• Contact

  Homepage: http://www.oldcoursehotel.co.uk
  E-mail: reservations@oldcoursehotel.co.uk
  Telephone: +44 1334474371
  Fax: +44 1334475234
  Address: Station Road, KY16 9SP Fife Scotland

• Facts and distance

  Facilities: Bar, Child Care, Conference room, Gym, Internet Access, Minibar, Parking, Pool Indoors, Restaurant, Safety Box, Shuttle Service Golf Course, Spa, WiFi Internet Access
  Chain:  Leading Hotels of the World
  Year built:  1968
  Major renovation year:  2006
  Type of accommodation: Bed & Breakfast, Golf Hotel, Non-smoking Hotel
  No. of rooms:  144
  suite: 33
  double: 111
  Location:  At the beach
  At the golf course
  
  City Center: Dundee: 20 minutes
  Golf Course: The Castle Course
  Kingsbarns
  The Duke’s
  

St Andrews, Kingdom of Fife, Scotland. Borders the world-famous 17th ‘Road Hole’ of the legendary Old Course. Spectacular views across the links courses to the sea, The Grampians and St Andrews.

The hotel is easily accessible by road, rail or air; an hour’s drive from Edinburgh (regular flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh), a 15-minute drive from Dundee Airport (daily flights from London City Airport) and under a two-hour drive from Glasgow. St Andrews Leuchars Air Base (private/chartered aircraft up to Boeing 737 by arrangement) and Leuchars Station (daily connections from London Kings Cross via Edinburgh) are both a five minute drive away.

History
Built in 1968, the hotel was redesigned to coincide with the 1984 Open Championship and reopened by HRH. The Princess Royal. Kohler Co. acquired the hotel in October 2004 and the comprehensive investment programme is now complete.

Accommodation
144 guest bedrooms including 35 suites

Interior
23 luxurious suites designed by Jacques Garcia

Guest Rooms
• 24-hour room service
• Views over the Old Course towards St Andrews, the beach & the sea or across the fields and hills of Fife
• Majority with private balconies
• Suites with bedroom & living room (with the exception of the parkland facing, Junior Suites which do not feature a separate living room)
• Suites have large bathrooms, some with chromatherapy (colour therapy) baths
• The majority of bathrooms throughout the resort feature the distinctive Kohler bathroom products
• Suites and rooms with CD players/clock radio
• Television featuring hotel information system/movies
• Wireless connectivity
• Bathrobes & slippers
• Minibar
• Ironing station
• Trouser press and other accessories available upon request

Guest Services:
• Full concierge service
• Laundry, dry cleaning and shoe cleaning service, same day
• 24-hour porterage
• Golf Valet Service: club and shoe cleaning
• Chauffeur Service
• Free Parking
• Helipad
• Airport transfers
• Complimentary transfer to and from The Duke’s and to the St Andrews Links Courses as required

Restaurants & Bars:
• The Road Hole Fine Dining (3 AA Rosettes) – the highest quality local organic produce for classic à la carte dining. Stunning panoramic views over the Old Course to the sea
• The Road Hole Bar – The best golf view in the world, almost 200 malts from every Scottish distillery
• Sands Grill – Contemporary, relaxed brasserie style steak and seafood restaurant
• The Jigger Inn (Circa 1850) – Scottish pub with open hearth fires, hearty food and widely accepted as the must visit 19th hole by all who play golf in St Andrews
• The Duke’s Bar & Grill – Traditional wood panelled bar & restaurant leading onto the Captains’ Room for private parties between 12 - 20. The clubhouse provides a warm atmosphere with spectacular views of the resort’s own championship golf course, The Duke’s, and the coast. There is a terrace overlooking the course for alfresco dining on warm days
• The Conservatory – morning coffees and chef’s home-made full afternoon teas

Kohler Waters Spa:
• Opened March 2006
• Eleven treatment rooms, thermal suite featuring hydrotherapy pool, plunge pool, Japanese steam room and light therapy sauna, extended pool featuring a spectacular waterfall, fitness suite, exercise studio, crystal steam rooms, nail studio and roof top deck with hot tub and relaxation area
• Kohler Waters Spa experiences harness the therapeutic benefits of water, providing remineralisation using the healing properties of dried seawater composed of over 100 trace minerals
• Remineralising treatments focussing on every cell in the body being nourished. Trace minerals are absorbed into the body through the skin’s surface to replace those depleted through stress, improper diet and environmental factors. Remineralising treatments re-create the healing properties of earth’s natural mineral-rich waters. Returning to basic water rituals is at the heart of Kohler Waters Spa
• Member of the prestigious Leading Spas of the World

Golf
The Duke’s: St Andrews is widely regarded as the “Home of Golf” and The Duke’s is the only inland course amongst the famous list of the courses that form part of the Royal & Ancient game’s history. The Duke’s has been remodeled by American architect Tim Liddy, a pupil of Pete Dye, one of the best-known names in golf design.

Officially re-opened in June 2006, the new-look par 71 heathland course situated in the 350 acre Craigtoun Park measures 7,512 yards from the back tees

Course Location
Two miles inland and just a five-minute drive from the Old Course Hotel.
Complimentary transfers to and from The Duke’s throughout the day for hotel residents.

PGA Pro Shop – Hotel & Dukes
These well-appointed open plan shops have their own label “Old Course” and ‘Dukes’ merchandise. Guests can hire clubs, golf shoes and buggies (Duke’s pro shop only) or book a caddy with important local knowledge to accompany on the Old Course (hotel pro shop only).

Head Golf Professional
Mr Neil Paton

Team of PGA professionals with unparalleled experience in coaching all standards of player. Available to tailor private tuition programmes and introduce golfers to the outstanding practice facilities at The Duke’s.

Meetings, Conferences & Banqueting
The Old Course Hotel is the perfect location to host meetings, conferences, product launches, incentive trips and weddings with a range of flexible state of the art meeting and event spaces for eight to 500 people.

Selection of activities in and around the resort include:
• Kite surfing, parakarting or power kiting on the beach
• Tours of historic sites, towns or villages
• Whisky distillery tour, whisky / wine tasting.
• Beach and coastal walks and cycling
• Seaplane or helicopter tours
• River, loch or sea fishing
• Off road driving and quad biking
• Golf (and golf equipment hire)
• Falconry

Children
Under 2’s may be accommodated free of charge when sharing an adult’s room, there is a supplement of £45.00 per child per night for children between 2 – 16 years. Younger guests are issued with a children’s pack, an Old Course Hotel teddy bear is placed in-room and a selection of children’s movies is available via the television information service. Extra beds, cots and babysitting services are also available.

During holiday periods a themed playroom and a games centre with Internet access and PlayStation consoles may be available.

Not Forgetting …
Spectacular views of the Fife coastline and the beach - immortalised in the Oscar-winning movie Chariots of Fire….

Representation
The Leading Hotels of the World; Connoisseurs Scotland