Five-star Three MICHELIN Keys Auchterarder, about an hour, St Andrews
The Gleneagles Hotel
A railway hotel of 1924 on 850 acres of Perthshire, with three championship courses, its own railway station and Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, with two MICHELIN stars.
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- MICHELIN
- Three Keys
- Estate
- 850 acres in Perthshire
- Opened
- 7 June 1924
- From the airport
- About 50 minutes from Edinburgh
The hotel
A Riviera in the Highlands.
Donald Matheson, general manager of the Caledonian Railway, had the idea in 1910 after a holiday in Strathearn: a country house hotel with golf. James Braid's King's and Queen's courses opened in 1919, but the war had halted the building, and the hotel only opened on 7 June 1924, with a gala ball broadcast on the BBC. It was hailed as a Riviera in the Highlands.
It served as a military hospital in the Second World War and reopened in 1947. Jack Nicklaus added a third course in 1993, which hosted the Ryder Cup in 2014, nine years after the G8 summit met here. In 2015 a group led by Sharan Pasricha, founder of Ennismore, bought the hotel from Diageo and began six years of renovation. Through it all the hotel has kept the AA's Five Red Stars every year since 1986.
- Three courses The King's and The Queen's by James Braid and the PGA Centenary by Jack Nicklaus, with a nine-hole course and pitch and putt besides.
- Country pursuits Falconry, a gundog school, clay shooting, riding, fishing and off-road driving across the estate.
- The Spa and Health Club Twenty treatment rooms in the spa, and two indoor pools, an outdoor onsen and a thermal suite in the Health Club, free for guests.
Rooms & suites
Country rooms and a tower.
Rooms range from Country Rooms, some facing inward, to Estate Rooms with views over the grounds, and a range of suites.
- Rooms Country, Manor and Estate rooms From about 27 square metres in a Country Room. Ask for an Estate Room for a view of the countryside.
- Suites Whisky Suites With one or two bedrooms. The Royal Lochnagar Suite and the top-floor Estate Suites complete the list.
- Signature suite Tower Suite Two bedrooms on two levels in the original tower, with a spiral staircase up to a private library.
Dining
Two stars and six other rooms.
Restaurants and bars as listed by the hotel; stars from the MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2026. Shown for information.
- Restaurant Andrew Fairlie Two Michelin stars French with Scottish produce Head chef Stephen McLaughlin
- The Strathearn Franco-Scottish The grand dining room, with a dress code
- The Birnam Italian-American grill Cooked over an open fire pit
- The Dormy Grill, tandoor and pizza Over the golf courses
- The Century Bar Bar More than 400 whiskies
- The Glendevon Afternoon tea In the hotel
Recognition
Awards and listings.
- Three MICHELIN Keys Current selection
- Forbes Travel Guide Four stars
- AA Five Red Stars Every year since 1986
- Best Hotel, Virtuoso Best of the Best 2022
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Pets Dogs are welcome, on request and for a charge.
- By train Gleneagles has its own station on the line to Inverness.
- From St Andrews About an hour by car, so a stay here suits golfers playing both.
Getting there
Flying to St Andrews.
Edinburgh Airport is about fifty minutes by car, and Glasgow is under an hour; both take private jets. Dundee, the closest field to St Andrews, also serves Gleneagles for charter flights.
- Dublin 45 min
- London 1 h 05
- Paris 1 h 30
- Geneva 2 h 00
- New York 7 h 15 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does Gleneagles have?
- Three, the highest distinction in the MICHELIN Keys selection.
- Does Restaurant Andrew Fairlie have MICHELIN stars?
- Yes, two. It opened at Gleneagles in 2001, won its first star in 2002 and its second in 2006, and kept both in the 2026 guide.
- How far is Gleneagles from St Andrews?
- About an hour by car. Edinburgh Airport is about fifty minutes from Gleneagles.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to St Andrews?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to St Andrews, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in St Andrews
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa New to the MICHELIN Keys in 2026 with one Key, looking straight onto the 17th hole and West Sands, with the Kohler Waters Spa and its own course, The Duke's.
- Fairmont St Andrews A 520-acre estate on the cliffs above the North Sea, ten minutes from the centre, with two courses of its own, The Torrance and Kittocks, and a sixteen-metre pool in the spa.
- Rusacks St Andrews In the MICHELIN hotel selection, 123 rooms over the 18th hole of the Old Course since the late nineteenth century, with the restaurant 18 and The Bridge brasserie.
Staying at The Gleneagles Hotel?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to St Andrews, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.