Read the review of this hotel in Arthur Frommer's. It is indeed like spending the night in an antique shoppe. However lets get realistic. We stayed in the famous room 2. We started up the steps and knew we were in trouble. The stairs creaked and their are no carpet runners. Thus whenever someone came in or left you knew about it. Getting into our room the bed also creaked. whenever I turned in bed I woke up my wife due to the noise. The bathroom is very old. The sink has separate hot and cold faucets (which are reversed, the hot being on the right). So you need to fill the basin to wash. The shower cannot maintain the temperature. If you like taking a hot shower and then it turns ice cold you will love this. We ended up taking only two showers in the week. It was too much trouble having one person n the shower whillst the next person handled the "contols" to try to keep the temperature constant. The toilet keeps running and you have to remove the tank cover and push the ball down yourself, we discovered this in the middle of the night when one of use went to the bathroom and the water kepp running. While Jamie Steel is a great guy do not expect him to make your beds each day and change the towels. Also free use of the kitchen does not mean much. There is so much clutter there is no room for anything else so we ate all meals out. In summary this a an unusual place to see but if you want a place to rest this is not it. It does not dearch 3 or higher ratiings just because it is different. A hotel stills needs to provide basics which this run down house cannot do. Our kids had a ball.

Salty Towers is beautiful!... a really laid back and peaceful alternative to your typical hotel.

Salty towers has an atmosphere that made me feel at home the second I stepped foot in it. I was surrounded by a antique portraits and artifacts that intriqued me until the day I left Saint Andrews. Another great aspect about it is that Salty's is constantly occupied by talented musicians from all over the world. I personally would not stay anywhere else in Saint Andrews if I where to visit again .

I had the oppertunity to stay at saltys for three days and it was absalutly the best atomospher in the world i cant wait to go back there and stay there again. mike