Arrived in the hotel at 8.30 in the evening, and checked in smoothly. Friendly all around.
My room was a double deluxe on the third floor. There is a good lift until the second, after which you need to go up an easy staircase. The hallways are pretty wide, well illuminated, in good condition and pleasantly smelling, and so is the room.

Great location by the way, central, close to the water and the golf courses… General comment: St Andrews may give the impressions of a sleepy little town, but there will always be some to extensive street noise at night. Try and get a room in any hotel as far away from the street side as you can!

The size of the room is absolutely fabulous, room for a double sofa, two comfy chairs, a desk and chair, and of course the bed – and still room for more than five suitcases and a piano! Hypothetically speaking. What was nice about this particular room (319) is that it has a bit of a quirky layout, and it’s under the roof of course which adds to the cosiness.
The decoration is very neutral, the one little painting above the bed rather meaningless – yet the interior doesn’t give you a ‘cold’ feel. It must be the choice of earth tones, and the use of different shades of paint on the right walls…

Bed sheets and towels were clean, as is the room generally. The bathroom too – I bumped my head against the shower glass thinking it wasn’t there! (Had a flashback to my toddler days there.) The bathroom could generally be a little bigger though, considering the size of the room, I wonder why it’s not been made a bit more proportionate, so a bath could be fitted.
The disappointing bit is inside the shower itself I guess. Probably the least clean, with mouldy spots starting to show on the white tile grouts (which I must say, have been applied a little sparingly). The inside handle is broken, though that is only an aesthetic issue, it does not make it difficult to step out of the shower. Temperature and pressure of the water is fine though, though you need to give it a moment before warm water comes through (in the sink as well). Shampoo and soap from Lux by the way.

Breakfast! From 7.30 to 10AM downstairs, which is a comfortable time slot. Had ham & scrambled eggs and it wasn’t particularly amazing, but certainly acceptable. There’s smoked kippers on the fresh menu too which is a good call, but must admit I haven’t tried them.

Dinner! Residents get a 25% discount from the food served in the pub/restaurant downstairs (there’s no room service). I had the Greyfriars curry (a fruit curry, apparently) and that was very nice, good portion, yummy. Also, the Lime & Lemon bavarois with (homemade?) vanilla ice cream was deeeelicious. Made my day.

Last remark : I left the Do not Disturb sign on the door in the morning, but when I came back, the room had been serviced anyway. Thank you, but really, I had put it on so nobody would see my unmentionables strewn across the room……!

All in all, I’d definitely recommend people staying here. Best price/quality in St Andrews and beyond which I’ve seen so far!