Old Course Hotel

St Andrews, United Kingdom. Located beside the 17th “Road Hole” of the Old Course, whose tee shot plays over the corner of the hotel.

Old Course HotelSt Andrews, United Kingdom

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Address: Old Course Hotel
Old Station Road
St Andrews, Fife KY16 9SP
Scotland, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1334 474371
Official website: www.oldcoursehotel.co.uk
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175 rooms and suites, many with views over the Old Course and West Sands beach.
Road Hole Restaurant and Bar, the Swilcan Loft, Herb’s and the Jigger Inn in the former stationmaster’s house.
Kohler Waters Spa focused on hydrotherapy, with pool and fitness centre.
Located beside the 17th “Road Hole” of the Old Course, whose tee shot plays over the corner of the hotel.

9 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

25 June 1968
British Transport Hotels opens the hotel on the site of St Andrews railway station – the only new hotel the company ever built.
1995
The Duke’s Course, an inland course designed by Peter Thomson, opens near St Andrews.
2004
Kohler Co. buys the hotel and the Duke’s Course from Japan’s Kosaido Corporation for about €50.8 million, its first hotel venture abroad.
2006
The Kohler Waters Spa opens, the first of its kind outside the United States.
2017 – 2018
The spa undergoes an £8 million refurbishment and grows to about 2,300 m².
January 2020
A major expansion and refurbishment programme begins.
2021
Works end with a new upper-floor wing of 31 rooms, a penthouse suite and the Swilcan Loft restaurant, taking the hotel to 175 rooms.
September 2025
A five-month spa renovation adds an upgraded hydrotherapy suite and new thermal facilities.
January 2026
St Andrews Links Trust takes over the Duke’s Course on a long lease and renames it the Craigtoun Course.