We found the st andrews tourist hostel to have filthy bed linen (hair, dust and flakes of who-knows-what) , which we were expected to feel comfortable about sleeping in by lying on top of it in a sleeping bag liner. the toilets and showers are shared sex, which call me a prude but i prefer to shower with my own sex- it makes it all a bit more comfortable. Anyway, as they were so filthy (old razors, manky towels, hair) i passed on the shower option. and who still has cloth towles in their loos in shared facilities? arent paper towels/hand dryers more appropriate?

Not worth a visit-although it is cheap if things are really tight-until they've modernised the place a bit.

ps not wheelcahir accessible either.

We arrived around 9pm without reservations, and were given bunks and a friendly tour. The price was very reasonable, and the woman who checked us in was very helpful with restaurant recommendations and directions. The other guests were all friendly and laid back; one couple who came in late were quiet and used little tiny penlights! Well located and a good value!

Cute hostel. WE stayed in a dorm but had single beds, which was a treat.

I stayed at this hostel with a friend for a few nights in June.

On arriving i had to walk around town with all my luggage waiting for it to open (i arrived at 5 and it's closed from 3-6pm). On arrival we were told that the kitchen (which has free teat and coffee) was closed from 10pm until 8am - so we had no way of making any food, drinks from the time we were getting in and then were up and out before being able to use the kitchen in the morning so we had to eat breakfast out. We went to Zest and had porridge - so that turned out ok, inspite of the hostel.

The beds were all bunks and all of them squeaked. my other two friends had mattresses which were so thin they could feel the base on the bunk through them. When we got up on two out of the three days we were so early (7.30-7.45) they hadn't switched the hot water on, so we all had cold showers - although this was refreshing - it's not what we paid for.

Really a very poor hostel for any town let alone the type of town St Andrews is. St Andrews itself was lovely - it could do with a hostel that offer much better facilities.