83%St Andrews Tourist Hostel

A perfect place to stay for a couple of days if you dont want anything too fancy

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by jennyjames – posted on Nov 27, 2008

2

If blankets could have been provided, that would have been excellent, but a very enjoyable stay. Thank you!

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by lucie9171 – posted on Nov 25, 2008

1

Very friendly staff and great place to stay!

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by ashley6098 – posted on Nov 24, 2008

5

Good location although it's hard not to when the town has only 3 main roads. Very close to the Old Course and St. Andrews Links (10 minute walk) and the bus station (3-5 minute walk). Concerned about the security of the building itself. I was outside the main entrance smoking a cigarette and the... more Good location although it's hard not to when the town has only 3 main roads. Very close to the Old Course and St. Andrews Links (10 minute walk) and the bus station (3-5 minute walk). Concerned about the security of the building itself. I was outside the main entrance smoking a cigarette and the chef from below (the hostel sits on top of a restaurant) opened the main door with a knife and it didn't take him more than a second to perform this task. Granted I had seen him in the hostel before so I don' think he was sketch but something needs to be done about that. Overall though a good place to stay (keep in mind it is the ONLY hostel in St. Andrews).close

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by wjkelly5987 – posted on Nov 9, 2008

1

was extremely disappointed to come back after a night out to find the staff sat in the common room playing extremely loud music and smoking weed. not conducive to making guests feel welcome unless they are also stoners. we were in room 6 which was also very cold.

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by abigaildav5190 – posted on Nov 1, 2008

1

Ok place to stay, reception closed from 3-6pm so no entry to hostel possible in these hours. Kitchen fridge is just a small bar fridge, we were there when it was quiet so there would be no room for cold food storage if it was busy. Good dining/lonuge area & free WI-FI. No bag lockers or cages...

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by katefe8577 – posted on Oct 31, 2008

33

Not too bad, but by far the worst hostel I stayed in while in Scotland. There were quite a few shady people staying there, but the staff was friendly.

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by bennyburtt5883 – posted on Oct 24, 2008

4

loved it!

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by hannachoward3417 – posted on Oct 22, 2008

4

great location.really friendly staff and clean.

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by ollie-845691 – posted on Sep 15, 2008

1

I will stay there again!!!

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by aantoncic8917 – posted on Sep 6, 2008

2

Good location. The mattresses were pretty uncomfortable and the shower leaked which made the bathroom a bit messy. Also was quite noisy which didnt matter for us as we were out til late anyway but just a comment for other hostellers

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by betty-the-frog8467 – posted on Sep 3, 2008

1

The staff were too hungover to be helpful and slept most of the time, their friends monopolised the common rooms.

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by lpapi – posted on Aug 31, 2008

8

the staff there are so nice!!! i have a good day in St.Andews...thank u!!!

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by halsty – posted on Aug 29, 2008

3

It is very central (there are only 3 streets in St Andrews anyways...). staff is very friendly. the hostel is closed between 3-6pm each day, so adjust your arrival time accordingly. a big negative? the matresses! old and have apparently been through a lot!!!!!!!!!!!

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by adina9416 – posted on Aug 24, 2008

3

The hostel is well located but the house is pretty small and the facilities are limited (too few bathrooms, too small kitchen and lounge). besides cleanliness in the bathrooms isn't perfect (wet and smelly bath mats). finally, watch out, the reception is not open in the middle of the day (this... more The hostel is well located but the house is pretty small and the facilities are limited (too few bathrooms, too small kitchen and lounge). besides cleanliness in the bathrooms isn't perfect (wet and smelly bath mats). finally, watch out, the reception is not open in the middle of the day (this didn't disturb me because I arrived in the morning but it's good to know that).close

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by missclark – posted on Aug 24, 2008

11

The hostel was clean, bright and colourful, and the staff were excellent, very friendly and helpful. The location was perfect, right in the centre of town and close to the bus station. Security was the only issue. The rooms had locks but there was nowhere safe to store luggage inside.

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by shelleyd – posted on Aug 19, 2008

2

Perfect location, good condition & well maintained - excellent base for a few days on the Fife coast.

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by xsandalx8902 – posted on Aug 19, 2008

2

Dirty beds, intruder in the room, staff not even alarmed by that, creapy, very creapy. Rather finde some other, better hostel than this, or sleep in a car in St. Andrews, for us this one night there was a horror. And we are not spoiled.

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by marinas2175 – posted on Aug 18, 2008

4

The beds were squeaky and very uncomfortable. The staff were very nice + friendly+ very helpful. The location was excellent. Families made very welcome

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by mcintyre-theresa588 – posted on Aug 18, 2008

1

Great location, literally 5mins from bus station. The girl who checked us in is really nice. Our room of 8 was quite cramped. Beds were horrendously uncomfortable and sheets looked like they haven't been changed. However, it's the only hostel in town so I guess there's not much really.

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by adele699 – posted on Aug 17, 2008

8

It was in the perfect location! And was very clean and friendly! If they had lockers it would be perfect!

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by scurofaer6639 – posted on Aug 15, 2008

2

Perfect for what we needed, on the main street, much cheaper than anything else in the town. If you want to eat at the Grillhouse, book early, especially in summer. Good coffee around the corner at Couch and Beanscene.

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by Bawar7659 – posted on Aug 5, 2008

7

good

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by franciscopampulha – posted on Aug 3, 2008

16

The walls are rather thin, so if people get back late it's really noisy. The beds are a bit uncomfortable, but on the whole we were positively surprised by the hostel =)

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by greenshields4789 – posted on Jul 29, 2008

1

Location was good but beds were uncomfortable to sleep.

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by sheinonen849322 – posted on Jul 23, 2008

2

it's alrigght, just remember u get what u pay. it's very cheap but it's under expectation.

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by savita-always909 – posted on Jul 19, 2008

3

The hostel had a fun atmosphere and was situated right in the middle of town, only a couple of minutes from the bus station. Had a great time and staff were very friendly and helpful. Cheers.

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by jsharpe – posted on Jul 18, 2008

1

The only thing to complain about are that the matraces were a little bit unconfortable. But nevertheless a great hostel!

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by jochen – posted on Jul 17, 2008

7

I really enjoyed staying in this hostel. Small and very friendly, everything you need and in a really good location. The only thing I would say is Im not sure they changed the sheets between guests.

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by laura-0985810 – posted on Jul 15, 2008

1

Very nice stay. Great location...surprisingly quiet in the 5 bunk room. Cheers!

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by craporama3564 – posted on Jul 14, 2008

1

Mostly good but after the first night (of three nights) auer sheets wer taken away even thow we had bags and ower own towels left colse by. Cheek tiis better next time! Thanks four a good stay.

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by nils19847595 – posted on Jul 14, 2008

1

Nice place to stay at in St Andrews, near to everything (not difficult in St Andrews) :-D

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by anyamari2331 – posted on Jul 7, 2008

10

Love this place and hope to be back again. One of the best hostels I have ever stayed in.

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by steph8967 – posted on Jun 17, 2008

31

The upstairs shower is lovely, as long as some other sod hasn't used up all the hot water already

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by TalkyMeat – posted on Jun 14, 2008

4

Awesome and would return. Great vibe. Cheers.

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by canadaruleseh1907 – posted on Jun 7, 2008

7

Hotel personnel were very welcoming and helpful. Would go back again.

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by clemrac956079 – posted on May 28, 2008

1

Went on a long weekend and the whole hostel was packed.. The bathrooms could have been cleaned more often in the circumstances!

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by abriti8052 – posted on May 27, 2008

2

the staff was awesome. We enjoyed our stay and would deffinetely stay here again!!

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by tigerski – posted on May 23, 2008

2

Very nice hostel, great staff, would definitely stay there again. Sofa's in lounge need to be replaced "yesterday".

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by Jedga2704 – posted on May 22, 2008

7

Nice hostel for one night. The good thing about the kitchen is that they porvide herbs and oil etc. But it defenitely needs better cleaning in there. Unfortunately there was no breakfast included whereas most hostels do.

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by kathrin-sun2500 – posted on Apr 19, 2008

3