St. Andrews: open all year

St. Andrews Golf Hotel sits high above the impressive West Sands – famed for the beach running sequence in the film Chariots of Fire.

St Andrews Golf Hotel 40 The Scores, St Andrews Tel: +44 (0)1334 472 611

St. Andrews Golf Hotel sits high above the impressive West Sands – famed for the beach running sequence in the film Chariots of Fire. Book a front-facing room and enjoy not only the most spectacular view of the crescent beach and links courses, but also the sounds of the sea: wild and stormy or summertime gentle.

For golfers worldwide this town is the Mecca of the game: and this hotel has the game in its very name. Enter by a flight of stairs from the promenade street The Scores. Why so called we don't know but in the distance golfers have been heard moaning about their scores, racked up on the challenging Old Course itself – the most famous golf course in the world, certainly the original and best.

There is always something happening in St. Andrews. Prince William chose the Royal & Ancient town for his University career, and that fact in itself tells a story. He is a frequent visitor, we gather, at this hotel's lively Ma Bell's Bar on the basement level where sportsmen and students mix and enjoy the excellent home-made and reasonably priced food.

This is a true town house hotel: stone-built and traditional. And yet many of the 21 well equipped rooms have been redesigned with a contemporary twist. Accommodation is flexible and perfect for golf parties. The dining room is elegant and the Guide has often received high praise for the award winning cuisine. An ideal town base – and what a view!

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• By : Dominic Roskrow
• In : Best of Scotland
• Issue : 17
• Page : 46
• Words : 1,022