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Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa

St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom

96 Excellent 1275 Reviews
Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa

Summary of 1,275 verified reviews

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Excellent golf hotel. Close to Road. Easily accessible by car and close to the city center.

Bordering the renowned 17th "Road Hole" of the Old Course in the Home of Golf, the Old Course Hotel enjoys a spectacular location overlooking the famous links courses, the West Sands beach and the beautiful Scottish coastline. With a combination of classically elegant and contemporary interiors, the hotel offers quietly confident service, luxurious facilities and a warm welcome in the finest traditions of Scottish hospitality.

With its world-class accommodation, decadent dining, Kohler Waters Spa, own heathland golf course, The Duke's, and the utmost attention to detail, this award-winning five red-star resort is the ultimate hotel experience.
Hotel Address:
  • Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa
  • Old Station Road
  • St Andrews, Fife, Scotland KY16 9SP
  • United Kingdom

Location Summary
Bordering the renowned 17th "Road Hole" of the Old Course in the Home of Golf, the Old Course Hotel enjoys a spectacular location overlooking the famous links courses, the West Sands beach and the beautiful Scottish coastline.

Discover the historic university town of St Andrews, just a short stroll from the resort, and explore the surrounding countryside of the ancient Kingdom of Fife.
Note Bene
5 AA Red Star, AA Inspector's Choice, Scotland's Leading Golf Resort- World Travel Awards 2010.
Banquets & Meetings
The resort has a range of conference and banqueting facilities including executive boardrooms, an elegant Ballroom, and a self-contained conference centre providing a flexible,modern space supported by user-friendly technology. Purpose built break-out rooms and a dedicated entrance to the centre make it an ideal venue for any event with chauffeur driven car and helicopter services also available.
Disabled Access
The Old Course Hotel offers rooms specifically designed to assist disabled guests. These rooms feature: larger doorways, bathrooms with lower fittings, wheelchair access, three ground-floor bedrooms
Fine Dining On Site
The Old Course Hotel offers an exceptional choice of bars and restaurants from the chic informality of the Sands Grill to the fine dining in the acclaimed Road Hole Restaurant (3 AA rosettes). In addition, the hotel's traditional pub The Jigger Inn serves fine home cooked food and The Duke's Bar & Grill offers a traditional Scottish golfers' menu. And our award winning Road Hole Bar offers Scotland's finest malt whiskies from over 260 distilleries.
Executive Retreat
Boardroom for up to eight in the Business Center
Fitness Center
Fitness suite featuring new resistance and cardiovascular equipment including state-of-the-art cardio-theatre stations plus plasma screens and a free weights area.
High Speed Internet
Wireless connectivity is available in all bedrooms and throughout the resort.
Child Programs
Our Luxury Kids programme treats children like Princes and Princesses! With a special "children's check-in" bedroom amenities such as a welcome gift and Old Course Teddy Bear (which you can take home), a toy box crammed with toys, games and books to suit your age, robes and slippers, a massaging cot and complete bath set for baby. Look out for seasonal family packages.
Pets Allowed
Guide dogs only.
Pool Indoor
A 20 meter swimming pool with cascading waterfall and relaxation area. Please note that children have access to the swimming pool during Splash Time which runs between 3pm and 5pm each day.
Spa Facility
Experience Kohler Waters Spa at the Old Course Hotel, one of Europe's most advanced concepts in total well-being. Relax and restore your body as you enjoy the theraputic benefits of water. Other features include: A stunning 20-metre swimming pool with its very own cascading waterfall; A fabulous rooftop hot tub ; A world-class thermal suite with its own hydrotherapy pool, plunge pool, Japanese steam room, sauna with light therapy and laminar flow showers; Poolside relaxation area; A Fitness Suite; Personal Trainers and Well-being Consultants; Kohler Products in the shower areas and changing rooms.
Beach
The West Sands beach is two minute walk from the Hotel.
Biking, Mountain
Activities include cycling routes, jogging routes, beach walks and Fife Coastal walks.
Fishing Fly
Concierge can arrange river, loch or sea fishing.
Fishing - Ocean
Concierge can arrange river, loch or sea fishing.
Golf Driving Range
Driving range available at The Duke's course where you can also learn from our PGA Professionals in Individual Tuitions.
Golfing
The Duke's is highly regarded as one of the finest heathland championship courses in the British Isles and a 'must play' course for any golfer. Its style ranks alongside the great inland challenges which demand accuracy and inventive play as well as power golf. And with five separate tee positions at every hole, The Duke's has the flexibility and challenge to appeal to golfers at every level.
Horseback Riding
Our Concierge team are happy to arrange horse riding with local stables.
Theatre Museums
St. Andrews is a bustling University town
Recommended Rooms
Twenty three of the suites have been completely redesigned with sumptuous interiors by star French designer Jacques Garcia - think rich, red, divine opulence. The Old Course suites feature silk-lined walls, while many of the rooms have private balconies with picture-postcard views of the Old Course and the town of St Andrews. Many of the suites feature the distinctive Kohler bathroom products, including the Kohler chromatherapy (colour therapy) baths.


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Hotel Amenities
  • - Banquets & Meetings
    - Business Center
    - Meeting Space
    - Disabled Access
    - Executive Retreat
    - Fine Dining On Site
    - Fine Dining Nearby
    - Fitness Center
    - High Speed Internet
    - Child Programs
    - Pool Indoor
    - Spa Facility
Available Activities
  • - Beach
    - Biking Mountain
    - Biking Touring
    - Boating
    - Fishing Fly
    - Fishing Ocean
    - Golf Driving Range
    - Golfing
    - Horseback Riding
    - Jogging Running
    - Shopping
    - Theatre & Museums


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