Rusacks St Andrews

“Excellent hotel with views of St Andrews Links and the bay.”

This was hotel number 15 on our tour of Scotland and proved one of the best. Location - The hotel is a short walk from the centre of St. Andrews town centre, The University, St Andrews Cathedral and castle, as well as the East and West Beaches. However the views over the famous St Andrews Old Cour… Mais

This was hotel number 15 on our tour of Scotland and proved one of the best. Location - The hotel is a short walk from the centre of St. Andrews town centre, The University, St Andrews Cathedral and castle, as well as the East and West Beaches. However the views over the famous St Andrews Old Course, especially the 1st and 18th holes are truly awesome. Walk out of the rear entrance and you virtually walk onto the course, with the Swilken Bridge and Burn a few yards away. If there is one slight draw back is the availability of parking outside the hotel. We had to drive around a few times, before we found parking at the rear. As we found out later it's not the best place to park, as many golf balls don't find the fairway on the 18th. We had booked the hotel parking for our stay, which was a great idea as it turned out. Staff - All the Staff were excellent from the Concierge, who were really great in getting our luggage to our room and getting our car into the hotel parking. As well as the return service when we left. Reception Staff were very professional and our check in went smoothly. The Restaurant Staff we found were a little below par and breakfast always seemed a little chaotic. This was especially evident with the plates and dishes that had been used not being cleared away and some of the cups not properly cleaned. For a hotel of this class, we found disappointing. Still this didn't spoil our stay. Room - Just excellent!!! Over looking the 1st and 18th Holes of the Old Course and West Bay, we could not have asked for better. The room itself was spacious, clean and tidy. A great king size bed we had two comfortable nights sleep. There were all the essentials one need for tea and coffee, plus a mini bar. Sundowners on the balcony in the evenings were magic, coffee in the mornings, watching the early tee offs. The on suite bathroom and shower, came with every amenity and the bathrobes and towels were extra "Fluffy" lol. Food - Breakfasts were delicious. A great selection of Juices, fruit, yoghurts coupled with lots of cold meats and cheeses. Pastries and Croissants to die for. However even this was surpassed by their amazing full Scottish sunnyside-up eggs to perfection, with crispy bacon and the Eggs Benedict, simply delicious. This is definitely one of the best hotels we stayed at in Scotland and was worth every penny. The extra for parking was a great idea. If you are looking for a hotel in St. Andrews you'll not go wrong with The Rusacks.

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