Luxurious, stylish and modern, the four-star Carnoustie Hotel is one of the world's great golfing hotels and overlooks the 1st tee and 18th green of Carnoustie Championship Links.
GUESTROOMS
Comprising 75 guestrooms, 6 suites and 4 presidential suites, each room offers complete comfort and every modern amenity, while many provide views over the Championship Links.
FACILITIES
Dalhousie Restaurant, Calder's Bar & Carnoustie Health Spa, featuring a large swimming pool, sauna, steam room, whirlpool and fully equipped gymnasium. Guests can also enjoy a range of therapeutic treatments from massage and facials to aromatherapy and reflexology.
ACCOMMODATION REVIEW
It's hard to imaging a better location for a golf hotel than that of the Carnoustie Hotel Golf Resort & Spa. Located immediately adjacent to the 1st tee and 18th green of the Carnoustie Championship Links, the hotel may have only opened for business in 1999 but it is fast becoming one of the great golfing hotels of the world and is certainly the best option when staying in the town of Carnoustie. The hotel is modern but it blends perfectly with its old-world surroundings, while the stunning backdrop, stylish architecture and excellent facilities combine to create the perfect golfing haven.
The guestrooms at the Carnoustie Hotel range from opulent suites to fine superior and regular rooms. Boasting locally crafted furnishings and imported ceramics, each of the 85 en-suite bedrooms, including 6 luxury suites and 4 magnificent presidential suites offer all the facilities one expects from a world-class hotel, while most rooms provide superb views over either the golf course or the sea. The attractive Dalhousie Restaurant at the hotel, which overlooks the course serves the finest Scottish cuisine with a Mediterranean flair, while Calder's Bar offers a more casual setting in which to enjoy your meal.
Having followed in the footsteps of Armour, Cotton, Hogan, Player and Watson (all of whom have won the Open Championship at Carnoustie) along the revered fairways of the Championship Links, what better way to relax than at the magnificent health spa at the hotel? Guests can relax with a few lengths of the pool or just lounge in the sauna, steam-room and whirlpool. The fully equipped gymnasium caters for the more energetic. And while you are unlikely to stay here if you are not golfing, there is plenty to do on a day off, with famous castles, superb scenery and century-old distilleries, all lying on your doorstep.
ONLINE GOLF TRAVEL RATING
With the possible exception of the Royal Golf Hotel in Dornoch, this is as handy a walk from hotel to golf course as you can imagine. If you are staying in Carnoustie and playing the Championship Links, then look no further.
Adjoining the first tee of the Championship Course, the hotel is situated 24 miles north of St. Andrews, just off the A930 route.
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANTS
11 Park Avenue, 11 Park Avenue, Carnoustie, Angus DD7 7JA.
Tel: + 44 1241 853336. Email: parkavenue@o2.co.uk.
Just the place to kick back after a day on the golf course. Local ingredients, particularly fish are a feature of the menu, which includes the likes of scallops and oyster mushrooms.
Sandford Country House, Newpton Hill, Wormit, Dundee DD6 8RG
Tel: + 44 1382 541802. Email: sandford.hotel@btinternet.com.
Offering glorious views, Scottish patriotism rules supreme here with log fires, artefacts depicting the area's heritage and a kitchen, which offers the best of local cuisine.
Castleton House Hotel, Castleon of Eassie, Glamis DD8 1SJ
Tel: + 44 1307 840340. Email: hotel@castletonglamis.co.uk.
Excellent service and hospitality are hallmarks of this hotel restaurant. The approach to cooking and flavours is straightforward but shows a high level of attention to detail.
It's hard to imaging a better location for a golf hotel than that of the Carnoustie Hotel Golf Resort & Spa. Located immediately adjacent to the 1st tee and 18th green of the Carnoustie Championship Links, the hotel may have only opened for business in 1999 but it is fast becoming one of the great golfing hotels of the world and is certainly the best option when staying in the town of Carnoustie. The hotel is modern but it blends perfectly with its old-world surroundings, while the stunning backdrop, stylish architecture and excellent facilities combine to create the perfect golfing haven.
