The Gleneagles Hotel
Auchterarder, Scotland

Extensive onsite facilities include The Gleneagles Spa, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a fully equipped equestrian centre, off-road driving, a falconry school and excellent salmon and trout fishing. Shooting skills can be improved at The Jackie Stewart Shooting School. Scotland is full of notable sites. Gleneagles can arrange an unrivalled variety of sporting activities around its superb leisure facilities. One of the falconry centre's golden eagles can be on hand to add excitement to a reception, and whisky nosing sessions can be arranged with an industry expert. Scottish evenings, haggis hunts, 1920s or international buffets are all popular.

The 216 luxurious rooms include 13 suites and have spacious bathrooms. The comfortable and elegantly appointed rooms are decorated in a classic contemporary style. The bedrooms are in muted shades with deluxe fabrics.

The Gleneagles kitchens have an international reputation for excellence. Expect traditional food like kippers, smoked salmon and fine Angus beef in The Strathearn. Both the food and service are stylish. Celebrated chef Andrew Fairlie is opening his eponymous restaurant at Gleneagles. He has worked at the Crillion and with Michele Roux at the Ritz. He will be creating unashamedly French cuisine. Prepare to be impressed. The bar has a whisky trolley with over 120 varieties of malt whiskies.

15 meeting rooms, for up to 360 people. Personalised sets can be designed and built in-house.

The hotel has a world-class shopping arcade with Escada and cashmere from N Peal. There are Dunhill accessories, Edinburgh Crystal and exclusive Gleneagles branded items. The Still Room has deluxe blended and malt whiskies. There are also stylish accessories from Harvey Nichols and quality silver and gold jewellery from Mappin & Webb. The shop in the Dormy Clubhouse has equipment, accessories and tailor-made clubs. Perthshire straddles Lowland and Highland. Within easy reach of Perth, the area’s main centre, are the lochs and glens of Highland Perthshire and a host of attractive little towns, while to the south are places of interest such as Loch Leven Castle. Also close by Perth, Blairgowrie makes an excellent choice as a base on the edge of the high hills, with great walking and a golf course. The Queen’s View, at the head of Loch Tummel, evokes the spirit of Perthshire – a sweeping vista through the glen to the highland ridges beyond. Among the many attractive towns, Aberfeldy features traditional shops, as does nearby Pitlochry, a popular touring base. Scotland is full of other notable sites including impressive landmarks such as Blair Castle, Scone Palace and Stirling Castle. Glenturret, Scotland's oldest licensed distillery; Scone Place, where the ancient Kings and Queens of Scotland were crowned; the Wallace Monument and Stirling Castle; Stuart Crystal; superb shopping in Edinburgh and Glasgow; the royal yacht Britannia; Edinburgh Castle; Glasgow's Burrell Collection; St. Andrews, the home of golf; Scott's ship Discovery, at Dundee; Glamis Castle, the Queen Mother's childhood home.