The Carnegie Club at Skibo Castle, situated in the Northern Highlights of Scotland, calls itself the country's "best kept secret."
The 8,000-acre property is home to a championship golf course, a spa, and 21 elegant guest rooms. It is also one of the most prestigious private members' clubs in the UK.
The Carnegie Club was founded by one of the world's first billionaires — American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie — who "spared no expense in transforming it into a millionaire’s playground," according to the company.
Its 350 members include CEOs, oil tycoons, and Russian, Swiss, and Austrian aristocrats. Madonna has also been a member — and even married Guy Ritchie at Skibo Castle in 2000.
It's now looking for new people to join its ranks, a spokeswoman told us. Membership costs £8,000 ($10,400) per year, plus a one-off joining fee of a whopping £25,000 ($32,400). There's also a rigorous joining process.
So what lies inside the doors of this secretive Scottish spot? Scroll down to see inside the exclusive, private Carnegie Club inside Skibo Castle.
Welcome to Skibo Castle, home to the private members' Carnegie Club.
It was founded by American industrialist, philanthropist, and one of the world's first billionaires Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie came to Skibo in 1898 and transformed the estate into what he considered to be "heaven on Earth."
It has called itself a "millionaire’s playground." Its members include CEOs, oil tycoons, and Russian, Swiss, and Austrian aristocrats.
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"Skibo’s membership is 40% American, many of whom are business leaders, CEOs, and oil tycoons largely from Texas, Boston, and New York," the Club told Business Insider.
"There are a large proportion of American guests who have Scottish ancestry and have an interest in Scottish and British culture. The remaining percentage largely hail from Britain, many from London and surrounds, as well as Austrian aristocrats, Swiss and Russians."
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