run from £390 to £624; from 30 April to 30 June 2027 they are £760 to £1,125. I would look first at January to March 2027, where this calendar’s lowest nights fall.
| Period | Pounds a night |
|---|---|
| 16 Oct. 2026–3 Jan. 2027 | 494–3,827 |
| 4 Jan.–22 Mar. 2027 | 390–624 |
| 23 Mar.–29 Apr. 2027 | 495–925 |
| 30 Apr.–30 Jun. 2027 | 760–1,125 |
The lowest price any seller showed on Google Hotels for one night searched alone, for 2 adults, read 15 October 2026; no room or meal plan is specified. The calendar stops on 30 June 2027; 24 to 31 December 2026 has no price, and 25 March 2027 is a lone night at £495.
From the station to the King’s Course
The train pulling in under the canopies, the façade, fairways in the heather, the falconer and the Scullery breakfast.
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What to expect
The King’s Course, the hawks, the spa, the 1924 Strathearn, Andrew Fairlie’s 2 stars and the crèche with its treehouse.
The falconry school
A 45-minute introduction with a Harris hawk costs £140 a head; the same for a first gundog lesson (prices).
The spa and the pools
20 treatment rooms, a sauna, a steam room and a warm, dark vitality pool, 9am to 7pm. Separately, for guests, 2 indoor pools (one for families, one for adults) and an outdoor thermal pool.
The Strathearn
The restaurant the hotel opened with in 1924: trolleys at the table, a piano, 3 courses for £125 at dinner. In the morning it is the breakfast room.
Andrew Fairlie
2 Michelin stars since 2006, open every evening from 6pm; the house dish is lobster smoked in-house with lime and herb butter.
Little Glen
The supervised crèche for children from 30 months to 8, with an indoor treehouse and a railway carriage: one session a day is free, others £20.
Good to know before you book
The bill adds a discretionary 5% service charge to the room and 12.5% to dining and activities, according to the hotel’s FAQs.
Country Rooms face inwards, with little view, and take no extra bed or cot.
A dog up to the size of a Labrador costs £100 a night and may not enter the restaurants and bars; the estate kennels cost £40 a night (FAQs).
Pools, thermal suite and gym are included for guests; the spa’s own facilities come with a booked treatment (FAQs).
From 24 to 26 December and from 30 December to 1 January the hotel sells 3-night packages: Christmas from £8,925, New Year from £11,460.
The FAQs recommend booking restaurants and activities before you arrive; The Birnam’s brunch is sold out for 2026.
From a 30 m² Country Room to the Tower Suite
Getting there
By train you get off at Gleneagles station, 6 minutes by car, and the hotel collects you free if you let it know; by car, if the satnav cannot find PH3 1NF, use PH3 1SH.
| Address | The Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Perthshire PH3 1NF |
|---|---|
| By train | Gleneagles station, London–Inverness line: 3.1 km, 6 minutes by car; from King’s Cross just over 5½ hours without changing. |
| By plane | Edinburgh Airport 62 minutes by car, Glasgow 66; a private chauffeur booked 24 hours ahead. |
| By car | Free parking for guests and visitors; Stirling 24 minutes away, Perth 25. |
Drive times without traffic, calculated on OpenStreetMap’s roads on 15 October 2026; train and services from the official pages read the same day.
Beyond the estate
Gleneagles station
Iron canopies on the London–Inverness line: 6 minutes by car, with the hotel’s free transfer.
Auchterarder
The town along its High Street: 7 minutes by car, 3.6 km.
Stirling Castle
The castle on its crag: 24 minutes by car, 30 km.
Old Course, St Andrews
The Swilcan Bridge and the R&A clubhouse: 74 minutes by car. Tee times are booked with St Andrews; the hotel does not arrange them.
From Gleneagles to the station, Stirling and St Andrews
The station and the town a few minutes away, Stirling and Perth under half an hour, St Andrews and the 2 airports just over an hour. Tap a place for details.
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A day at Gleneagles
7am
Breakfast at the Scullery
Start with the Scullery buffet in The Strathearn’s dining room; breakfast is in every rate.
The morning
A round on the King’s
Play the King’s, James Braid’s course from 1919; no handicap certificate is needed.
12.30pm
Tea in the Glendevon
From Friday to Monday afternoon tea is served in the Glendevon, with vegetarian and vegan menus on request.
The afternoon
Into the thermal pool
Swim in the outdoor thermal pool, or take the children to the lagoon-shaped family pool indoors.
6pm
Dinner in The Strathearn
The Strathearn is the restaurant the hotel opened with in 1924: dinner with trolleys at the table and a piano.
After dinner
A whisky at The Century Bar
End the evening at The Century Bar, which keeps over 400 whiskies.
The Gleneagles Hotel reviews
Score read on 15 October 2026
Guest voices
GoogleA family, 4 nights
At the start of June 2026 a family with 3 young children stays 4 nights and never leaves the estate: the guided activities, all of them tried, the kids’ club and the suite. After a month of travel, they write, it is the one place they want to go back to.
Google · June 2026Read the review
GoogleTea in the Glendevon
Writing in August 2025, a guest on crutches describes tea in the Glendevon Room: the concierge parked the car, the vegan menu stood in for what the guest could not eat, and the leftovers went home in a box.
Google · August 2025Read the review
GoogleThin walls
Writing in October 2025, a guest finds the room immaculate and the bedding excellent, but hears the people upstairs walking about: they would come back, they write, in a suite.
Google · October 2025Read the review
Questions about Gleneagles
How much does a night at Gleneagles cost?
Google Hotels, read on 15 October 2026, for one night for 2 adults: £694 for 25 October 2026, £494 for 30 November 2026, £390 for 18 January 2027 and £925 for 27 June 2027. The calendar gave no price from 24 to 31 December, the nights of the festive packages. Every rate includes breakfast, according to the FAQs; a discretionary 5% service charge is added to the room.
What kind of hotel is Gleneagles?
A hotel planned by the Caledonian Railway, with a station of its own, and opened in 1924 by its successor, the LMS, on an 850-acre estate: 205 bedrooms and 28 suites on the official site, 3 championship courses and a 9-hole one, a spa and country pursuits. In 2015 it was bought from Diageo in a purchase led by Ennismore’s founder; it has opened all year since 1982. The MICHELIN Guide gives it Three Keys.
What are the rooms and suites like?
9 categories: 4 of bedrooms, from the 30 m² Country Room to 40 m² Estate Rooms (in Braid House with a working fireplace and, in most, a balcony), and 5 of suites, from the 70 m² Estate Suite to the 156 m² Tower Suite with its rooftop terrace. All have air conditioning, Wi-Fi, a fridge and a kettle (rooms and suites).
Where is Gleneagles, and how do you get there?
In the countryside outside Auchterarder, Perthshire (PH3 1NF; for a satnav PH3 1SH). Gleneagles station, on the London–Inverness line, is 3.1 km and 6 minutes away by car, with a free transfer booked ahead; the direct train from London King’s Cross takes just over 5½ hours. Edinburgh and Glasgow airports are 62 and 66 minutes by car (directions).
What is the spa at Gleneagles like?
The Spa has 20 treatment rooms, a steam room, a sauna, a warm dark vitality pool, a relaxation courtyard and a café, open daily 9am to 7pm. The signature treatment, The Long Exhale, lasts 120 minutes and costs £290 plus 12.5% service.
Are the spa and pools included, and can non-residents use them?
Guests have the pools, thermal suite and gym included; the spa’s own facilities come with a booked treatment. Non-residents buy a day spa: the Gleneagles Day Spa costs £300 with an 80-minute treatment, a 2-course lunch and use of the spa and pools (packages).
What is the pool like?
There are 3: an indoor lagoon-shaped pool for families, an indoor adults-only pool and an outdoor thermal pool, open 6.30am to 10pm on weekdays and 7am to 10pm at weekends (Gym & Swim).
Which restaurants are there, and is breakfast included?
Breakfast is in every rate, 7am to 10.30am Tuesday to Friday and to 11am Saturday to Monday, with the Scullery buffet in The Strathearn. At dinner: The Strathearn (3 courses £125), Andrew Fairlie (2 Michelin stars, from 6pm), The Birnam (an Italian-American grill), The Dormy at the clubhouse (pizza, grill, tandoor). Afternoon tea is served in the Glendevon; The Century Bar has over 400 whiskies (restaurants and bars).
Is parking free, and is there a transfer?
Parking is free for guests and visitors. The transfer from Gleneagles station is free, arranged in advance; from the airports there is a private chauffeur booked 24 hours ahead, at a price the hotel does not publish (FAQs).
Which room suits a family, and what is there for children?
Most Estate Rooms take an extra bed or sofa bed and a cot, most Manor Rooms an extra bed or a cot; many rooms interconnect; the Two Bedroom Whisky Suite has a second bedroom. Little Glen, the supervised crèche for 30 months to 8 years, opens 9am to 5.30pm with one free session a day; The Den, for 8 to 15-year-olds, is unsupervised and free until 10pm (family rooms).
Can you hold a wedding at Gleneagles?
Yes, and only with the guests staying the night: Gleneagles takes resident weddings only. Rooms range from the 1924 ballroom to the Drawing Room for up to 100; prices and the ballroom’s capacity are not published.
Is there a Hogmanay programme?
Yes: the New Year Break, 30 December to 1 January, 3 nights with meals and entertainment from £11,460, and the Hogmanay dinner dance at The Dormy.
What offers does the hotel publish?
Short & Sweet: up to 20% off for 2 nights or more until March 2027. A Strathearn Soirée, room, breakfast and 3-course dinner, from £725; Tee It Up, one night and a round of golf, from £955 (offers).
Is Gleneagles open all year?
Yes, since 1982, according to the hotel’s history; on 15 October 2026 Google listed it as open and the price calendar ran to June 2027.
What do guests say about Gleneagles?
On Google, read on 15 October 2026, 4.7 out of 5 from 3,441 ratings. Guests return to the staff, the breakfast, the number of things to do and the spa; complaints concern waits on busy days and extras that add up on the bill (reviews).
Which golf courses are there, and what do they cost?
The King’s (James Braid, 1919), the Queen’s (par 68) and Jack Nicklaus’s PGA Centenary, host of the 2014 Ryder Cup and the 2019 Solheim Cup, plus the 9-hole Wee Course; no handicap certificate is needed. For hotel guests a round costs £250 in October 2026, £140 in November and £465 in July 2027 (green fees).
Which country pursuits are there, and what do they cost?
Falconry with a Harris hawk, 45 minutes, £140 a head; clay shooting, 60 minutes, £165; fly fishing, 2 hours, £195; salmon on the Tay £925 a day; a riding lesson £155; off-road driving from £650 a vehicle; Frandy Water’s wood-fired sauna for up to 6 (pursuits).
Can you bring a dog to Gleneagles?
Yes, up to the size of a Labrador: £100 per dog per night, with a bed, bowls and mats; dogs may not enter the restaurants and bars, but are welcome in the Garden Cafe’s atrium. The estate kennels cost £40 a night, £60 for 2 dogs (FAQs).
Is there afternoon tea at Gleneagles?
Yes, in the Glendevon, Friday to Monday 12.30pm to 3.30pm, with vegetarian and vegan menus on request. The price of tea alone is not on the site; the Day Spa & Afternoon Tea package costs £300.
Is there a dress code?
The Strathearn encourages guests to dress for dinner, though jacket and tie are not required; at The American Bar no ripped denim, trainers, caps or shorts. The Dormy, The Birnam, Auchterarder 70 and Andrew Fairlie are casual (FAQs).
Is Gleneagles the same hotel as Gleneagles Townhouse?
No. Gleneagles Townhouse is the same group’s 33-room hotel on St Andrew Square in Edinburgh, about an hour’s drive away; Gleneagles is the estate at Auchterarder in Perthshire.
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