Stayed here for 1 night during the trip from Edinburgh to Loch Lomond. The only thing that I can say - this is a very specific hotel for a very specific category of tourists. If you need old-style luxury, like golf (or, for example, shooting or fishing) and have a budget which allows you to pay over 600 EURO a night and not complain on small details - then it's a nice choice. It's like living in a country mansion - a large territory, old-fashioned buildings and nowhere to go outside. The nearest town is 3 miles away.
The rooms are absolutely fabulous, but only at a first glance. A bit old, a bit pretentious, but... cold floors in the bathroom, stained windows, strange air-condition control..
The good things were food (although VERY overpriced), free internet access in the lobby, nice kids room, beautiful views and reasonable quality of service.

I was travelling with my partner and two of our friends and we'd booked a luxury short break that included one of the following for each guest (including dinner in the evening)

* 1 round of golf on either the PGA Centenary, King’s or Queen’s Courses
* 1 hour lesson at The Golf Academy, including a DVD or CD-Rom of the lesson and a swing photograph
* 45 minutes of horse-riding or carriage driving
* 50 clays and cartridges at The Gleneagles Shooting School
* Introduction to falconry lesson
* 2½ hour trout fishing (minimum of two guests)
* 1 hour argo driving in an all-terrain vehicle (minimum of two guests)
* 1¼ hour lesson in off road driving with demonstration and coaching by a fully qualified instructor (minimum of two guests)
* Up to 55 minutes of health and beauty treatments at The Spa

My partner chose the golf and I chose The Spa. The Spa was fabulous - recently refurbished and truly sensational.

I also went horse-riding: gorgeous scenery, lovely horse! The equestrian facilities were amazing.

Food at the The Strathearn was lovely - I haven't had Flambé Crepe Suzette cooked at the table since I stayed the St Pierre Park in Guernsey back in 1999 - truly mouth watering!

The hotel also offer a "cab" service around the hotel - the concierge "delivered" me to the equestrian centre and also took us into Auchterader - no charge!

We stayed in a Classic room - but we certainly weren't disappointed - fabulous room. Ok, so we didn't have a view of the grounds (there were no Sovereign or Estate rooms available) but we did have a view of pretty courtyard and the bathroom was as you would expect - large with top notch toiletries and the bed was MASSIVE!

Stay at Gleneagles and be completely pampered!

We booked a night in Gleneagles as a special treat as part of our honeymoon in the Highlands. Over the past few weeks we have stayed in a number of hotels ranging from 3* to 5* and to be honest Gelneagles wasn't my favourire, considering the price we paid!!

We stayed in an Estate room which was nice, but i had higher expectations. The bathroom was the best part of the room, it was beautiful, but how much time do you spend in the bathroom!! The hotel does have a grandure about it and the drive/lobby is very impressive. However i found the bar area rather dull and overpriced (£9 for a vodka and soda), the food wasn't anything to rush back for and overall the place was ok.

The best thing about the hotel is the service, the staff were very polite and helpful and made us feel special as it was our honeymoon. And the pool area was lovely.

Overall i don't think its worth the money.

We have just returned from a week at Gleneagles. We stayed in a three bedroom lodge in the Glenmor Village on the hotel grounds. This is truly a fantastic experience if you are with a family or friends, and generally much cheaper than staying in the hotel. There are 2/3 and 4 bedroom lodges available ( all have sofas which can be converted for an exrtra 2 sleepers), each bedroom has en-suite bathroom and flat screen TV and DVD facilities. The whole house has a SOROS sound system and wiring for ipods etc. Each lodge comes with bikes, and more can be hired.

All the facilites of the hotel are available at residents rates, and they will even shuttle you on demand from your lodge to the hotel and back - even though it is only a 5 minute walk- not much further than some of the rooms given the grandeur of the hotel.

We really enjoyed our week - there were 6 in our party - and there was plenty of space - and fresh croissants and bread can be delivered to your room fo rbreakfast each morning - a really relaxing experience all round.

I agree with some of the negative comments on here regarding :

1 The pool area - very tired, needs a complete overhaul. next to the new spa (which has to be one of the best spas I have ever been to - really amazing!) - the pool area looks very tattered and tired, and as one other reviewer said is frequently overrun with kids - they need to segregate an adult pool and the hot tub at least - to be of the standard of a five star hotel - the problem is there are over 1000 club members who are local residents, hence the children, and the problem in finding a refurb opportunity

2 Andrew Fairlie - The menu hasn't really changed - we have eaten there 5 times now, and there is little different on the menu except the prices which have risen by nearly 30% in 2 years - it is now more expensive to go to Andrew Fairlie than Gordon Ramsay in London. We will go back to Gleneagles but have both said we are unlikely to visit Andrew Fairlie as frequently - the food in the Strathearn is excellent, more reasonably priced, and you get a much more varied menu.