Escape to the Scottish countryside at Dunkeld House Hotel

The staff at Dunkeld House Hotel in Scotland know how to greet guests well: with a dram of whisky and a smile.

And it's a welcome I thoroughly appreciated, after taking planes, trains and automobiles (oh, and a tram) to get to this gorgeous country house hotel, just outside the picturesque Perthshire town of Dunkeld.

Dunkeld House Hotel, on the banks of the river Tay and once home to the Dukes of Atholl, makes an impression even before you step foot in the lobby: the entrance is at the end of a long driveway...