Carefully Selected Scottish Holiday Homes in Beautiful Locations
St Andrews
Accommodation
There's no shortage of accommodation both in town and around. Upmarket hotels are thick on the ground, notably around the golf courses, though what many take to be the finest hotel location, the red sandstone building immediately behind the R&A clubhouse and 18th green of the Old Course, is in fact Hamilton Hall, a student residence. There are plenty of guest houses in a central location, notably huddled together around Murray Place and Murray Park, though rooms often get booked up in the summer, when you should definitely book in advance.
In-town accommodation
Hotels
Inn on North Street 127 North St tel 01334/473387, www.theinnonnorthstreet.com. Appealing mid-range option with a youthful feel, full of tasteful rooms, wooden floors, modern Gaelic twists and a lively bar and restaurant area. £70-90.
Old Course Hotel tel 01334/474371, www.oldcoursehotel.co.uk. The best known hotel in St Andrews, located but a sliced two-iron from the 17th tee. A large, luxurious modern complex with all the facilities including a spa. Over £200.
B&Bs and hostels
Aslar House 120 North St tel 01334/473460, www.aslar.com. A smarter guest house in a three-storey town house with an unusual round tower at the back. £50-60.
Craigmore 3 Murray Park tel 01334/472142, www.standrewscraigmore.com. A neat, non-smoking guest house with seven rooms in a very central location. £40-50.
St Andrews Tourist Hostel St Mary's Place tel 01334/479911, www.hostelsaccommodation.com. Recently established backpacker hostel in a pleasantly converted town house right above La Posada Mexican restaurant with plenty of dorm beds but no doubles.
Out-of-town accommodation
The Peat Inn Peat Inn tel 01334/840206, www.thepeatinn.co.uk. Five miles south of town on the A915 and then one mile west on the B940 in a village named after it, this old coaching inn has eight plush suites in a modern building tucked behind, and is renowned for its wonderful restaurant. £110-150.
Kinkell By Brownhills tel 01334/472003, www.kinkell.com. Rather more affordable is the B&B at a lovely family farmhouse near the beach about two miles south of town off the A917. £60-70.
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