Gleneagles

The Caledonian Railway Company built Gleneagles in 1924 as a "Riviera in the Highlands" — a grand resort hotel set in 850 acres of Perthshire countryside with three championship golf courses, because this is Scotland and one course would never be enough. The King's Course hosted the Ryder Cup in 2014. The hotel's guest list has always leaned towards the aristocratic and the sporting, and the atmosphere is closer to a country house party than a city hotel. 233 rooms, Andrew Fairlie restaurant (two Michelin stars, the only restaurant in Scotland to hold them), a spa, and a falconry school — because at Gleneagles, even the hobbies have pedigree.