Saint Andrews · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near St Andrews Golf Course
Peter Halvorsen The Nordics
These are my five favourites in Saint Andrews, out of the 14 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.3 down to 3.8.
All five are within 2.4 km of St Andrews Golf Course.
Highest rated of the five
Residence Inn by Marriott Columbia Northwest/Harbison
★★★★★4.3 from 552 reviews
Residence Inn by Marriott Columbia Northwest/Harbison comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.3 from 552 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 3 star property, found under poi and around $112 a night on the dates we checked.
14 hotels in Saint Andrews qualified for this list and five made it. Hilton Garden Inn Columbia/Harbison is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Gymopen to guests, not a partner pass down the road
All five, ranked
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1
Residence Inn by Marriott Columbia Northwest/Harbison
★★★★★4.3 from 552 reviews
1.3 km from St Andrews Golf Course, about a 16 minute walk
- Pool
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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2Hilton Garden Inn Columbia/Harbison
★★★★★4.3 from 1,505 reviews
2.1 km from St Andrews Golf Course
- Pool
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
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3TownePlace Suites by Marriott Columbia Northwest/Harbison
★★★★★4.3 from 563 reviews
2.0 km from St Andrews Golf Course, about a 25 minute walk
- Pool
- Gym
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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4Quality Inn & Suites Columbia Harbison
★★★★★4 from 80 reviews
2.4 km from St Andrews Golf Course
- Pool
- Gym
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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5WoodSpring Suites Columbia - Irmo
★★★★★3.8 from 110 reviews
1.2 km from St Andrews Golf Course, about a 15 minute walk
- Gym
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
How this list was put together
14 Saint Andrews hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to St Andrews Golf Course second, then took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
Peter Halvorsen The Nordics
Twenty-six years of teaching means 26 long summers. Trains and driving through most of Europe, now further afield, usually alone with a tent. Keeps every train ticket since 1994.
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