Four-star Pilmour Links, St Andrews
Rusacks St Andrews
A Victorian hotel at the 18th green of the Old Course, with West Sands and the North Sea beyond the windows and a rooftop restaurant above the links.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.
- MICHELIN
- In the hotel selection
- Rooms
- 123
- Opened
- 1887, as the Marine Hotel
- From the airport
- About an hour from Edinburgh
The hotel
Beside the 18th green since 1887.
Johann Rusack, a German hotelier who had settled in St Andrews in 1874, opened the Marine Hotel on Pilmour Links in 1887, owning it with a group of Fife businessmen. It soon took his name. The army requisitioned it in the First World War and used it as a barracks in the Second. Macdonald Hotels ran it from 2001 to 2019.
That year AJ Capital Partners of Chicago bought it for its Marine & Lawn group. In 2021 a six-storey wing by WCP Architects went up on the old car park to the west, adding bedrooms and a rooftop restaurant over the course. The hotel is the official hotel of The 155th Open.
- The Old Course outside The hotel looks over the 1st and 18th holes, with West Sands beach and the North Sea beyond.
- 18 Rooftop Open-flame cooking with Scottish produce, on the roof of the new wing and above the links.
- Room 116 A whisky bar for Highland single malts, with a view of the course.
Dining
Four rooms to eat and drink in.
As listed by the hotel. Shown for information.
- 18 Rooftop Open-flame cooking, local produce On the roof, over the Old Course
- The Bridge Wood-fired pizza, pasta and Scottish seafood Brasserie
- Rao's at Rusacks Italian From the New York restaurant Rao's
- Room 116 Whisky bar Highland single malts
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by 11 am.
- Children Welcome at any age. Under-18s stay free in an existing bed; cots and extra beds on request.
- Pets Welcome, for a nightly fee.
- Parking Valet parking must be reserved ahead; free public car parks are about ten minutes away on foot.
Getting there
Flying to St Andrews.
Edinburgh Airport is about 72 kilometres away, roughly an hour by car across the Forth and through Fife, and takes private jets at its Signature terminal. Dundee is the closest airfield for private aircraft, about twenty-five minutes away by our estimate.
- Dublin 45 min
- London 1 h 05
- Paris 1 h 30
- Geneva 2 h 00
- New York 7 h 15 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- Can you see the Old Course from Rusacks?
- Yes. The hotel stands on Pilmour Links beside the 18th green, and the rooftop restaurant looks straight over the course.
- Which airport is closest to Rusacks St Andrews?
- Edinburgh, about 72 kilometres away, for scheduled flights. Private aircraft can also use Dundee, about twenty-five minutes by car by our estimate.
- Are dogs allowed at Rusacks?
- Yes, for a nightly fee.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to St Andrews?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to St Andrews, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in St Andrews
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa New to the MICHELIN Keys in 2026 with one Key, looking straight onto the 17th hole and West Sands, with the Kohler Waters Spa and its own course, The Duke's.
- The Gleneagles Hotel Scotland's only three-Key hotel, in Perthshire, with Restaurant Andrew Fairlie and its two stars.
- Fairmont St Andrews A 520-acre estate on the cliffs above the North Sea, ten minutes from the centre, with two courses of its own, The Torrance and Kittocks, and a sixteen-metre pool in the spa.
Staying at Rusacks St Andrews?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to St Andrews, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.