Golf and Gourmet – Michelin Dining in Balmoral and Gleneagles

Rocco Forte’s,  The Balmoral in Edinburgh and Gleneagles resort are promoting a  Taste of Scotland package this autumn. For “a true Scottish gourmet experience.” stay for  two-nights  in each hotel.

At The Balmoral a  complimentary upgrade to an  Executive Room plus  a bottle of Bollinger on ice, is combined with dinner in number one the Michelin-starred restaurant.

At Gleneagles you’ll get an Estate Room and the stay  includes a whisky tasting for two and dinner at the two Michelin-starred Andrew Fairlie restaurant.

This Scottish gourmet package costs $1,967 for two people for four nights,  two nights at each hotel, valid from  from October 1 - December 22, 2009.

It  includes the number one tasting menu, dinner at Andrew Fairlie, full Scottish breakfast daily, a bottle of Bollinger upon arrival at The Balmoral, whisky tasting for two at Gleneagles and room upgrades.

The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh

The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh

The 5* Balmoral Hotel is in the heart of Edinburgh  in the  main shopping area and next to Waverley Station.

Edinburgh International Airport is just 25 minutes by car from the hotel.

Gleneagles

Gleneagles

 

Gleneagles sits in 850 acres of Perthshire countryside and is home to three of the top Scottish Championship Golf Courses and a wide range of  outdoor leisure activities.

King of the Castle – Top Ten Castle Glin

Glin Castle in County Limerick, Ireland, has been voted as Tripadvisors top ten castle stay in the world. Sitting on the banks of the River Shannon, Castle Glin is open as a hotel between March and November and may be rented with its 500 acres and full compliment of staff for weddings and small functions.

Guests may use the reception rooms, the library with a rare flying staircase or in fabulous drawing room with a Rossi marble mantelpiece for morning coffee, afternoon tea or a pre-dinner licqueur.


Be welcomed by the Knight of Glin and his wife Madam FitzGerald to their not so humble abode!