Combining an historic setting, worldwide championship golf, a uncommon Kohler Waters Spa, Michelin-star eating and beautiful pure magnificence, this coastal resort epitomises outdated world class whereas providing cuting edge, first-class amenities. TLE not too long ago visited this property so learn on to find extra about this unimaginable resort.
Vacation spot Kohler within the Kingdom of Fife
So named because it’s perched on the seventeenth gap of the Previous Course, this constructing dates again to the early twentieth century, erected on the location of a former railway station (the stationmaster’s home is now the resort’s Jigger Inn). It’s attracted quite a few celebrities and dignitaries over the a long time, and in 2004, was bought by Herb Kohler, later adopted by a serious multi-million-pound refurb which was accomplished in 2021.
Herb Kohler had a dream to create Kohler’s Resort and Golf locations. The corporate has develop into famend and has gained many awards, with areas in Kohler and Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin, in addition to spa experiences and golf locations resembling Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run.
In 2021, The Previous Course Lodge, Golf Resort & Spa underwent a multi-million pound renovation, together with the addition of 31 visitor rooms and a penthouse on the fourth ground, full with an inner elevate and a balcony overlooking the Previous Course. Friends may ebook two adjoining suites. The Corridor of Champions was redesigned to accommodate as much as 450 friends, whereas the Conservatory was prolonged by 20 ft, permitting it to host as much as 190 folks. In November 2021, the newly renovated Previous Course Lodge, Golf Resort and Spa opened a 74-seat restaurant and bar; the Swilcan Loft which overlooks The Jigger Inn and the seventeenth gap.
The Dwelling of Golf
Situated within the coronary heart of St Andrews beside the West Sands seashore of Chariots of Hearth fame, the Previous Course resort stands sentinel over a city that has hosted quite a few main {golfing} championships over the centuries. The coast on one facet, St Andrew’s centre on the opposite, it’s inside strolling distance of landmarks together with the ruins of the cathedral, the traditional college and the medieval citadel. There’s additionally a plethora of boutiques, high-street retailers, bars and eating places to take pleasure in. And together with the 2 golf programs onsite, you’ll discover a additional 9 within the neighborhood.
Lengthy walks on the dunes are a should and it’s simple to discover additional afield into the charming countryside and quaint villages which are dotted alongside the Fife Coastal Route. This resort is sort of uncommon for a golf and spa resort, in that it provides such shut proximity to amenities and vacationer points of interest — a lot of its opponents are discovered deep within the countryside or on a far-flung shore. Look out to sea and you are feeling as if you’re removed from anyplace, but flip within the different course and also you’re proper within the hub of the St Andrews group.
Getting Round
St Andrews provides simple transport hyperlinks and is barely a 20-minute drive from Dundee airport, one hour fifteen drive from Edinburgh and one hour forty-five from Glasgow. Leuchars prepare station is a brief 10-minute journey and Leuchars airfield can be obtainable for personal jet arrivals.
The resort provides loads of free parking and there are quite a few electrical chargers for vehicles too, which we used throughout our keep.
Rooms & Suites
The Previous Course Lodge provides 175 rooms, together with a penthouse and 35 suites, all geared up with fashionable, but elegant and up to date designs. Friends can anticipate to take pleasure in luxurious and appeal, with completely different views of West Sands Seaside, the Previous Course, or the St Andrews Sports activities Enjoying and Rugby Fields. Every room is full with a contemporary Kohler Co. lavatory, accompanied by Kohler toiletries.
Escape to Eden
Eden rooms provide views of both the city of St Andrews or the resort’s lovely gardens with a king-size or twin beds and loads of nods to {the golfing} heritage within the decor. Whereas Previous Course rooms make use of tactile textures in homage to the nation’s longstanding hyperlinks with the textile business. Improve to an Previous Course Suite (with a chromotherapy tub), an Eden Suite, a Deluxe Suite (designed by Jacques Garcia), a Fairway/Deluxe Fairway Suite (positioned within the Millennium Wing), or the Royal and Historical Suite, for personal self-catering and eating amenities.
The Royal & Historical Suite
The Royal & Historical suite, located above the famend seventeenth fairway of the Previous Course, boasts wonderful views of the hyperlinks programs and the ocean, seen by its spectacular floor-to-ceiling home windows. This suite includes a separate front room and is adorned with luxurious materials and tasteful design parts.
The Penthouse
Lastly, the Penthouse is the highest greenback choice, with a personal elevate/stairwell, a balcony with out of doors seating and a fireplace pit, a fire within the bed room, an enormous soaking tub, a eating desk for as much as eight and parquet flooring. The penthouse additionally interconnects with one of many Eden Suites, ought to further area be required. All the bedrooms and suites have KOHLER® bogs (with the model’s plumbing heritage you’ll be able to anticipate the perfect), a studying nook and a writing desk. There’s additionally the choice to remain within the next-door Hamilton Grand, housing 26 residences and residences all of that are managed by the Previous Course Lodge and supply entry to its facilities.
Our Room Throughout Our Keep
The Highway Gap
The Previous Course Lodge has six eating places, however we should start by speaking about The Highway Gap. This three AA Rosette Awarded restaurant has epic views of the Previous Course and the North Sea through floor-to-ceiling home windows. It serves meals all day, a weekly Sunday roast and fashionable afternoon tea with Deutz Traditional Brut Rosé Champagne. Native meats and seafood take centre stage on the award-winning menus.
Our Eating Expertise at The Highway Gap
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Publish Dinner Drinks
Situated subsequent to the restaurant The Highway Gap Bar boasts a formidable number of 293 whiskies with 251 Scottish Single Malts and 15 Scottish blends, and is positioned proper subsequent to the restaurant. Along with its whisky choice, the bar provides an array of cocktails, champagnes and wines, making it the proper place to soak up a pre or post-dinner drink.
Extra Consuming and Eating Choices
The Jigger Inn dates again to the 1850s, with a welcoming ambiance, picket beams, open fireplaces, home-cooked meals and conventional decor. Sometimes called the nineteenth gap, it has numerous golf memorabilia to peruse as you eat. Sup on its unique beer; Jigger Ale.
Tuck into seafood from the close by East Neuk fishing villages, alongside produce from native farms and breweries at Hams Hame Pub & Grill. Set beside the ultimate gap of the Duke’s Course, The Duke’s Clubhouse has an out of doors terrace, open in the summertime months, and The Captain’s Room, obtainable for personal eating or occasions for as much as 20 friends.
Our Eating Expertise on the Jigger Inn
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Swilcan Loft
New in 2021, Swilcan Loft (named after the stone Swilcan Bridge which may be seen from the resort) is the 74-cover restaurant and bar on the fourth ground, serving worldwide delicacies. With floor-to-ceiling home windows and an out of doors terrace, this has rapidly develop into the brand new vacation spot restaurant and bar in St Andrews providing unrivalled views of the city and golf course.
Our Eating Expertise on the Swilcan Loft
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Begin The Day Off Like a Professional
Breakfast is served within the Highway Gap restaurant, which provides each a la carte choices served to you in addition to a sizzling buffet and chilly continental buffet.
The Kohler Waters Spa
The resort’s vacation spot spa has been impressed by the therapeutic properties of water; as such remedies and companies incorporate water-based therapies, like hydrotherapy, Vichy showers, and cold and warm plunge swimming pools. Hidden on the rooftop is a backyard with sea views, plus there’s a 20-metre indoor pool and hydrotherapy pool, a thermal suite and a leisure lounge. Skilled therapists provide personalised therapies within the 13 therapy rooms, with an emphasis on holistic wellness to revive stability and concord to each thoughts and physique. In complete, the spa covers a whopping 2,300 sq. metres. The resort additionally has a health centre, for these not getting their every day exercise on the premier golf programs…
The Previous Course and The Duke’s Course
St Andrews is the capital of golf, and this resort is the place to be for these within the sport. Kohler owns each The Previous and Duke’s Programs and in 2006, American golf course designer Tim Liddy re-modelled the latter, which had been in-built 1995 as the primary heathland golf course in Scotland.
However it’s The Previous Course which takes the title of essentially the most well-known golf course on this planet, having been performed by {golfing} legends for over six centuries. It’s the final check of {golfing} talent, with difficult bunkers, tough greens and unpredictable climate circumstances; a once-in-a-lifetime expertise for a lot of golfers, with a deep sense of custom — and it staged the Open in 2022. The resort itself is filled with memorabilia, together with work of well-known golfers and black-and-white images reminiscing the course in its previous iterations.
Last Ideas
Rooms in The Previous Course Lodge are rumoured to have been stayed in by royalty. It actually appears possible, provided that this was the city chosen by the inheritor to the throne for greater training, and it’s one which commonly hosts social, in addition to official, HRH visits. So whether or not you’re a royalist, a eager golfer, a foodie, or a spa-seeker, The Previous Course Lodge with its admirable outlook is a implausible alternative for a seaside getaway.
This property is included in our information to the very best luxurious inns in St Andrews in addition to the very best golf inns in Scotland.
